I remember joking back before the 2022 invasion “If valve threatens to cut them off from CS:GO, that’ll stop them”
I’m curious if there is a curated list of games by European studios/publishers.
The most brazen example is Squad 22: ZOV, released on Steam in May 2025 and openly endorsed by Russia’s Defense Ministry.
Now as I checked it’s page, I’m pretty sure to assume it’s more of a grift, or only a grift, and probably only internal, but wtf it’s on Steam? I thought Valve has at least some policies. And while they slack on any moderation, they only have so much products and did some formal review before accepting it on their platform and saw no problem? I’m out of words.
I also found a steam curator that lists all Russian linked games. I can’t verify the validity of the list, so take it with a grain of salt:
Tbh my issue is not so much games as Russian players. Don’t wanna play with them at all so I use a Vpn to get me us east servers. Worth it not to put up with them. Grant If i didn’t wanna deal with them I shouldn’t play CS2 or Hunt showdown.
Using a vpn only goes so far as some games (Dayz for example) won’t let you play using one.
I have been noticing propaganda in games for ages. At least since Metal Gear Solid IV.
