Sex with Stalin

Sex with Stalin is a 2020 comedy-parody dating sim video game developed by Boobs Dev. In Sex with Stalin, the player character, a contemporary Russian, travels back in time and has several sexually charged conversations with former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. In addition to being a parody of dating simulators, the game also functions as a critique of modern-day Russian society.[2] The game received mixed reviews.[3]

Sex with Stalin
Developer(s)Boobs Dev
Director(s)Georgiy Kukhtenkov[1]
EngineWindows, macOS
Release26 October 2020
Genre(s)Dating simulator
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

The game begins in modern-day Russia, where the protagonist is complaining about the state of the economy and education in Russia.[2] After bragging about having sex with his neighbour's wife, the protagonist enters a time machine and is transported to Joseph Stalin's office in mid-1940s Russia, where they meet Stalin.[2] The game takes place over several conversations with Stalin, where the player can discuss several things with Stalin, including asking his opinion on geopolitics, and can also engage in sexual activities with him.[2]

Sex with Stalin has 25 endings,[4] which include convincing Stalin of the benefits of yoga, causing him to live to the age of 102, getting Stalin interested in anime, which causes him to devote the resources of the Soviet Union to creating the Sailor Moon franchise, or having Stalin burst out from the player's chest, similar to a xenomorph from the Alien franchise.[2]

Reception

Sex with Stalin received mixed reviews. Rich Stanton of PC Gamer gave a positive review of the game, calling it "better than I expected" and a "labor of love", also praising its ambience.[2] Foreign Policy gave a negative review of the game, calling it "surprisingly dull", and declaring that it did not do much with its premise.[5]

The game received a negative reception from Russian communists. Maxim Suraykin, leader of the Communists of Russia party, called for it to be banned and its developers arrested.[6][7] The more moderate Communist Party of the Russian Federation called for it to be investigated for potentially lawbreaking content, with State Duma member Olga Alimova declaring that developers Boobs Dev were "clinically insane", stating that they should seek medical advice.[6]

References
  1. Chimde, Oleg (June 5, 2019). ""Art project and no trolling": a blitz interview with the author of "Sex with Stalin"". DTF (in Russian). Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. Stanton, Rich (November 6, 2020). "Sex with Stalin was better than I expected". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. "Sex with Stalin". Metacritic. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  4. Jones, Tegan (October 26, 2020). "This Game Lets You Bang Stalin". Gizmodo. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  5. Christiansen, Nate (November 12, 2020). "Russian video game "Sex with Stalin" is surprisingly dull". Foreign Policy. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  6. Holdsworth, Nick; Kozlov, Vladimir (June 10, 2019). "Russian Communists See Red Over 'Sex With Stalin' Video Game". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  7. "'Sex With Stalin' BDSM Game Enrages Russian Communists". The Moscow Times. June 4, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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