The Organization for the Development of the Video Game Industry (RDVG) has prepared a draft memorandum that could become the basis for future video game legislation in Russia. Among the proposals are restrictions on in-game purchases by minors, extrajudicial blocking of websites with cheats, and the creation of a dispute resolution mechanism between players and companies.

The VK Group also reported for April-June 2026. As usual, their report shared little data regarding the gaming segment, but it did include some numbers related to the VK Play store.

We continue to publish reports from the “Gaming Industry” conference, which took place in the spring in Minsk.

We continue to publish reports from the “Game Industry” conference, which took place in the spring in Minsk.

Earlier this year, the Russian team Cats Who Play launched their new game — a real-time military strategy “Gostomelskie Bogatyri”. Initially, the game debuted on VK Play (February 24), and later landed on Steam (March 31). Now, details about its performance on both platforms have emerged.

There isn’t much public information about how much games earn on VK Play. Some insight can be gleaned from the developers who publish games on the platform. Recently, Yevgeny Grishakov, the founder of Garden of Dreams studio, shared some of this information.

The Russian mobile app store is doing well, according to VK’s financial report for last year.

Analyzing the situation in the domestic digital PC distribution market: the main players, their approaches to monetization and user engagement, as well as the challenges they face in competing with the global platform monopoly.

We continue to summarize the year 2025 with gaming teams and experts. This time, we spoke with Alexander Mikheev, head of VK Play.

Last year, VK announced ambitious plans to transform VK Play into the “one-stop entry point for gamers in Russia.” At that time, it started selling Steam keys on the platform and soon allowed users to add funds to their Steam wallets. Now VK Play has taken it a step further.

In the summer, “Rostelecom” announced the launch of its own gaming service— “Rostelecom Games.” Although it was anticipated that the new platform would compete with VK Play, the company itself does not see this as necessary.

The VK Group of Companies has also reported on its finances. It released a report summarizing the results of the first nine months of 2025, which included information on the growth of its mobile store metrics.

Another game publisher has emerged in Russia, called Zavod Games. It was founded by Vasily Maguryan, previously the head of VK Play, along with Dmitry Gachko, the founder of ITG Corporation.

Yesterday, on March 20, VK Corporation published its annual report for 2024. According to the report, the company is facing significant challenges—it ended the reporting period with a loss and considerable debt. Additionally, its gaming division is losing its audience.

We continue to summarize the results of 2024 with gaming (or gaming-related) teams and experts. This time, we spoke with Alexander Mikheev, the head of VK Play.

The head of VK Play, Alexander Mikheev, admitted at the “RED EXPO” conference that at the dawn of the platform’s creation, his team approached positioning incorrectly. As a result, players thought that VK Play was aiming to become a fully-fledged domestic alternative to Steam, but VK planned to create an auxiliary service for convenient game purchases.

The ways to top up your Steam wallet have expanded. The gaming platform VK Play announced the launch of this service.

The gaming platform VK Play has taken another step towards becoming a “single point of entry” for Russian gamers. It released for sale over 3,000 keys for Steam games.

The head of VK Play, Alexander Mikheev, discussed the platform’s development strategy in the podcast “Gamedev Kitchen.” He stated that VK Play’s current goal is to become the “second screen for gamers.”