11 bit Studios has announced it will donate $50,000 of its revenue from oddball adventure game Indika in order to support a Ukrainian children's hospital that was targeted by a Russian missile attack this week.
Announcing the decision via a post on X (formerly Twitter), 11 bit describes the attack, which was part of a wider barrage that killed at least 41 people and left more than 150 injured, as "abhorrent".
The studio goes on to say that "words would be empty without a meaningful act", pledging to donate $50,000 of Indika's revenue to the Liberty Ukraine Foundation in order to support children receiving treatment at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv.
In closing, 11 bit says that war "devastates everything in its path" and that "players and developers together" should do all that they can in order to help those most affected by it.
A portion of Indika's revenue was already going to help children affected by the war in Ukraine, and 11 bit isn't the only studio to donate revenue or funds to help Ukraine attempt to repel the Russian invasion or deal with its worst consequences.
World of Tanks developer Wargaming, for example, launched a massive cross-game charity bundle to support Ukraine last year, and donations to Ukraine have also been made by the likes of Doom composer Mick Gordon, gaming storefront Fanatical, and Fortnite, which needs no introduction.
If you haven't checked out Indika yet, it's worth doing so, if only to support 11 bit and its good intentions.
The game is set during an indeterminate period of Russian history, although it looks like it takes place around the time of the First World War. It follows the eponymous Indika, a nun who is sent away from her convent on a mission and who discovers a Dostoyevsky-esque world of surrealism and insanity beyond its doors.
Indika is available right now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, and as a reminder, some of your money will still go to Ukraine if you pick it up. You can read my review of it here if you want to know what I thought of it.
