Overview
- The Prosecutor General’s Office listed the Kyiv-based developer as “undesirable,” alleging 2022 transfers of about $17 million to Ukrainian military aid and the promotion of anti-Russian narratives.
- Legal specialists said online stores that distribute the studio’s products risk fines, confiscation and possible criminal prosecution under Article 13.47 of the Administrative Code and Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code.
- State Duma IT committee deputy Anton Gorielkin urged players to delete S.T.A.L.K.E.R. to avoid problems and said he expects marketplaces to stop selling the games.
- A member of the Public Chamber called on retail chains and marketplaces to urgently withdraw S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Cossacks, warning that distribution would be treated as support for an “undesirable” group.
- Earlier actions included Roskomnadzor blocking GSC websites in 2022, and the developer barring S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 sales in Russia and Belarus without Russian voice acting; the company has not commented.