Play the Slovak post-communist GTA
31 July 2024
Imagine Slovakia's capital Bratislava in the 90s, right after the collapse of the communist regime. If you cannot, this new game, Vivat Slovakia, can walk you through it in a GTA/Mafia-like setting. The 90s were (in)famously probably the most turbulent era of Slovakian contemporary history, with organised crime taking over the streets. The main protagonist is Milan, who works for the Secret Intelligence Service and is also a taxi driver with close ties to the criminal scene.
Interestingly, especially those who have been to Bratislava can notice while playing the game that some places have changed very little over the last 30 years. The main train station or the parliament building has remained practically the same. A big difference can be seen in the Bratislava castle, which used to be more beige rather than the current bright white colour.
 | Tamara Kanuchova When trying to find similar games originating from the region or even within Europe, there is hardly anything set in the last 30 years where players can compare reality with the game environment. Currently, the crowd-sourced game from Team Vivat is in an early access stage, looking for bugs and planning to add more missions and a better environment before the full release. |
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