ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 174 Ratings

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  1. wolf-mvp
    Jan 23, 2019
    10
    The game is masterpiece.

    Ideological heir of Fallout 1/2 with good craft system.
    Also have a interesting random encounters.
    A bit like "Planet Alcatraz" series because of setting/humor.

    Since top-down turn-based RPG currently it is an endangered species - 10/10

    P.S. I hope that the creators will not leave the supporting of game and will improve new features.
  2. alexil
    Feb 3, 2021
    10
    Ah ...... good old fallout. What possibly can be better. And I'm sure russian gamers are getting extra pleasure
  3. Leum
    Dec 29, 2021
    7
    Хорошая атмосферная игра, искусственно растянутая некоторыми механиками в ней.
  4. kozlixin
    Feb 21, 2019
    10
    This is Fallout 3! Love it so far. Reminds me of the old school fallout 1 or 2.
    Well worth the $15! I will recommend this game to anyone who love this great type of role play game. This game is the successor of Fallout 2.
  5. Eikox
    Jan 23, 2019
    9
    You are in a campfire, from the darkness a group of men walk to you and ask you to surrender your things. How you going to escape? fighting, talking, bribing or maybe try to join them? All depends in the points that you distribute early in the character creation, and oh boy that you have a lot of perks!
    This is how you began an amazing adventure through a post-apocalyptic world, with    You are in a campfire, from the darkness a group of men walk to you and ask you to surrender your things. How you going to escape? fighting, talking, bribing or maybe try to join them? All depends in the points that you distribute early in the character creation, and oh boy that you have a lot of perks!
    This is how you began an amazing adventure through a post-apocalyptic world, with touch of the classic Interplay development bring it for Indie developers that sweat RPG through all the sides that you look.
    A clear example of how a good and well made story make the difference over any other AAA game where they bet for the graphics or open worlds.
    Well done!    … Expand
  6. MahaVoodoo
    Jul 17, 2019
    9
    The game has been finished only since v.1.1, but in a current state, it is a real masterpiece. An extremely realistic post-soviet world which feels particularly good after watching Chernobyl TV series. True old-school RPG adventure made by passionate enthusiasts who put their hearts and souls in their project.
    In a modern loot-grind-donate gaming world, it is almost a phenomenon that you    The game has been finished only since v.1.1, but in a current state, it is a real masterpiece. An extremely realistic post-soviet world which feels particularly good after watching Chernobyl TV series. True old-school RPG adventure made by passionate enthusiasts who put their hearts and souls in their project.
    In a modern loot-grind-donate gaming world, it is almost a phenomenon that you can't miss.    … Expand
  7. Joewashere
    Aug 8, 2019
    9
    Unabashedly wearing its influences on its sleeve, ATOM may not have the philosophical pedigree of its idol, but it does have the dual advantage of evoking nostalgia while still managing to present itself as something fresh. Bopping around post-apocalyptic Russia makes all the difference in rekindling the sense of discovery that accompanied the earliest Fallout games, and the distinctUnabashedly wearing its influences on its sleeve, ATOM may not have the philosophical pedigree of its idol, but it does have the dual advantage of evoking nostalgia while still managing to present itself as something fresh. Bopping around post-apocalyptic Russia makes all the difference in rekindling the sense of discovery that accompanied the earliest Fallout games, and the distinct Eastern European outlook also manifests in an unsanitized writing style to open up roleplaying opportunities many of today's leading Western RPG studios would balk at. This confidence is what allows the game to touch that late 90's glow without being wholly consumed by it, ensuring ATOM won't go down in our memories as merely a decent homage to a better game.… Expand
  8. Yankus
    Feb 26, 2019
    10
    Good Game! Очень хорошая игра рекомендую всем + еще от русских разрабов что игру делает в 10раз лучше
  9. grubber_seven
    Mar 30, 2019
    9
    TRUE successor to classic Wasteland and Fallout! ATOM is a real treat for fans of post-apocalyptic RPGs with actual tactical turned-based strategy in mind. And you get this in Soviet Wasteland setting.
  10. tarazgreek
    Jan 18, 2019
    10
    I took a vacation, decided to play as I watched the game. I didn't think I'd like what to expect from indie developers... But the result was unexpected, and now I can not break away from the game for 10 days! I do not want to offend Fallout fans, but I think ATOM has surpassed them, and this is not surprising, because the game was done with the soul and love of the same fans! A masterpiece!
  11. deltameta
    Feb 13, 2019
    10
    Реинкарнация первых двух фаллаутов. Изумительно.
  12. Genie44
    Jul 6, 2019
    8
    pros:
    -Amazing scripts:man i really enjoyed reading in this game,it is deep,funny and matters for your decision making since the world is so morally ambiguous
    -very amusing random encounters -the mutants of atom world are well designed and you can relate and understand them. -gender choice:being female in apocalyptic world is very fun Cons: -i expected a game play mechanics like that    pros:
    -Amazing scripts:man i really enjoyed reading in this game,it is deep,funny and matters for your decision making since the world is so morally ambiguous
    -very amusing random encounters
    -the mutants of atom world are well designed and you can relate and understand them.
    -gender choice:being female in apocalyptic world is very fun
    Cons:
    -i expected a game play mechanics like that of wasteland like the ambush,but there is no such thing in this game which make some encounters painfully stupid.
    -lack of companions:i talked to every thing that walk,yet i got only 3 of 4 companions,which in turn forced me to accept them(cause combat is really hard alone,and to carry my stuff too).
    -some cute bugs:your companion waste his turn making stupid moves,i run from an enemy but he chase me to the end of the world even inside another guarded camp,and i expected something to happen from the guards side like well shoot the thing but no every thing was absolutely fine to them.
    -the ending:it was only about your companions and main quest,anything else wasn't consider,unlike fallout where every thing you change for good or bad is mentioned.    … Expand
  13. Cthulhu5000
    Aug 1, 2019
    6
    Tl;dr: great homage to Fallout 1&2 and you should definitely buy and play this game instead of yet another (how many years ago you stopped counting?) F1&2 replay. But it has flaws...

    1. Overall underdevelopment and quality inconsistency. At once you have decent quests with variety of options and in another moment - like railway ending to the story of main NPC. Doesn't matter what is    Tl;dr: great homage to Fallout 1&2 and you should definitely buy and play this game instead of yet another (how many years ago you stopped counting?) F1&2 replay. But it has flaws...

    1. Overall underdevelopment and quality inconsistency.
    At once you have decent quests with variety of options and in another moment - like railway ending to the story of main NPC. Doesn't matter what is your character build, your previous choices - nothing.
    In soviet wasteland you can have some NATO weapons, but another, that you can add in your inventory by console will have lines like "...and how this %weapon% got onto soviet soil is a big mystery...". Mayhap, there were some plans to add exNATO settlement of surviving paratroopers? Perhaps, idk, and it's just one of examples.
    Some top-weapons requires 70 of their respecting skill (for example, throwing), another 110. Not all builds are equal.
    And game consists from 3 main areas. Wastes — the main ones and pretty good, but inconsistent. Dead City — I played after 1.1. and it's rather solid piece, however underground (subway) travel is frustrating. Mountain pass of something is delivered straight from Early Access. Boring as hell.
    And nothing will be changed, devs are making new stand-alone DLC instead patches and free ones. Wise financial decision, but, well, gotta to subtract 1 out of 10. It's ok, nobody starts perfect.

    2. Is it really a RPG or they just stole F1 title?
    Hard to answer. Skills are real pain, they are scarce, good ones are only combat-oriented and limits your character build imagination. For example, you can't make weak your sniper/hunter/very decent person with a shotgun pass checks for strength of weapon because it's in automatic weapons tree and in the end. And speaking about checks: conversations mostly consist from them. Checking your strength, your dexterity, your luck, checking on your mother, checking on your sister... Oh, well, sorry. And your character phrase choices in conversation are always like [SARCASM]. Even in that game-not-to-mention it was only one of the options. 8/10 now.

    3. They took things from F1&2 and made them worse.
    For example, do you remember JHP and AP bullets in those masterpieces? First make more damage, second has +50%, well, armor piercing and half of damage, but overall game system lead that there were some enemies that can be only damaged by APs, because they are heavily armored. Here system is much simpler, I must say casual, and APs (except special experimental weapons, btw, that are nothing but junk without original cartridges) just add 10% to, well, armor piercing. Guns does not have own armor piercing capability, so in Soviet Wasterussia cartridge shoots the gun. And btw, shotguns are lame. Remember combat shotgun burst and you, savescumming? Relax.
    Some another examples: stupider AI than 20 years ago (really, an anti-achievement, guys), trade system (the best place to trade is caravan, not an actual shops in the cities), repeating quests to get money are really frustrating, money doesn't matter much from some point anyway, game ending includes only fate of the settlements, companions and yourself, not the people you've met and changed their lives for better or worse, map is really flat (only one floor everywhere), no gun modifications (although there is primitive crafting system that allows you, for example home-make a sniper rifle with optical sight, you can't make an optical sight and place it on any other weapon, nor can other NPCs) and so on.
    7/10.

    4. They took things from F1&2 and didn't make them better.
    For example, sex and relations in game. In 1997 and 1998 you couldn't have had the latter, but you was allowed to hire a companion for a night. Same here. Remember things, that evolved in games for last twenty years, remember Mass Effect? Nothing here.
    Games did progress. Copying the classics in everything is not a wise decision.
    6/10.

    Well, I've add some words about only 2-3 replayability (first, another gender with another choices, burning the wastes for bloody ending, you, murderer of millions), intoxication with way too much easter eggs and nostalgie, but, I'll scare you off. Go and play, fellow fallouter. You have like 20 minutes to get to the steam, while fuze is still burning ;)    … Expand
  14. morse
    Jul 20, 2019
    5
    This is a decent game, but it is deeply flawed and unbalanced. I finished at lvl20 with more than decent gear, but due to my chars being almost one-shot during final encounters, I had to choose (relatively) peaceful options instead of combat, just to finish the game. Leveling and gearing up requires lots and lots of grinding and farming, and I was bored at this point as the game had almostThis is a decent game, but it is deeply flawed and unbalanced. I finished at lvl20 with more than decent gear, but due to my chars being almost one-shot during final encounters, I had to choose (relatively) peaceful options instead of combat, just to finish the game. Leveling and gearing up requires lots and lots of grinding and farming, and I was bored at this point as the game had almost nothing new to offer. I did not want to go through a hundred random encounters just to level up so that I could pass a couple of poorly-designed endgame encounters.

    One thing I really cannot understand is why XP rewards for quests are so low. You kill a bunch of stupid rats and get more XP than completing a major branch of the main quest, for example. If the quests had any decent XP rewards, it could have reduced the amount of grinding required to acceptable levels.

    To be fair, I did enjoy parts of the game, but these problems made the endgame so disappointing that I am not sure I can recommend it.    … Expand
  15. ScienceAdvisor
    Jun 12, 2020
    5
    This is Fallout-esque in character generation, sound, UI, and basic combat. This is not Fallout-esque in any other meaningful way. The combat is wildly RNG based, making it very difficult at the start as you can easily be overwhelmed by massively superior forces, unlike Fallout. The dialogue tries hard to be funny, cute, or clever, and rarely achieves anything close to that. Most ofThis is Fallout-esque in character generation, sound, UI, and basic combat. This is not Fallout-esque in any other meaningful way. The combat is wildly RNG based, making it very difficult at the start as you can easily be overwhelmed by massively superior forces, unlike Fallout. The dialogue tries hard to be funny, cute, or clever, and rarely achieves anything close to that. Most of the time it is skip-worthy. The crafting is confusing, and completely cheese-able as all recipies are available on-line, as well as being known to people that played previously. The weapons are poorly balanced and make no sense (e.g. A sniper rifle with a range of 15m), again unlike most of Fallout's weapons. But the most jarring aspect is the map sizes, which are postage stamp compared to Fallout 1 or 2. Finally, there are many aspects (no spoilers) that were never finished or incorporated into the final game.

    I have no idea if the people claiming this is a 'successor' to Fallout in any way are shills (free copies of Atom), never played the games they are comparing this to, or are just copying what the devs claimed. However the tight curves on both enemy, quest complexity, weapons, and medicine are completely absent in Atom RPG. Sure, if you really know the Fallout games you can jump the queue, and if you built your character properly, you can get access to advanced gear earlier than intended. But that is not by design, and shows a depth of knowledge this game never gets close to.

    On the positive side, the Russian side does evoke Stalker memories, but only on a superficial level. Also the level design, while overly tight, is well done.    … Expand
  16. PHDIKOULAS
    Dec 27, 2019
    5
    I put 5 on this game because its what fallout was to fallout 2.

    This means that its a good game with many flaws.And by that i mean your companions are uninteresting,dont have side quests of their own and you dont feel anything about them. Its better to even play solo so as to not have headaches. Quests i have to say i found 2-3 interesting,eg the cannibal quest was awesome but sooo    I put 5 on this game because its what fallout was to fallout 2.

    This means that its a good game with many flaws.And by that i mean your companions are uninteresting,dont have side quests of their own and you dont feel anything about them. Its better to even play solo so as to not have headaches.

    Quests i have to say i found 2-3 interesting,eg the cannibal quest was awesome but sooo flawed. Damn it devs. how did you mess this great quest???

    another beef is world encounters.They are 5-6 different ones.Caravan-crazies-bandits-wild animals-lone drifter and slavers. I mean its the wasteland why limit to these 6? Gets repetitive after a while.

    If you played this game a year back then play the 1.1 version,its the whole game now albeit with bugs,not gamebreaking bugs but they are there

    And the dialogues are the same with every npc and if you dont have the required stats they wont even talk to you,but even if you do have the stats they dont say anything worthwhile.

    Perk system is 3-4 perks and the abilities tree for me at least was totally uninteresting.

    Otherwise dont let the 5 discourage you. Its a great slav fallout rpg that will give you alot of playhours. The devs have made something solid and interesting and its my opinion when atom 2 comes it will be a true gem.I think this game was their first.Check the game you will not be dissapointed. AAA companies could take notes from this small indie company.Just saw it for 12 euros on steam,best 12 euros you will ever spend guys trust me.Give this game a chance if you liked fallout 1-2    … Expand
  17. vahadar
    Apr 29, 2019
    10
    Probably one of the best post-apocalyptic RPG of the last 20 years... period... Yes even better than Wasteland 2, Atom RPG is a true spiritual successor to Fallout 1&2 (but not comparable to those Fallout titles that came after). Even if it is a smaller project than its elders, this game greatly delivers. Rich story, interesting NPCs, turn-based combat, original world, original andProbably one of the best post-apocalyptic RPG of the last 20 years... period... Yes even better than Wasteland 2, Atom RPG is a true spiritual successor to Fallout 1&2 (but not comparable to those Fallout titles that came after). Even if it is a smaller project than its elders, this game greatly delivers. Rich story, interesting NPCs, turn-based combat, original world, original and sometime funny dialogs as in the first 2 Fallouts, excellent rpg mechanics & skill/attribute based dialog options, weapons and items galore, random encounters on world map, crafting, player base, player car, vodka... This game has almost evertything!!

    A note for all people crying about the difficulty and claiming having played / or comparing to the original first two Fallout games. Clearly they never did as FO1&2 were as hard if not harder, original Fallout was as much savescum game as this one...

    Many funny references to its elders in the dialogs or descriptions also (Fallout 1&2, Fallout New Vegas, STALKER, Wasteland...).

    I havent played before 1.8 so i can just review the game with all its features properly working (with little bugs sometimes).    … Expand
  18. DoleVita
    Apr 8, 2019
    10
    Wanna play classic fallout in 2019? This game is your best choice! Very good hardcore old school RPG.
  19. Mudrahel
    Aug 5, 2019
    10
    Wonderful game!
    Old school RPG with spirit of Fallout 1 & 2, still it is different, it like you to play a game that you know and like but with new features and approach. There a lot of quests, locations, NPCs and loot. I spent ~70 hours in game to complete it and was never bored. Here also no grind needed. Do whatever you want, be whoever you want.
    So I am totally recommend this game to    Wonderful game!
    Old school RPG with spirit of Fallout 1 & 2, still it is different, it like you to play a game that you know and like but with new features and approach. There a lot of quests, locations, NPCs and loot. I spent ~70 hours in game to complete it and was never bored. Here also no grind needed. Do whatever you want, be whoever you want.
    So I am totally recommend this game to fans of old fashion fallout as others who simple like post apocalypse.    … Expand
  20. kiki78
    Jun 15, 2019
    9
    I can't give this 10, just because of sometimes not-so-good writing,
    Dialogues often suck - it is tedious to talk to people, and theres tons of them.
    Rest of game's aspects is damn good.
    Scope of this is magnificent. It is huge.
  21. Skrip
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Бэст оф зэ бэст!!!
    Сам не ожидал, но игра действительно затянула меня с головой
  22. Thothistox
    Oct 12, 2019
    8
    It's a very difficult game to evaluate because it's a cheap indie game. I'll say 8, but with caveats.

    Probably the best thing about ATOM is that it's good at hiding its depth. My second playthrough was full of things I hadn't done the first time, although the end turned out rather similar. One never knows if a simple conversation will lead to an entire series of quests, or if it's just    It's a very difficult game to evaluate because it's a cheap indie game. I'll say 8, but with caveats.

    Probably the best thing about ATOM is that it's good at hiding its depth. My second playthrough was full of things I hadn't done the first time, although the end turned out rather similar. One never knows if a simple conversation will lead to an entire series of quests, or if it's just a dead end. The stats chosen at the beginning have an impact throughout the game. There are even bonuses for being unintelligent, and bonus conversations when your personality score is higher. Contrary to what some of the pro reviewers said, the writing can be quite good at times, although it's quite generic at others.

    Of course, there are downsides too. The levelling model is the same for the PC and companions, which means you can give companions skills they'll never use such as the "technical" skill that allows for computer and machine use. Combat with the companions is also quite frustrating because you don't control them. I found myself trying to block doorways so they wouldn't run past me in into harm's way. (There is no cover system.)
    The dialogues are also quite monotonous. As with too many games of this kind, you play the role of a person... with questions:
    a) what's your name?
    b) what do you do here?
    c) what should I know about this place?
    d) rumors?
    e) goodbye
    Get used to these questions because 90% of conversations don't go beyond them, and you'll be reading the similar honest yet boring responses. However, there is a major plus side to talking in this game: all the NPCs have different faces, usually of real human beings. Even though they're just postage stamp sized stills rather than 3d models, they add a lot of character to what would otherwise be just another generic nobody. In fact, I'd say this is the best single aspect of the game.
    (I recognized some of them as real people too. Your sailboat captain looks like John Malkovich. One of the security guards looks like Marian Pudzianowski, and I'm sure there are others I've forgotten.)

    Over all it was worth the price and I hope they make a sequel.    … Expand
  23. ZaPaAl
    Oct 18, 2019
    7
    This is a difficult game to judge. It is obviously rooting in fallout 1/2 and graphically it's a nice upgrade. But regarding diversity and story it falls short. It has many funny dialogues, requiring a lot of reading. Gameplay is hard at first, but became very easy against the end with ammo and power ups available in great quantities. Against the end (Dead Island) I lost interest as theThis is a difficult game to judge. It is obviously rooting in fallout 1/2 and graphically it's a nice upgrade. But regarding diversity and story it falls short. It has many funny dialogues, requiring a lot of reading. Gameplay is hard at first, but became very easy against the end with ammo and power ups available in great quantities. Against the end (Dead Island) I lost interest as the quests started to stretch thin and nothing new really happened and it also got quite tedious opening all the lockers for just a biskuit. It does show it's low budget then. But atleast this also reflects in it's price and the team really works hard on permanently improving it. The end was a bit underwhelming.… Expand
  24. zegene
    Apr 24, 2020
    9
    Only negative thing is it has no voice acting for the characters. You will read a lot for sure. Other than that, charming! If you are old enough to enjoy classic Fallout games, here you go!
  25. NemNok
    Oct 7, 2019
    10
    Game Masterpiece! По истине, лучшая RPG, которая была выпущена в 2018 году. Спасибо разработчикам за 120 незабываемых часов, которые я провёл играя первым персонажем. Пойду создам второго.
  26. KoWMaPuK
    Feb 14, 2019
    1
    Пустая, бесполезная и бессмысленная игра. Полностью ворованные стиль, сюжет, механика ... 20 летней давности. Пустые локации, бессмысленные квесты, горы бесполезного текста. Всё очень бедно и очень скучно. Прошёл за вечер, ощутив только привкус дерьма. Даже стилистика никакая. Попытка паразитировать на советском прошлом показало знакомство разработчиков с темой СССР исключительно по клюквеПустая, бесполезная и бессмысленная игра. Полностью ворованные стиль, сюжет, механика ... 20 летней давности. Пустые локации, бессмысленные квесты, горы бесполезного текста. Всё очень бедно и очень скучно. Прошёл за вечер, ощутив только привкус дерьма. Даже стилистика никакая. Попытка паразитировать на советском прошлом показало знакомство разработчиков с темой СССР исключительно по клюкве голливудских боевиков, что особенно заметно по тому, как в самые неподходящие места текста впихивают сакральное "товарисч".
    Хуже игры я не встречал. Слава богу Стим по кэшбэку деньги вернул за это говно.    … Expand
  27. madkoss
    Feb 17, 2019
    0
    скучная пустая поделка на полноценную игру совсем не тянет
  28. Nemyue
    Jun 9, 2019
    6
    a generic old styled game.
    You would like it if you like old games like fallout classics and wasteland.
    nothing special about this game.
  29. nd_
    May 15, 2020
    10
    This is next Fallout as it should be, and, what makes it even more interesting - ATOM is the other side of classic Fallout as it takes place on the opposite side of the planet - best of curated!
  30. D3D11
    Mar 30, 2020
    7
    The game captured the good elements of Fallout, and added even more to them (crafting) (something what Wasteland 2 failed to do so).

    The biggest problem is that the game is very short and the car usage is too limited to be useful.

    The next sequel surely going to be amazing.

    Gameplay 9 / 10, but the game is just 7 / 10 because of its shortness and its graphics.
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70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. GameGrin
    Jun 25, 2019
    70
    For an indie-RPG, this game runs well and has a good story attached. There are several characters to choose from and many attributes to learn and adjust as you go. If you were disappointed by Fallout:76, give this one a try as it feels a lot like one would expect a Fallout game to feel, without the disappointment!
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  2. MMORPG.com
    Mar 29, 2019
    80
    Atom RPG is a valiant effort for a small indie team.
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  3. The Overpowered Noobs
    Mar 21, 2019
    40
    In its desire to stick to the original Fallout RPGs, ATOM RPG disregards the lessons CRPGs have learned in the intervening years. Fallen short of both its predecessors and contemporaries in the genre, ATOM RPG .
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