Following the recent launch of atomic heart, Ukraine asked Sony, Microsoft and Valve to ban digital sales of this game in the country, due to concerns about Mundfish, its possible ties to Russia the possibility of data transfer to Russia, etc.
This follows a series of allegations and events in which developer Mundfish allegedly accepted money from Russian companies and refused to speak out against its war on Ukraine.
Russian media described Mundfish as a Russian developer, although the company insisted it had international backgrounds and was currently based in Cyprus. She reportedly received money from Russian energy company Gazprom and was accused on one occasion of collecting data from users of its website and sharing it with the country. This accusation has been denied.
He also had an event with the Russian press in November, just as the country was passing anti-LGBT laws, as the war against Ukraine continued. Asked about its stance on the war, Atomic Heart developer Mundfish called itself a ‘peace organization’ but made no direct comment on Russia or Ukraine, prompting some anger .
Accordingly, Ukraine wants to limit the distribution of Atomic Heart inside and outside its borders. Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs Alexander Bornyakov in a statement to Dev.ua discussed the potential toxicity of the game, the possible collection and transfer of data, and the possibility that the money it collects could be used for wage war on Ukraine.
In particular, if Mundfish accepted money from Russian companies, game funds could be sent to the Russian government. Again, the Russian investment is neither confirmed nor denied, but the concerns of the Ukrainian government are based on legitimate possibilities.