Support for Ukraine after the Russian attack that began on Thursday (24/2) continues to arrive, including from the gaming industry. Several game developers expressed their support for Ukraine and called for an invitation to donate to help victims of the war and the Ukrainian military.
Ukrainian developers such as Frogwares, Tallboys, Vostok Games, and GSC Game World released official statements on their Twitter accounts calling for Ukraine's independence and an end to attacks against them.
GSC Game World, which is the developer of Stalker and Stalker 2, even asked all gamers and people working in the gaming industry to send donations to the Ukrainian military and share their account numbers in their tweets.
"From today, the Russian Federation officially declares war on Ukraine. Our country wakes up to the sound of explosions and gunfire, but is ready to defend its freedom and independence, because our country is strong and ready for anything," GSC Game World tweeted, as quoted from Vice, Saturday (26/2/2022).
"That's why we invite all colleagues in the gaming industry, players, bloggers, or anyone who sees this post in their feed: share this, don't stand by and help those in need," he continued.
The Russian Federation has declared war on Ukraine.
The future is unknown, but we are sure of our Armed Forces and country.
We ask all: do not stand aside and help those in need.
Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
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— GSC Game World (@GSC_GW) February 24, 2022
Several game developers from Ukraine also immediately moved quickly to ensure the safety of their teams. Beatshapers CEO Alexey Menishikov said his team had been evacuated to western Ukraine and Poland.
Developers located outside of Ukraine also expressed their support. 11 Bit Studios, the Polish developer who created the game This War of Mine, issued a statement against the war. As is known, This War of Mine is a survival game with an anti-war theme.
They also announced that they will donate all profits from the game This War of Mine and all its DLC on all platforms and stores to the Ukrainian Red Cross to help the victims of the war.
Game distribution platform GOG has also announced that it will donate all of its share of the sale of This War of Mine to the Ukrainian Red Cross.