The DeepStateMap platform has launched Deep Strike Arcade — a game in which anyone can “play” as a long-range drone operator and attack targets that are actually being struck by the UAV Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported on August 14 by the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine.
The game was developed by the DeepState technical team in collaboration with the “KLYCH” communications team of the Unmanned Systems Forces Recruitment Center. The project is dedicated to “long-range sanctions” — the regular nightly strikes carried out by the 1st Separate Unmanned Systems Center.
The distinctive feature of Deep Strike Arcade is that the targets in the game are not fictional. The difficulty levels are built around strategic objects deep in russia’s rear: airfields, arsenals, defense industry facilities, and dozens of oil refineries. All of them are real targets that are systematically engaged by drones of the 1st Separate Unmanned Systems Center. In addition to piloting the drone and evading Russian air defenses and electronic warfare systems, each mission is accompanied by an explanation of why the specific target matters to the aggressor’s war machine.
Players are encouraged to share their strike results on social media: in effect, the game is designed as a compact educational and recruitment tool that promotes the work of the long-range drone unit. It can be tried directly on the platform at deepstatemap.live/arcade.
Deep Strike Arcade is not the only example of Ukrainian defense technologies being “transferred” to a gaming environment for promotional purposes. Previously, BlueBird Tech, the manufacturer of the portable drone detector “Chuika,” integrated its device into the video game Arma Reforger, giving gamers the opportunity to see the detector in action in a virtual combat environment. The BlueBird Tech mobile app also features a built-in game — “KSPeshka Defense” — in which players use the manufacturer’s products to defend a position against enemy drone attacks.