Atomfall
Release Date: March 27, 2025
Action, FPP, science fiction, post-apocalypse, sandbox, RPG elements, survival, alternative history, 60s and 70s, Game Pass, singleplayer
A survival FPP action game, in many ways inspired by the popular STALKER series. The story of Atomfall is the alternative version of a British nuclear disaster from 1957. We enter the exclusion zone, trying to learn its secrets and survive among mutants and hostile factions.
Atomfall is a survival action game inspired by Cold War paranoia, British folk horror, and science fiction works such as Day of the Triffids. The game was developed by the Rebellion studio, known primarily for the Sniper Elite series.
Plot
Atomfall refers to the Windscale fire - a nuclear disaster of 1957, when the core of one of the nuclear reactors built near the village of Seascale (Great Britain) spontaneously ignited, leading to radioactive contamination of the entire area. In the alternative version of this story presented by the authors of the game, the consequences of this event were much more serious than they were in reality.
In the game world, the disaster site was surrounded by a quarantine zone similar to the Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone. Within five years of these events, the military-controlled area had changed beyond recognition, and the people living there began to form smaller communities, creating factions that fought bloody conflicts among themselves. Our task is to unravel the mystery behind all these events.
Gameplay
In Atomfall we watch the action from a first-person perspective (FPP). The game gives us a vast, open world that we can freely explore. The territory surrounded by a high wall was divided among various factions - from strange cults to secret government agencies. Exploring picturesque areas, bustling settlements, and ruined buildings, we get to know the inhabitants of the zone and carry out quests for them.
Combat and fighting for survival play an important role here. We eliminate enemies, among whom we find hostile people, mutated creatures or even well-armed robots. Our character can use firearms, as well as makeshift murder tools like bows.
The game allows us to both engage in open skirmishes and act quietly, sneaking behind the enemy's back and getting rid of them by surprise. We find new equipment in the game world, buy it from merchants or craft it, using the resources gathered along the way.
Last Update: April 10, 2025
Atomfall Guide
Atomfall guide is the best tips and tricks, how to survive, how to get more inventory slots, which ending is the best. We describe Gun Oil, all kyes, Ferals, oberon, best ending.
March 30, 2025
Atomfall Review: A union jack of all trades
You wake up in a bunker following a nuclear disaster and now need to explore a strange new world. Sound familiar? Atomfall is not the game you think, but don’t let that stop you from exploring its unique intricacies.
Videos and Screens
[6:33] Atomfall - Accessibility Overview Trailer
[1:11] Atomfall - Accolades Trailer
Gamepressure Review
Atomfall
Combat, stealth, and even exploration could have been handled better, sure, but Atomfall’s themes, atmosphere, and story make for a solid game that lets you forgive some of these issues if you let it.
OpenCritic Rating
Game is Recomended by 63% of Critics. There are 114 Critic Reviews.
Digital Trends: 2.5 / 5 by Giovanni Colantonio
In its latest action-adventure game, Sniper Elite developer Rebellion lays out a solid plan to thrive in a wasteland of nuclear apocalypse games. Rather than aping Fallout or Stalker’s action RPG formula, the more streamlined Atomfall scavenges together some original ideas in its deconstructed quests and an emphasis on bartering. That could have made for a compelling survival story built around open-ended exploration, but it’s those pesky details that will get you killed during a nuclear disaster.
Dexerto: 4 / 5 by Nathan Warby
Atomfall shakes off the Fallout comparisons and stands on its own as a captivating sci-fi mystery. The gripping central story and wonderfully realized setting make it easy to forget about its shortcomings, and the lack of hand-holding is a refreshing change that other open-world games like Elder Scrolls or Assassin’s Creed should take note of.
RPG Site: 6 / 10
While Atomfall should be praised for its accessibility settings and innovative "Lead" system, a plethora of design shortcomings frustrate in this survival-RPG hybrid.
March 7, 2025
Atomfall Preview: Fallout meets Skyrim, but British
Atomfall is an upcoming action survival game developed by Rebellion, the same studio that created the Sniper Elite series. After an hour and a half with the game, I can say that they created something special.
March 4, 2025
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March is full of fun games - three of them will take us to Japan, and two will make the Geiger counter squeak. Besides, we finally got real competition for The Sims series.
Atomfall Summary
Early Access:March 24, 2025
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Atomfall System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-9400F, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce RTX 2060, 60 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
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