GSC Game World, 4A Games, and more developers are calling for support for Ukraine

Industry figures are supporting Ukraine and condemning Russia’s actions

This week, the Russian military invaded Ukraine, as part of what Russian president Vladimir Putin calls a “special military operation.” The invasion and have resulted in the .

Over the last couple of days, games industry figures, studios, and publishers have been putting their support out for Ukraine. This has included botꦓh Ukrainian developers like Frogwares and GSC Game World issuing statements on the invasion, and companies across the world calling fo𒁃r support.

GSC Game World, the studio behind the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series, shared a special aid account and called on “all of our colleagues in the gaming industry” to . 4A Games, makers of the Metro series of games and call for support as well.

“We can’t just stand by,” Frogwares said on . “Russia attacks our homeland and denies the sovereignty of Ukraine. We are trying to stay safe, but this is war, there are no two ways about it. We call on everyone to force Putin to withdraw from our lands.”

— NAVI (@natusvincere)

Esports organization Natus Vincere, a.k.a. Navi, is based out of Ukraine and also and shared a donation link. Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, a Ukrainian player for Natus Vincere’s CS:GO team, gave a speech at IEM Katowice .

Publishers like and are also offering help for their Ukrainian employees and partners to get to safety themselves. Esports organization Team Liquid has 𓂃 for friends and colleagues who are💞 stuck and unable to get home.

Developers and publishers have amped up calls for support as well. Polish dev announced that all profits over the coming week from This War of Mine, on all stꦏores and platforms, will go to a special fund for the Ukrainian Red Cross to directly support victims of war.

is donating its next weeks’ earnings from Machinarium, CHUCHEL, and Creaks to a nonprofit organization aiding those affected by the invasion. And will be donating its next weeks’ earnings from its games to the Ukrainian Red Cross.

11 bit studios team statement:

— 11 bit studios (@11bitstudios)

After Bungie CEO Pete Parsons of Ukraine, it is donating 100% of the first 48 hours of its Game2Give drive to aid humanitarian efforts. Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red ann🌳ounced it is ꦬ to humanitarian aid efforts. Publisher is donating to the Ukrainian Red Cross. And a bundle is currently being put together by , with a 50/50 split for Ukrainian support and support for trans youth in Texas.