Due to the war started by Russia, both the workforce and the operational structure in Ukraine have changed significantly.

Gamesindustry reported on the discovery of Values Value. According to the site, the industry experienced difficulties in securing new business contracts in the first two quarters of the year, which led to a large number of redundancies. The downward trend intensified, especially in the spring. Many people resigned due to prolonged inactivity or dissatisfaction with the quality of new projects.

To make matters worse, not only were new employees not hired, but projects were stopped as well. The changing economic environment has led Ukrainian companies to open seventeen new studios abroad (including GSC Game World, where the team developing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl continues work in Prague), as many locations were abandoned due to the threat of war and the resulting conditions at home.

Ubisoft has reduced its Ukrainian workforce by 348 employees, Playrix has transferred 224 employees, while GSC Game World has transferred 200 specialists from Ukraine. There are fewer vacancies for entry-level positions, but senior staff are hard to find and recruit. The hiring process is also taking longer than before. In the Ukrainian gaming industry, men earn an average of €2,315, which is much more than the average for women (€1,544… a difference of almost 50%, which is unfair to female workers).

According to a report by Values Value, the economic situation in the market has caused many companies to leave the Belarusian and Russian gaming markets, and many have cut ties with Russia and Belarus. Plarium, Ubisoft, Gunzilla Games and Wargaming have all done so. This is unlikely to change for a long time, perhaps more companies and studios will decide to leave Russia and Belarus, although everyone has had plenty of time to do so in the last two years, and those who have not done so will certainly not do so now…

Source: Gamesindustry