They contacted several investors in Ukraine and Russia, but none had a large enough budget to fund the development of a game on the same scale as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

An agreement between the two parties was reached within two weeks, and Vostok Games was founded that same month, shortly after which the company settled in offices in an industrial park in Kyiv.

[2] Vostok Games' first project became Survarium, which it released into early access in 2015.

It also created Fear the Wolves, a battle royale game set in Chernobyl, in 2019.

[3] In July 2023, the company rebranded as VG Entertainment and announced that it was working on a new game.