Four Quarters studio, the developer of Loop Hero, said players in areas affected by economic sanctions can download Loop Hero with peace of mind. As you know, a lot of sanctions were imposed in the period beginning with russia’s invasion of Ukraine, so players, especially in Russia, could also face problems such as not accepting payment methods when purchasing games from Steam. Already, most publishers and developers had stopped selling their games in Russia.
Four Quarters is a Russian gaming studio, but they do not support the invasion of Ukraine. From the studio’s official VK account, they urged their followers to pirate the game and even gave them a torrent link.
“How can we support your studio in this crisis?” If you get the chance, just take care of your loved ones and friends.”
In its continued message, Four Quarters also shared information about loop hero’s development process, saying that “there is no harm in using torrents”, and in the meantime, they announced that they had received numerous donation offers.
It’s not just Russian players who are having trouble with sanctions, of course, but developers in both Russia and Ukraine are having trouble getting payments from Steam because there’s a big problem with the banking system. Valve said it was working to find alternative solutions to the situation and wanted to make payments as soon as possible.