The Institute for Internet Development funded nine more games. Among them are "War of the Worlds: Siberia" and a new installment of the "Trouble Times" franchise
The winners of the national content competition, organized by the Internet Development Institute (IRI), have been announced. This year, 152 projects made it to the list, nine of which are games. More details about the winning projects can be found at this link.
“War of the Worlds: Siberia”
Below are the titles of the games that won in the competition.
- “War of the Worlds: Siberia” — An adventure action game developed by the studio “MGLA” and inspired by the iconic novel by Herbert Wells. In the game, Earth is also invaded by Martians, but the setting is an alternate Russia at the end of the 19th century, rather than Great Britain;
- “Zemsky Sobor: The Crucial Choice” — A new project from the creators of “The Time of Troubles.” It is dedicated to the adventures of the Cossack Kirsha before the election of Mikhail Romanov to the throne;
- “Assault: Prologue” — A cooperative first-person PvE shooter where players must fight terrorists in various parts of Russia;
- “Call Sign: ROS” — An astronaut simulation game set on a developing orbital station;
- “Victory Banner” — A real-time strategy game about the Great Patriotic War;
- “PinCode: Technologies of the Future” — An educational mobile game based on the animated series “Smeshariki. Pin-Code”;
- “Racing Academy” — A mobile racing simulator where players first learn the basic principles of racing, and then get the chance to join competitions;
- “Games for the Elderly” — A collection of casual mini-games designed to help seniors maintain cognitive functions;
- “Apiary Defense: The Last Hive” — A browser-based strategy game with elements of tower defense and auto-battler. It's set in the science fiction universe “Burloga.”
According to the contest rules, all games must be released by November 17, 2028. It remains unknown how much money the developers received as a reward from IRI. The organization only disclosed that the total amount of support for all 152 winning projects in the national content competition (including games, series, online shows, etc.) will be 21.8 billion rubles from 2026 to 2028.