"The website's privacy statement is outdated and wrong, and should have been removed years ago. "Our game and website DO NOT collect any information or data," a spokesperson for Mundfish told GamesRadar by way of a response. The site AIN.Capital alleged that Mundfish's Russian store website included a clause to inform users their data may be collected and sent to Russian state authorities, including the tax office and Federal Security Service.ĪIN alleged the website policy cited "Russian mobilisation laws, under which soldiers are currently being recruited in Russia to continue the criminal war against Ukraine" and claimed Mundfish listed its legal address was still listed as in Moscow. Mundfish was recently forced to deny claims it was harvesting data for Russian authorities. Meanwhile, Russian media: /57fDVnIfbn- Sergey Mohov 🇺🇦 NovemTo see this content please enable targeting cookies. Mundfish's statement omits the detail its team was originally from Moscow, and that Russian media continue to describe the studio as Russian in articles about the game.Īckchyually, Atomic Heart is not a Russian game. It's stated that Mundfish now comprises an "experienced international team of developers" operating in 10 countries including Poland, Ukraine, Austria, Georgia, Israel, Armenia, UAE, Serbia, and Cyprus. Mundfish is led by a talented global team focused on creating an original, captivating, and unique gaming experience with their first title, Atomic Heart," a statement on the company website reads. "Founded in 2017, by a team of four like-minded gaming enthusiasts, Mundfish is a video game development studio headquartered in Cyprus. The timing of the event coincided with international backlash to the new anti-LGBT laws in Russia, and as Game World Observer reported, some attendees questioned whether the event was appropriate due to the war in Ukraine. Yet Mundfish has already raised eyebrows for its use of pro-Soviet themes in marketing.īack in November, an extravagant promotional event for the game was held for Russian press, with the venue dressed in Soviet finery and signage reading "Glory to Soviet engineers" and "Comrade, join the society of tomorrow". There's a fine line between world building and glorification and it remains to be seen to what extent the game potentially idolises the Soviet Union until the game is released. It is, ostensibly, a game about the alternate universe success of the Soviet Union in the mid-1950s, and its technological superiority - as scientific progress leads to the discovery of a new polymer used in the development of robotics. But what kind of effort does it take to build an ideal society?" Mundfish asks, teasing a story which will question "what forces are behind the Utopian dream?"
"Science, equality and fraternity are the main symbols of freedom in this reality. Inspired by the BioShock series, it's a game that - according to the Mundfish website - explores "the utopia of an alternative world" that takes place in an alternative Soviet Union of 1955. Watch on YouTube Atomic Heart - Combat Trailer | gamescom 2022Ītomic Heart has been in development since 2017.
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