Anton Gorelkin, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications, put forward a strange idea for Russian officials on his Telegram channel. According to the MP, the creation of the engine should become a priority in terms of government support of the domestic game market.

Another Russian idea

The game engine is the core software of any computer game. Responsible for technical aspects. Deputy Gorelkin, as it turned out, is concerned that the game Atomic Heart is based on the Unreal Engine game engine of the American company Epic Games, which participated in the sanctions against Russia.

Atomic Heart was developed on the Unreal Engine game engine owned by the American company Epic Games. He joined the sanctions against Russia in early March and stopped the sale of his games. Access to the engine is still preserved for Russian developers, but it can be stopped at any time. Same story with another game industry standard – again the American-owned Unity engine,
Görlkin complains.

At the same time, he notes that there are no competitive analogues in Russia, therefore it is urgent to create your own engine. According to him, this should be an open source solution that the Russian quarterback can use for free for his projects.

It is worth noting that creating a new engine takes time. For example, Unreal Engine 4 was developed from 2003 to 2014. Therefore, one should not expect a quick solution from Russia.