Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov has sent official letters to Sony, Microsoft, and Valve, asking them to ban Atomic Heart from all major storefronts. Fedorov wrote that Russia is using the gaming industry for a "brand new level of digital propaganda," that none of the big corporations should support.Shortly after Atomic Heart's launch, Ukrainian politicians reacted to several controversies surrounding the project, banning digital sales of the game in the country. Today it was revealed that the ultimate goal is to ban Atomic Heart sales all over the globe by pulling the product from Steam, the Microsoft Store, and the PlayStation Store.Related: We Don't Need Mean Protagonists Like Atomic Heart's P3Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov posted his official requests to Sony CEO Jim Ryan and Sony president Kenichiro Yoshida, Valve's CEO Gabe Newell, and Microsoft's president Brad Smith, listing "serious concerns" that the Ukrainian government has with Atomic Heart. Fedorov pointed out that the game was developed by Russian studio Mundfish (currently headquartered in Cyprus), and therefore, "there is a potential risk that money raised from the purchases of the game [...] will be used to fund war against Ukraine" by Russian authorities. Vice Prime Minister also believes that "working with Russian entities is not in line with [current] sanctions policy."

Other concerns include Atomic Heart's visual and narrative themes that "promote the communist regime and Soviet symbols," which completely violate Ukrainian legislation. The letter states that "Soviet Russia murdered hundreds of thousands civil people," not only in Ukraine, but also in Moldova and Georgia. Mundfish not expressing their political views on Putin's regime publicly was also mentioned as troubling. With all that in mind, Mykhailo Fedorov urged companies to ban all digital sales of the game via Steam, PS Store, and Xbox Store. At the time of writing, none of the parties involved have commented on these official requests.

People's reaction to Fedorov's post on socials has been rather polarizing so far, with many residents praising such radical measures by the government, while others criticized and opposed them. Many comments expressed embarrassment by the initiative, pointing at other games like Metro or Wolfenstein as potentially concerning and eligible for a ban.

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