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Even worse? Mundfish has gone on record to claim that the game is not political, despite political overtones. He pointed out that many of the biggest names working on "Atomic Heart" had ties to the Russian government or other pro-Russian companies and suggested that the game might have even been partially funded by industries that have ties to the Russian government – and, therefore, its military. YouTuber Harenko posted an in-depth look at the development of "Atomic Heart," along with a rundown of Mundfish's C-level execs. Present to Mundfish (Atomic Heart) real weapon with 3 model, concepts and marketing art artisan, who made real weapon - vk.com/sl.minsk 3d artist, who helped with 3d. While some of the accusations surrounding developer Mundfish remain unconfirmed, the studio's response has left fans wanting and suggested that more troubles could be on the way for both the developer and its new game. "Atomic Heart" garnered an entirely different flavor of controversy, however, stemming from the title's mysterious origins and its studio's refusal to comment on troubling world events, like Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Has now aimed their focus on Atomic Heart by (partly Russian) developer Mundfish. The iconic hair braid has since been compared with that of Tymoshenko."Atomic Heart" has tied itself to "Hogwarts Legacy" in its marketing campaign, poking fun at the comparably weak spells in the wizarding game before demonstrating the violent, chaotic combat of an alternate-history Russia. Atomic Heart is a deeply ambitious, highly imaginative, and consistently impressive atompunk-inspired attempt at picking up where the likes of BioShock. Eurogamer, Europes biggest gaming website who actively boycotted Hogwarts Legacy by never even mentioning the game on their site, let alone review since it indirectly enriched ' an openly hateful person'. It's not only unnecessarily sexualised, but uses sapphic imagery in contrast to Russia's anti-LGBT laws. The robots were first spotted in a combat trailer, released for Gamescom last year (above), which includes two female robots dancing, before one is penetrated by the other, accompanied by Russian pop music.

In a separate controversy, the game's sexualised female robots have been likened to Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the Ukrainian 'Batkivshchyna' political party. While this has likely been used for world building of the game's 1950s Soviet vision, no content warning exists in-game and its inclusion is a clumsy addition. The cartoon has been likened to Tom and Jerry, but one episode includes a racist depiction of an African tribesman. The game's save rooms contain a television where players can watch old episodes of beloved Soviet children's cartoon Nu, Pogodi! (Well, Just You Wait!). Since the game's release, players have now criticised Mundfish further - for showing an outdated Soviet cartoon which depicts racist imagery. The leaked dev build has it and it looks really good.

So far only Sony has responded, declining to comment.Īmong multiple controversies, Mundfish has been criticised for disguising its Russian origins, the game's overtly pro-Soviet era themes and its choice of release date on the anniversary of Putin's declaration of war. We also want to emphasise that the game developers have not publicly condemned the Putin regime and the bloody war that Russia has unleashed against Ukraine."Įurogamer has contacted Mundfish, Sony, Microsoft, and Valve for comment. "Therefore, we call for all users worldwide to avoid this game. "According to media reports, the game's development was funded by Russian enterprises," Bornyakov continues. "We also urge limiting the distribution of this game in other countries due to its toxicity, potential data collection of users, and the potential use of money raised from game purchases to conduct a war against Ukraine.

In a statement to tech website Dev.ua, obtained in English by PCGamesN, Bornyakov stated: "Regarding the situation with the release of the game Atomic Heart, which has Russian roots and romanticises communist ideology and the Soviet Union, The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine will send an official letter to Sony, Microsoft, and Valve requesting a ban on selling digital versions of this game in Ukraine.

The news follows controversies around Mundfish and its game, previously outlined by Eurogamer, of which more have arisen now the game has been released. The Ukrainian government wants to ban Atomic Heart from digital stores in Ukraine.Īlex Bornyakov, Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, plans to send an official letter to Sony, Microsoft and Valve to request the ban.