The owner of GSC Game World, the somewhat mysterious rich man Maksym Krippa, announced in a rare interview with Forbes Ukraine that, a month after release, STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has recouped all costs and is now profitable.
Maksym Krippa is fairly unknown and works mostly behind the scenes, putting a lot of money into various projects through various companies he owns – including GSC Game World. In an interview with Forbes Ukraine, he says that he invested a lot of money in the development of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, but would not give an exact amountexcept “Of course it’s tens of millions of dollars.”
GSC Game World is not Krippa's only connection to the gaming industry, as in 2022 he bought Natus Vincere, Ukraine's most famous esports organization, which has teams in Counter-Strike, DOTA 2 and PUBG.
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl was released on November 20th for Xbox Series X/S, PC and Game Pass and reached 1 million copies sold after just two days.
