Stop Doing
Business with Russia
Russia initiated aggression against Ukraine in 2014. On February 24, 2022, it started a full-scale military invasion to the Ukrainian territory. This brutal war and military crimes of Russian troops caused a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with thousands civilians killed and millions becoming refuges. As a reaction to this act of aggression, many international companies decided to leave the Russian market, while some others continue doing business there as usual. We track such decisions of companies and urge them to stop funding the war.
Hold off investments: company postponing future planned investment/development/marketing while continuing substantive business
Pausing InvestmentsReducing Activities: company scaling back some business operations while continuing others
Scaling BackPause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options open
SuspensionClean Break: the company completely halting Russian engagements or exiting Russia
WithdrawalExit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the market or liquidated local entity(ies)
Exit Completed
Keywords Studios, the Irish video game services company, said it has made “significant progress” in reducing its presence in Russia. A spokeswoman said it was “well advanced” in relocating staff to Poland, Serbia, Armenia and Malta. Significantly reduced revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
Initially suspended sales in Russia due to logistics and volatility. Russian Nintendo CEO is reportedly using Nintendo Russian HQ to sell Nintendo games through import company. Nintendo eShop to shut down in Russia. 06.2024: Internal transfer. The entry about the founder of NINTENDO OF EUROPE GMBH was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. NINTENDO OF EUROPE AG becomes the new founder of the organization.
Suspends all Warhammer sales in Russia
Stopped sales on Steam in Russia. Russian authorities are considering banning STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, developed by Kyiv-based studio GSC Game World, is set to go on sale on November 20, two years after its initial release was delayed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
MyGames restructures to exit Russian market and focus on "international business development". The Boosty service, which became one of the most popular content monetization platforms after Patreon was blocked in Russia, may be sold by the end of the year. My.Games, which manages it, is already negotiating with potential buyers.
Roblox Corporation, together with Burger King, sells ingame currency (Robux) in Russia. Roblox Corporation continues its presence in Russia and even holds promotions. U.S. gaming platform Roblox is willing to make changes to some of its features in Russia, it said as it seeks to overturn a ban imposed on it earlier. American gaming platform Roblox will not be unblocked in Russia anytime soon because "there is no basis for this," Roskomnadzor said.
In March 2022, the Japanese publisher left Russia, but retailers continue to sell SEGA console games on physical media imported through parallel imports. SEGA could have lost its rights to its brand in Russia, Kommersant reports. The Intellectual Property Court accepted a claim to remove legal protection from the brand and logo of the Japanese video game publisher in Russia due to their non-use. In particular, this concerns the cancellation of protection for the categories of video games, software, game discs, and arcade machines. Japanese gaming console manufacturer Sega has settled a case with Russian entrepreneur Pavel Baskakov, who tried to challenge the status of the company's trademarks. Sega no longer produces consoles, but devices that allow you to play games for them are sold in Russia in significant quantities.
