Militsioner (video game)

Militsioner is an upcoming video game for Microsoft Windows developed and published by TallBoys.

Militsioner
Developer(s)TallBoys
Publisher(s)Tallboys
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Genre(s)Simulation, Puzzle, Immersive sim
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

The player takes control of a character in a town in Russia who is watched by a giant policeman. The player's goal is to try to escape from the town and avoid being discovered by the giant policeman and being arrested. The player can use a microphone for talking in conversations.[1]

Development

When a trailer was published in September 2020 on Twitter it went viral. In the Russian-speaking media, it was criticized for being Russophobic and the giant policeman was compared to Uncle Styopa.[2] Game designer Vladimir Semenets said he does not want to create an evil image about police but wants to tell a story about the life in Russia, he also mentioned issues about responsibility and power.[3]

Inspirations for Militsioner comes from the books Crime and Punishment, The Trial and films directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and Nikita Mikhalkov.[4]

References
  1. "Militsioner Is the Giant Russian Policeman Escape Simulator Your Life Has Been Missing". IGN. 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  2. What Russian State-Owned TV Thinks About Our Game - MILITSIONER [Eng Sub] on YouTube
  3. "In Militsioner, Tall Cops Are Bastards". Kotaku. 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  4. "Interview of the studio TALLBOYS for the game Militsioner : a sandbox inspired by the Soviet Union in which we have to flee from a giant policeman?". French Stranding. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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