Simpl (S1Mple) will become a playable character in Raid: Shadow Legends

Plarium, a developer of mobile and PC games with an audience of over 400 million users worldwide, today announced that esports star and world-famous Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) champion Alexander "S1mple" Kostylev will become the new legendary hero in turn-based collectible RPG Raid: Shadow Legends . For two months starting December 1st, S1mple will be available for free to all Raid players on Day 7 of the game.

In 2021 alone, NAVI led by S1mple took first place in many CS:GO tournaments, including BLAST Premier: Global Final 2020, Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Cologne, ESL Pro League Season 14 and Intel Grand Slam Season 3. To support the reputation of S1mple as an unsurpassed marksman in CS:GO, his hero became a High Elf with accurate shooting skills.

Sergey Bragilevsky, Development Director of Plarium:

We are thrilled that one of the greatest CS:GO players of all time has become a legendary hero in Raid: Shadow Legends. We spent a lot of time with S1mple to define how he sees himself in the world of Raid and look forward to when players get the opportunity to add him to the team.

S1mple joins over 500 unique Raid heroes from 14 different factions. His hero will be useful in all game modes, including Single Player Campaign (PVE), Dungeons, Arena, Faction Wars, Tower of Doom and Clan Battles. The partnership with S1mple is a continuation of the cooperation between Raid and NAVI, which began in January 2021. As part of this collaboration, the Raid logo was featured on NAVI's uniforms throughout this year's competitive season.

NAVI Marketing Director Statement:

We are very happy that S1mple has joined Raid: Shadow Legends. This is a unique collaboration that will bring the game closer to esports players. We are proud of S1mple and his great success with our team. His hero in the Raid, Alexander Streloverzhets, will undoubtedly bring as many wins to the players as S1mple brings to his team in real life. Plus, with elf ears, he looks impressive!

Here is how Kostylev himself commented on the situation:

It was an incredible experience to see me become a Raid: Shadow Legends champion, especially one that symbolizes my talents in CS:GO. Can't wait for my fans to be able to add this character to their team and always hit the target!