Russia Wants to Ban Czech Game Last Train Home

Meduza’s server reported on a report from the Russian prosecutor’s office calling for a ban on the Czech game Last Train Home. The game from the Brno studio Ashborne Games was released in November last year and attracted attention mainly for its setting and plot. tells about the journey of the Czechoslovak legionnaires through the unforgiving Siberian landscape during the civil war between the Russian Red and White armies.

Representatives of the Russian prosecutor’s office claim that the game does not correspond to “traditional values ​​of modern Russian society”, “contains false information about the activities of state authorities of that time”, and also “denies historical facts and glorifies representatives of the Czechoslovak Legions”. According to her, this can harm the “mental and social health of children”.

For these reasons demands a ban on the sale of title in Russia. Since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian state forces have begun to control and punish foreign media, internet and technology companies to a greater extent in the fight against so-called “Western values”, so this is not an isolated case in this case. attention.

Representatives of the Ashborne Games studio have already responded to the situation and the accusations of the Russian authorities:

“Although the history of our game Last Train Home is about a fictional (!) last train, we based it on available historical sources and did not want to portray the war in black and white. During the game, players can see all sides, even in an unflattering light. Given this, we are genuinely surprised that the St. Petersburg prosecutor’s office is focusing on our game when it has other, more pressing priorities, such as prosecuting human rights violations and other similar topics.”

You can learn more about Last Train Home from our review. The game itself is available on PC (Steam, GOG). The game is currently on Steam even with a 50% discount.