In the previous article of the Made in Ukraine series, we talked about 52 Ukrainian games that have already been released in 2024. This time, we will talk about projects expected to be released in the second half of the year.
However, it should be understood that not all Ukrainian developers are concerned with setting at least some timeframes for their projects, being guided mostly by the classic id Software motto “Done when it’s done.” Moreover, many domestic developers don’t particularly care to provide at least some contacts on their game page so that they can be contacted and clarify some details. So maybe some of the games that don’t have a release date yet will also be released by the end of 2024, but unfortunately, we don’t know. But, if anything, we will be happy to make corrections in the form of patches to the following materials.
And we’ll start with patches, a few games from late 2023 and early 2024 that we missed, as well as a few games that have been released in the week since the previous article was published.
As a reminder, we are only talking about PC and console games that are in active development and have a definite release date. We do not take into account projects whose pages have not been updated for more than a year, assuming that their development has been suspended. Games are sorted by release date.
Patch 1: Other Ukrainian games of 2023-24 that we missed
Backwoods Town – November 24, 2023 [Early access]
Holotanks – February 6, 2024 [Beta]
BLOODKILL – May 3, 2024
Ultimate pirates – May 29, 2024
Death From The Darkness – July 21, 2024
Ukrainian Games 2024, which were published between the two parts of the article
Ringlorn Saga Gaiden – August 15, 2024
Divide By Sheep 2 – August 19, 2024
Get To The Gate – August 19, 2024
Infinity Castle Dungeon – August 19, 2024
Z.O.N.A: Origin
Developer AGaming+
Genre VR shooter
Release date August 26, 2024 [Early Access]
Z.O.N.A Origin is a VR shooter/horror game with role-playing elements set in the Chornobyl zone in 2030. The authors promise to recreate the atmosphere of loneliness in a place where time has stopped. Realistic weapon handling, dangerous anomalies, valuable artifacts, gloomy atmosphere, and bandits are included. That is, yes, you got it right – this is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. in VR.
AGaming+ is known for its mobile games, some of which, for example, The Sun Origin Post Apocalypse, have more than a million downloads on Google Play. The studio’s mobile games also include the Chernobyl-themed survival shooter Z.O.N.A Shadow of Limansk Redu. In 2019, AGaming+ switched from mobile games to VR and started releasing games on Steam. On August 25, 2023, Z.O.N.A Project X VR was released on Steam, the new Z.O.N.A Origin is a continuation and development of the previous project on a new engine.
Developers from AGaming+ are big fans of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and are looking forward to the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, and in the meantime, they are creating their own S.T.A.L.K.E.R. in VR.
For a tiny studio that lost several employees due to the war (one is serving in the Armed Forces, one died at the front in 2022), Z.O.N.A Origin looks very good. This game is worth supporting.
Z.O.N.A Origin will have full Ukrainian, English, and Russian localizations, including voice acting.
Railroad Corporation 2
Developer Corbie Games
Genre economic strategy
Release date September 9, 2024 [Early Access]
Railroad Corporation 2 is a railroad strategy game set at the turn of the 20th century. The player, in the role of a railroad tycoon, has to build his own corporation, connect different cities and industries, lay tracks and control finances, organize the movement of locomotives, electrify the tracks, and so on. So, yes, this is a traditional railroad strategy, the basic mechanics of which have hardly changed since the classic Railroad Tycoon (1990) by Sid Meyer.
Railroad Corporation 2 is the third railroad-themed game by Corbie Games after Bounty Train (2017) and the first part of Railroad Corporation (2019). So they know exactly what they are doing.
Railroad Corporation 2 will have a textual Ukrainian localization. There are no plans for Russian localization.
Arcane Blast
Developer Campfire Studio
Genre action/RPG
Release date September 10, 2024
A magical roguelike RPG from the authors of My Dream Setup (sales of about 100 thousand copies), Package Rush, and Catch & Cook: Fishing Adventure. Clear out the island arenas, get new spells and bonuses, reach the boss, and die. Repeat by upgrading the character’s characteristics in the hub. Unlike numerous clones of Vampire Survivors, this one is in full 3D and with the ability to decide who to shoot and how. Plus, cooperative support.
The game has a textual Ukrainian localization and a demo version on Steam, try it before you buy.
Copycat
Developer Spoonful Of Wonder
Genre adventure
Release date September 2024
It might not be fair to include Copycat in the list of Ukrainian games, because Spoonful Of Wonder is actually an Australian studio. However, one of its two employees, Konstantin Lyakhov, a Kharkiv resident who has been living and working abroad for more than 10 years, is now in Australia. Copycat is participating in the Ukrainian Games Festival 2024, so we’ll consider it a partially Ukrainian game.
Copycat is the story of a cat adopted by an elderly woman from a shelter. But a homeless copycat steals his place in the house and the cat is forced to wander around the house, trying to understand what’s going on and get back in. In some ways it is similar to Little Kitty, Big City, in others to Stray. The authors promise players a very emotional, fully voiced narrative story and several different types of gameplay.
Copycat has a Ukrainian text localization, but unfortunately, the game also has Russian. The voice acting is only in English.
Menace from the Deep
Developer Flatcoon
Genre card strategy
Release date October 2024
Menace from the Deep is a card roguelike set in a universe inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. The game revolves around a secret occult society in the United States of the 1920s.
The developer has recently announced that the game has received a third act called “The Limit” and is 95% complete. In addition, Menace from the Deep has a new trailer and a new demo on Steam, try it out.
We have already played Menace from the Deep and found it very interesting. In addition, the game has full English and Ukrainian localizations, including voice acting, which sounds great.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: The heart of Chornobyl
Developer GSC Game World
Genre shooter, role-playing game
Release date November 20, 2024
It’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, what other presentations do you need? We’re all waiting for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and we’re going to play it regardless of any feedback from Western media and players, because it’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Judging by the latest trailers and what was shown at gamescom 2024, this is a real S.T.A.L.K.E.R., with the same atmosphere and gameplay as 17 (as time goes by…) years ago. We only hope that the sequel will have much fewer technical problems than the original did, as the developers have postponed the release so many times.
And of course, we really hope that November 20, 2024 is the final release date and there will be no more postponements. Godspeed, guys.
As a reminder, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: The Heart of Chernobyl will have full English and Ukrainian localizations, including voice acting, while Russian will have only text and subtitles. Sales of the game in Russia have been canceled.
Echoes of the Sun
Developer Dream Make
Genre adventure, puzzle
Release date November 2024
Echoes of the Sun is a low-poly puzzle adventure game. A kind of Ukrainian Riven, but with a limited indie budget.
According to the description on Steam, Echoes of the Sun is a first-person adventure/platformer/puzzle game set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy where you play as a little girl looking for her parents. Complete with telekinesis, optical magic, and an island full of mysteries.
So far, Echoes of the Sun has been announced for full English and Ukrainian localizations, including voice acting. It seems to be a new trend and we like it.
Fight Life: Vanguard
Developer StartImpulse, Two Cakes Studio
Genre strategy, role-playing game
Release date Q4 2024
Fight Life: Vanguard is an interesting turn-based tactics game in the spirit of Battle Brothers and Wartales in the medieval world by Yevhen Belik from Kherson region. The developer is currently being assisted by Two Cakes Studio.
In Fight Life: Vanguard, the player has to become the leader of a mercenary squad and assemble his team from a variety of recruits, each with unique skills and abilities. Every decision matters – during the campaign, the player is limited in the ability to replenish the team, so you need to choose tactics and strategy carefully.
Fight Life: Vanguard is a pixel art game that will be released on mobile platforms and Steam. The game has 11 localizations with voice acting, including Ukrainian. There is no Russian in FightLife.
Football, Tactics & Glory: World
Developer Creoteam
Genre strategy, simulator
Release date Q4 2024
Football, Tactics & Glory: World is the sequel to a series of turn-based soccer simulators from Creoteam, which recently reported selling 100 thousand copies of the previous installment on Steam.
As a reminder, Football, Tactics & Glory uses a unique turn-based football game mechanic that turns each match into a mix of XCOM chess.
The new part features the ability to lead the national team and select players for it; the influence of a player’s nationality and the football culture of his country on his style of play; a new mechanic of player talent; a redesigned transfer and loan system; expanded statistics and much more.
Football, Tactics & Glory: World will receive only text localization, including Ukrainian. Unfortunately, the game will also have Russian.
Hoglands
Developer Piggy Games
Genre strategy
Release date Q4 2024
Hoglands is a 2D Tower Defense with RPG elements inspired by the Middle Ages and the popular Kingdoms series of games.
The game’s protagonist is a boar trying to defend his kingdom from hordes of undead pigs and find the source of the plague that is spreading across the world. The player will have to build defenses to repel nighttime zombie attacks, collect resources, and rebuild settlements during the day. In addition, Hoglands features raids outside the defensive walls to destroy the source of the plague and search for resources, daytime hunting for hidden vampires, and even sacrificing subjects to evil gods to gain an advantage.
The release of the game was postponed from the third quarter of 2024 to the fourth quarter, and we hope that this will be enough time to finish the game. Hoglands has a bunch of text localizations planned, including Ukrainian and, unfortunately, Russian. The game has a demo version on Steam.
Hunt and Fight
Developer StartImpulse, Two Cakes Studio
Genre action/RPG
Release date Q4 2024
Another collaboration between StartImpulse and Two Cakes Studio. Hunt and Fight is a single-player action/RPG with survival elements in which you have to explore an island, fight monsters, search for new equipment, gain reputation, and more.
Hunt and Fight is made in a low-poly style, which seems to have become a new pixel art. The game has eight full localizations planned, including voice acting, including Ukrainian.
A demo version of Hunt and Fight with the initial locations is available on Steam, so you can try it yourself.
I Want to Believe
Developer Fang’s Lab
Genre action/adventure
Release date Q4 2024
I Want to Believe is a driving simulator, first-person action with detective elements, stealth, economic simulator in a small open world, and much more.
The player has to find and eliminate several aliens disguised as locals in a small town in the northern United States. You need to get to know the locals, spy on them, earn money, identify the aliens, and find a way to destroy them. At the same time, you need to do it “cleanly” because the local police don’t believe in spacemen and don’t understand jokes.
The author of I Want to Believe promises us complete freedom of action and does not intend to lead the player by the hand. Several localizations are planned for the game, including Ukrainian. So far, only English voice acting has been announced. A demo version of the game has already appeared on Steam.
PockeDate!
Developer TERNOX
Genre dating simulator
Release date Q4 2024
A free pocket dating simulator from the author of STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator. According to the developer, PockeDate! is not just a fun game, but also a training on how to prepare for real-life dating!
It includes a cute virtual girl who forgives all your clumsiness; a cozy, warm atmosphere; secret dates and charming pixel graphics. The only languages available are English and Ukrainian, and the text.
Threads of War
Developer KoS
Genre arcade
Release date Q4 2024
Threads of War is a variation of the well-known Battle City game (1985, Famicom), known in Ukraine as “Tankers” by Andriy Kostiushko of Creoteam (Collapse, Football, Tactics & Glory) and his 11-year-old son, who is the project’s programmer.
All Threads of War graphics are made from Ukrainian embroidery patterns. Vyshyvanka is a part of the Ukrainian cultural code, and the patterns on the embroidery are amulets that give strength and inspiration in defending the country from dark forces. In general, the game covers the events of the current Russian-Ukrainian war, and the player will fight for Ukrainian cities, liberating them from occupation.
Threads of War has textual Ukrainian, English, and Japanese localizations, and a demo version that is already available on Steam.
Unmasked: An Inner Journey
Developer 1stone Games
Genre platformer
Release date 2024
Unmasked: An Inner Journey is a 2D adventure platformer powered by Unreal Engine 5. In the story, the player enters the mind of a meditating shaman and has to fight his inner fears and bad memories. This is a platformer, so players need to jump, solve not very difficult puzzles, and occasionally fight enemies.
The game is scheduled for release on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. So far, only Ukrainian and English text localizations are planned for the game.
4 days in ***
Developer Tobi Torba Games
Genre adventure, horror
Release date 2024
4 days in *** is a non-linear 2D horror-adventure in which the player chooses how the plot will develop. That is, he can play the game carefully, without being exposed to danger, or try to solve the most terrible secrets of the hotel where the main character is trapped.
Tobi Torba Games is made up of just two people, game designer and programmer Mykyta Yevdokymenko and artist Yulia Sokolovska.
Ukrainian, English, and Japanese text localizations are planned for 4 days in ***, and the game has recently received a demo version on Steam.
Echo of Prypiat
Developer Chornozem Interactive
Genre adventure
Release date 2024
Echo of Prypiat is a simulator of walking in the Exclusion Zone, which since its announcement has been involved in a scandal related to the desire to sell the game in Russia and failed a Kickstarter campaign.
This narrative story was supposed to captivate players with the atmosphere of the abandoned Chornobyl zone, realism and earthiness of the plot. The authors want players to feel like an ordinary person exploring the zone and its mysteries. The main characters of the game are Miller, a Canadian journalist, and Ivanovych, a Ukrainian guide to Pripyat.
Even before the scandal with the theoretical edition in Russia, which the developers eventually abandoned and apologized to the players, we managed to interview the game’s authors.
As of now, 26 localizations are planned for Echo of Prypiat, but there is no Russian localization among them. The English and Ukrainian versions will have full voice acting. It is currently unknown how much the failure of Kickstarter will delay the development of the game.
INVISIBLE FLOW
Developer DOGHADHOUSE
Genre action/adventure
Release date 2024
INVISIBLE FLOW is a top-down shooter with survival elements. So, we are going to explore the secrets of the island, zombie enemies, puzzle solving, crafting, etc.
INVISIBLE FLOW uses low-poly graphics and the developers, who are just two guys, insist that the AI has not put a single byte into any element of the game. The authors promise an interesting storyline; a carefully crafted island that is worth exploring; dynamic confrontations and difficult decisions at the end of the game.
INVISIBLE FLOW will have only English and Ukrainian text localizations, and a demo version with the game’s starting locations is available on Steam.
Glory to the Heroes
Developer Spacedev Games
Genre shooter
Release date 2024
The shooter Glory to the Heroes has gone through all the circles of fame and infamy in the Ukrainian information space. From the initial hype after the game’s announcement in May 2022, when the authors were featured in TV stories and written about by all news channels, to the February hate when it became known that the developers were going to add the ability to play as Russians to the multiplayer.
Since the first information about the game appeared two years ago, this tactical single-player and multiplayer military simulator about the events of the current Russian-Ukrainian war has significantly improved its graphics (thanks to Unreal Engine), but the demos we saw were not at all impressive in terms of gameplay.
As of right now, the game’s official website is down, but right at the time of writing, the Glory to the Heroes page was being actively updated. Literally every day, huge files are uploaded to it, weighing about 54 GB, which is either a new demo or the final version of the game, and we will soon hear some kind of announcement. We are waiting for it.
According to the Steam page, only English and Ukrainian localizations are planned for Glory to the Heroes, with only Ukrainian voice acting.
Through the Nightmares
Developer Sandman Team
Genre platformer
Release date 2024
The development of Through the Nightmares, a hardcore platformer with time and character size management, is very slow and difficult. The game has been winning prizes since 2017 and still hasn’t been released. We hope that this year the author will be lucky and find the time and inspiration to complete the game.
Through the Nightmares has a demo version on Steam, but we warn you right away, it’s not for the faint of heart, the difficulty level is off the charts and you’ll die constantly.
There are 15 localizations planned for Through the Nightmares, but the voice acting will be in English and Ukrainian only.
Our Freedom
Developer CodeMyGod
Genre рольова гра
Release date 2024
Our Freedom is an adventure 2D-RPG set in an open medieval world where you play as an ordinary guy who has faced hardships: war, death of loved ones, a new home, great battles, and more.
The developers, who seem to be just one person, promise a fascinating story, a well-thought-out combat system, the ability to start a family, lead armies, and more. Our Freedom uses pixelated 2D graphics and, according to the author, was inspired by classic role-playing games of 2010-2020 (and we thought that classic was the 1990s…).
The game has a trailer on Steam, but the author, unfortunately, has not posted it on Youtube. According to Steam, five localizations are planned for Our Freedom, including Ukrainian, English, and… Japanese.
Super Zoo Story
Developer Super Zoo Story Team
Genre simulator, economic strategy
Release date 2024
The cute pixelated 2D zoo simulator Super Zoo Story was announced more than two years ago, the developers were going to hold a Kickstarter that has not yet started, and then disappeared from sight for a long time.
However, this is not an abandoned project; at the end of April 2024, the first developer diary appeared on the game’s page, but that’s all. The game’s Reddit page is run by the publisher Crytivo.
The authors promise about 70 different animals, including exotic ones, such as dinosaurs, protection and care of zoo inhabitants, research, etc. In terms of graphics and mood, Super Zoo Story is very similar to Stardew Valley, but we have serious doubts that this game will be released in 2024.
On the Steam page of the game, only the English text localization is indicated.
SWAT Commander
Developer Red Mountain Games, Ritual Interactive
Genre simulator, shooter
Release date 2024
SWAT Commander is the new title of the tactical police shooter Tactical Squad: SWAT Stories, the spiritual successor to the legendary SWAT 4.
In SWAT Commander, the player has to take on the role of a commander of an advanced team of special weapons and tactics. The developers pay great attention to realism, relying not only on the rich history of tactical games, but also on real situations in which similar units need to be used. And, of course, the game will feature a lot of real weapons and equipment of special forces.
As a reminder, we did an extensive interview with the authors of this game.
The game underwent closed testing a year ago, so we hope that the release is not far off. You can evaluate the project yourself thanks to the free prologue SWAT Commander: Prologue.
SWAT Commander will be available in 16 languages, including Ukrainian and, unfortunately, Russian. The voice acting will be in English only.
Twilight Tails
Developer Pavlo Prokopchuk
Genre simulator
Release date 2024
Twilight Tails is a cooperative action/adventure with survival elements where players have to play as… raccoons.
According to the description of Twilight Tails on Steam, the game will feature realistic environments, weather and seasonal changes, building shelters and… traps, as well as a cooperative survival mode. It is not yet known whether the game will feature dumpster diving.
Twilight Tails is planned to have English, German, Spanish, Chinese, Ukrainian, and Russian text localizations. According to the author, the game will not be sold in Russia, and the Russian language has been added for other countries where it is used.
Other Ukrainian games of 2024 that are yet to be released
Solitaire Quest: Love Blossoms – August 2024
Godly Survivors – October 2, 2024
Bloody Cleanup – October 30, 2024
Blocksworld – Revival – October 2024
24 – Q4 2024
Find All Things – Q4 2024
IHAS – Q4 2024
Light de deux – Q4 2024
Starsim – Q4 2024
Chibi Escape – 2024
Dual Cat: Max – 2024
eSports Manager – 2024 [Early access]
Flea Madness – 2024
Horizon Heat – 2024
The One Who Stands Behind – 2024
100% we missed some of the Ukrainian games, because our indie developers seem to deliberately make life difficult for the press. Of course, some of the games that didn’t have a clear release date will be released in 2024. And so on. Nothing more, nothing less, and we will definitely add these games to our patch articles at the end of the year.
Next time, we will talk about Ukrainian games to be released in 2025-26. There are more than a hundred projects in development, so we’ll talk about the most interesting ones.
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