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The creator is Polish, and it means soldier in Polish too.

No. The Polish word for soldier is żołnierz. There is a Polish word "sołdat", which is a borrowing of the Russian солдат, and it's mostly used to describe Russian/Soviet soldiers and comes with a negative connotations.

Thanks for the clarification.

The developer hosts the game on a Polish domain (https://soldat.pl/), and even has a FAQ entry regarding the name: https://soldat.pl/en/page/faq

Q: What does "Soldat" mean!?

A: "Soldat" or "Soldaat" means "soldier" in the following languages: german, dutch, norwegian, swedish, danish, french, slovenian, afrikaans, russian, catalan and romanian.

> 11. Can you give me the source code of Soldat?

> Eeee, no?

Even funnier, "no" in polish is "yep".

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