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  1. Sep 8, 2023
    0
    1. Performance Issues: performance problems, including frame rate drops and optimization issues. If you expect smooth experience it's not about this game.

    2. Lack of Clarity in Gameplay: the game can be confusing, with unclear objectives and mechanics. You can't enjoy it by fully engage with the game's world and story. 3. Bugs and Glitches: "Atomic Heart" has had its share of bugs
    1. Performance Issues: performance problems, including frame rate drops and optimization issues. If you expect smooth experience it's not about this game.

    2. Lack of Clarity in Gameplay: the game can be confusing, with unclear objectives and mechanics. You can't enjoy it by fully engage with the game's world and story.

    3. Bugs and Glitches: "Atomic Heart" has had its share of bugs and glitches. These can range from minor visual issues to more significant problems that affect gameplay.

    4. AI Behavior: the behavior of in-game characters and enemies to be unrealistic or inconsistent, which can break immersion.

    5. Storytelling: the storytelling to be somewhat disjointed or hard to follow.

    While the CEO of Mundfish and coworkers who worked on the creation of this game promote communism and neo-Nazi ideology through this game, it's difficult to find positive aspects of the game. It appears to be a part of Russian propaganda, sponsored by the Russian government, aimed at spreading their falsehoods through the gaming world.
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  2. Aug 15, 2023
    0
    Fanboys of this game rating others as zero.
    Well - enjoy an answer for that.
    Otherwise would've scored it as 5 or 6.
  3. Aug 6, 2023
    1
    Tons of bugs, very strange game design in some places, strange balance, this game should have been more polished. Almost in every element of the game, it's felt that this is the first big game of developers and they have lack of experience. This game would be 6-7 out of 10, but critical and annoying bugs ruin everything and and they blocking walkthrough, so that's why this is only 1.
  4. Jul 30, 2023
    0
    I only played low and medium end pc games and when i played this by the xcloud i was in the paradise the best graphics nice gameplay, story and characters and a incredible ending
  5. Jul 20, 2023
    3
    A pretty FPS with a nice ambience that feels straight from the mid 20th century. The intro was nice to watch and listen to.
    However the combats are clunky and boring. There is no fun to be had the first two hours and I don't plan to ruin more time by playing further.
    What a disappointment it has been.
  6. Jul 6, 2023
    0
    Russian game about the Soviet regime. It's so disgusting! Games are not outside politics and never will be.
  7. Jun 28, 2023
    0
    Very slow beginning with too many cutscenes, and not much innovation if any to keep me playing. Play bioshock instead.
  8. Jun 23, 2023
    3
    Устаревший геймплей, большое количество багов, кривые анимации. Единственное, что тянет игру, так это сеттинг советского союза. Еще минус за удаление игры из стима для российского региона.
  9. Jun 20, 2023
    4
    The combat and mechanics are pretty fun, but the story, the puzzles and especially the ending are so boring and uninspired. The autosave not working was so much worse than everything else though. Especially when there's a closed room crowded with enemies and for 2 bosses inside it that can only be damaged in melee being the cherry on top.
  10. Jun 16, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. P***** basura de juego, ojala no hagan más ese estudio de put*** mierda y los 72 euros se los pueden meter por el p*** c*** Expand
  11. Jun 15, 2023
    0
    This game is the WORST. First it forces me to solve EVERY SINGLE BORING PUZZLE in testing ground in order for me to leave that place, then it locks me out of a bloody command center coz I alerted some bots and cameras that are literally EVERYWHERE?? On top of that, if you don't manually save this crappy game time to time, YOU ARE FINISHED! DONT BUY THIS CRAP. EVEN IF YOU GOT IT IN GAMEThis game is the WORST. First it forces me to solve EVERY SINGLE BORING PUZZLE in testing ground in order for me to leave that place, then it locks me out of a bloody command center coz I alerted some bots and cameras that are literally EVERYWHERE?? On top of that, if you don't manually save this crappy game time to time, YOU ARE FINISHED! DONT BUY THIS CRAP. EVEN IF YOU GOT IT IN GAME PASS, DONT WASTE YOUR TIME DOWNLOADING IT! OTS NOT WORTH IT. Expand
  12. Jun 7, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Très bon jeu , bon gameplay,direction artistique superbe me rappelle bioshock Expand
  13. Jun 4, 2023
    3
    I wanted to love this game more than anything! Looks fantastic! Luckily, I got to play it on Xbox Series X game pass before buying and I am so glad I did. Numerous game breaking bugs. Most common one was being unable to attack or pull up a weapon when being attacked. So glad I didn’t use money to purchase this on my PS5, but still so disappointed at the same time.
  14. May 29, 2023
    0
    Самое убогое убожество. 010, отвратительный кусок. Отзывы накручены ботами.
  15. May 27, 2023
    1
    Пропаганда Советского Союза. Физика в общем фигня. Даже сюжет сделан ужасно
  16. May 27, 2023
    2
    Можете закидать меня помидорами, но единственное самое лучшее в этой игре - атмосфера.
    Персонажи в игре ни чем не запоминаются (разве что баба Зина со своим юмором и не более). Остальные персонажи являются какими-то пустыми, на которых попросту все равно. Зафоршенные близняшки своей красотой не могут давать + балл к оценке игры только потому, что они красивые.
    Сюжет показался мне не
    Можете закидать меня помидорами, но единственное самое лучшее в этой игре - атмосфера.
    Персонажи в игре ни чем не запоминаются (разве что баба Зина со своим юмором и не более). Остальные персонажи являются какими-то пустыми, на которых попросту все равно. Зафоршенные близняшки своей красотой не могут давать + балл к оценке игры только потому, что они красивые.
    Сюжет показался мне не интересным и уж через чур переполненным всякой информацией, которая спустя одного часа игры становится понятной. Но до конца игры нас все пичкают одной и той жей инфой, что начинает надоедать.
    По поводу геймплея. Бесконечные одни и те же муторные локации со врагами отличающиеся только текстурами. Одни и те же враги, то же самое оружие, все одно и то же. Какие-то навыки к скиллам которые по сути мало что дают, а сами скиллы практически бесполезны. Напомнило чем-то 1 tlou, где ты рубишь тонну врагов, а после продолжается повествование, но перепичканый всякими скиллами и навыками.
    Разработчикам, повторюсь, отдельный респект за атмосферу и саму идею, но как по мне, оценка 2. Из-за того, что написано выше.
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  17. May 24, 2023
    0
    Пропаганда, разработчик поддерживается государством террористом, аналог биошока
  18. May 12, 2023
    0
    The game lost all my saves. Would of gave a 10 otherwise. That just sucks and it’s so depressing.
  19. May 8, 2023
    0
    Propaganda of the soviet union, this game should not even exist, propaganda of russia
  20. May 8, 2023
    1
    Jogo ruim, puta que pariu, chato, cheio de puzzle chato, ação genérica e sem criatividade, diálogos sem sentido, muito ruim.
  21. May 8, 2023
    1
    it game no good work and is bad. realy good game Metro 2033 ,Dying Light 2 Stay Human and The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
  22. May 4, 2023
    0
    I have never seen a more pathetic propaganda game. I do not recommend to anyone
  23. May 3, 2023
    0
    russ1an PROPAGANDA - BULLSH1T!
    DO NOT BUY THIS CRAP!!!
    DO NOT SUPPORT TERRORISTS!!!
  24. Apr 30, 2023
    0
    Das Spiel kam wohl zum unpassendsten Zeitpunkt auf den Markt. Ich habe es angespielt, wurde die ersten zwei Stunden dermaßen mit russischer Propaganda überflutet, sodass ich es nach zwei Stunden von der Festplatte deinstalliert hatte. Ich konnte es nicht ertragen. Spiel gelöscht, null Punkte.
  25. Apr 27, 2023
    0
    Bilim kurgu en sevdiğim tür. Ancak buna rağmen katlanamayacağım kadar kabız bir oyun yapmış.ar. Kapalı alanlar iyiydi ama açık dünyaya çıkınca saçma sapan bir alarm sistemi var, her yer robot ve kamera dolu. Adım atmak imkansız. Oyunun yapısı da gizliliğe hiç uygun değil. Gizli giderken düşmanların sizi görüp görmediğini anladığınız emareler olur, ekranda sarı/kırmızı bir şey belirir.Bilim kurgu en sevdiğim tür. Ancak buna rağmen katlanamayacağım kadar kabız bir oyun yapmış.ar. Kapalı alanlar iyiydi ama açık dünyaya çıkınca saçma sapan bir alarm sistemi var, her yer robot ve kamera dolu. Adım atmak imkansız. Oyunun yapısı da gizliliğe hiç uygun değil. Gizli giderken düşmanların sizi görüp görmediğini anladığınız emareler olur, ekranda sarı/kırmızı bir şey belirir. Bunda o olmadığı gibi, çok saçma uzaklıklardan ve mesafelerden görüyorlar. Bir görevde sırf alarmı etkinleştirdim diye üzerime robot boca etti. Hepsini öldürdüm ama alarm etkin diye kapı açılmıyor. 20 dakika önceki kaydı yükledim ama oraya görünmeden gitmek imkansız. Kısacası insanı gereksiz zorlayan ve bu zorluğa uygun bir yapısı olmayan bir oyun. Kasıntı. Yarıda bıraktığım için puan vermiyorum. Expand
  26. Apr 26, 2023
    4
    This game is of average quality and below. It is felt in everything. But still cinematic. The atmosphere in the game is well conveyed.
    There are puzzles, but the combat is stupid. Remember on MTV there was an advertisement of two fools standing against each other and slapping each other?! It's the same here. The whole fight is to beat and use drugs. There are not enough resources, it was
    This game is of average quality and below. It is felt in everything. But still cinematic. The atmosphere in the game is well conveyed.
    There are puzzles, but the combat is stupid. Remember on MTV there was an advertisement of two fools standing against each other and slapping each other?! It's the same here. The whole fight is to beat and use drugs. There are not enough resources, it was not possible to buy anything interesting, despite the fact that I collected everything. And so the game can be played on easy. Also, there are too many opponents, they don’t let you play, at every step you have to look for how to open the next door. We open doors the whole game and every second stupid monsters...
    Also, the game has bugs. The scale of life after increasing the skills is not complete, and if you restored it and reloaded the game, the scale is again incomplete.
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  27. Apr 26, 2023
    0
    Игра полный мусор, ещё и про совок, сюжет полное дно и ничем не зацепил, саундтрек просто ублюдочный, графон 17 года, кароче очередной кусок кала, типичный отечественная розробка "АНАЛогов нет"
  28. Apr 25, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Скучная игра, сюжет Expand
  29. Apr 17, 2023
    1
    Game is crushing to windows. Loadings are terrible. Freezes in menu when trying to pic item. Freezes in game randomly. No hints on wild UI. The same enemies over and over. No life npc only talking dead bodies.. similar to Fallout tapes...
  30. Apr 7, 2023
    0
    The concept, graphics, setting, mechanics, are all interesting. It's an interesting take on a path already threaded by games like Bioshock... but the execution is rather poor. When dealing with closed maze like installations the game shines... when traversing the surface the game quality takes a HUGE dip. It becomes a clunky mess of poorly implemented mechanics. There is no planning norThe concept, graphics, setting, mechanics, are all interesting. It's an interesting take on a path already threaded by games like Bioshock... but the execution is rather poor. When dealing with closed maze like installations the game shines... when traversing the surface the game quality takes a HUGE dip. It becomes a clunky mess of poorly implemented mechanics. There is no planning nor stealth approach, there is only a mess of ever spawning enemies with limited resources. Expand
  31. Mar 29, 2023
    2
    It was fine at the beginning but as i continue i just had the same feeling when i was watching American TV show i mean they tried to make the game last longer but doing it with the boredom. I couldn't resist anymore the game just makes you do the things you have done again and again and it is trying to do it like you are doing it for the first time. When I deleted the game was the timeIt was fine at the beginning but as i continue i just had the same feeling when i was watching American TV show i mean they tried to make the game last longer but doing it with the boredom. I couldn't resist anymore the game just makes you do the things you have done again and again and it is trying to do it like you are doing it for the first time. When I deleted the game was the time that i died and saw myself at like the beginning of the 100th same mission and you know how i died? robots just bugged me blocked me i used my telekinesis and those things but... no it did kill me and while i was trying to manage to finish the game and not give up. bro autosave cmon it is 2023 Expand
  32. Mar 29, 2023
    0
    Ужасный геймплей, как и игра сама по себе. Огромное количество багов, лаги с озвучкой персонажей, в меню такая же ситуация, нереалистичная стрельба, сюжет полный шлак, 0 из 10.
  33. Mar 27, 2023
    0
    Most stupid and annoying dialogue i've ever witnessed in a game.
    Boring gameplay, respwaning enemies, ugly world. wanna be deep story.
    The protagonist is a **** idiot, quit after 2hours of boring ass gameplay.

    I'd rather play fun woke stuff than this ****
  34. Feb 23, 2023
    1
    Ничего креативного . Дизайн персонажей скучный . Сама игра это калька Биошока и Фолаута . + Восхваление советского союза и комунизма . Сюжет ни о чем , ровно как и геймплей
  35. Mar 24, 2023
    0
    Honestly, quite disappointed with the game play. Game feels empty and mix with a lot of unnecessary features for now reason.
  36. Mar 24, 2023
    2
    The tedious puzzles, are bad, but the character sounds like an 8th grade **** whole just learned to swear.
  37. Mar 24, 2023
    0
    Самая баганная игра в которую я играл. Везде баши недоработки. Я её купил в стиме для чего? Чтобы баги видеть?
  38. Mar 23, 2023
    1
    Literally boring game. 16 hours gameplay for that price?xD Boring and similar enemies, only 4-7 real enemy types. The whole story is notes, audio records and stupid dialogs. Main character is so dumb, it's annoying. Whole game is corridor shooter. Only visual part looks really good, but over time you no longer see it, very monotonous. And until the end of game, you have whole 5-6 weapons xD
  39. Mar 20, 2023
    0
    Игра замечательная, но в нее невозможно играть. Черные моргающие полосы по всему экрану. Когда пофиксят, поставлю 10
  40. Mar 19, 2023
    0
    De entrada, una de las introducciones mas lentas, tortuosas y jodidamente aburidas que he jugado nunca, si no no es que la mas. El hecho de que te hagan tragarte 40 minutos o más, de gameplay que más que ser gameplay es una aburridisima cinemática sobre rieles, es una completa absurdez.
    Y para colmo el juego ya comienza con bugs, npc's con texturas bugeadas, subtitulos desfasados y lo
    De entrada, una de las introducciones mas lentas, tortuosas y jodidamente aburidas que he jugado nunca, si no no es que la mas. El hecho de que te hagan tragarte 40 minutos o más, de gameplay que más que ser gameplay es una aburridisima cinemática sobre rieles, es una completa absurdez.
    Y para colmo el juego ya comienza con bugs, npc's con texturas bugeadas, subtitulos desfasados y lo peor y más ridículo de todo.
    Un bug que me hizo regresar al inicio del juego después de morir de un golpe, cuando llevaba aproximadamente 2 horas de juego. Es lamentable que gracias a esto tuve que padecer de nuevo la larguísima introduction forzada y aburrida.
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  41. Mar 17, 2023
    4
    I was pretty hyped for this game and I saw a few reviews before I had a chance to play it. I thought "it can't be that bad, I'm sure I'll still enjoy it"

    BOY WAS I WRONG. The setting, graphics and world building are gorgeous, but; - The gameplay is mediocre at best - The dialogue is one step away from terrible - The puzzles are unnecessarily annoying - The crafting is an
    I was pretty hyped for this game and I saw a few reviews before I had a chance to play it. I thought "it can't be that bad, I'm sure I'll still enjoy it"

    BOY WAS I WRONG.
    The setting, graphics and world building are gorgeous, but;

    - The gameplay is mediocre at best
    - The dialogue is one step away from terrible
    - The puzzles are unnecessarily annoying
    - The crafting is an artificial gameplay extender that adds no value to the game
    - The guns are almost pointless (at least early on)
    - The glove won't shutup
    - The vending machine makes me want to kill myself
    - The parkour often doesn't work properly
    - The tutorials pop up during sections where you're repeatedly hitting the space button, so it auto skips them
    - The rhythm based lockpicking system is the most annoying lockpicking system I've ever seen
    - The protagonist (and glove) treat you like a 5 year old, that needs everything explained
    - The port to PC feels like they did literally nothing to make it PC friendly

    If you like souls-like style gameplay, (I use that relatively loosely) grind-a-thons and games that look beautiful, then you genuinely may love this, but if you're expecting a fast paced, well designed FPS set in an interesting universe, you better hurry along.

    TLDR; The game is a beautiful looking tedious nightmare that does not deliver AT ALL on the fast paced FPS style aesthetic you might be expecting, they've taken the mediocre parts of several different genres and badly combined them into a painstaking, tedious mess
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  42. Mar 17, 2023
    0
    Первые минут 15 - лучшая часть игры.
    Обычный коридорный шутер. Советский союз тут постольку поскольку. Слишком много врагов, мало оригинального сеттинга, загадки раздражают и портят всю динамику. Мусор. Мне жаль потраченных денег.
    Первые минут 15 - лучшая часть игры.
    Обычный коридорный шутер. Советский союз тут постольку поскольку. Слишком много врагов, мало оригинального сеттинга, загадки раздражают и портят всю динамику. Мусор. Мне жаль потраченных денег.
  43. Mar 15, 2023
    0
    Looks pretty but it's a janky ass turd and people who think this is good are delusional and must go to the nearest hospital ASAP
  44. Mar 13, 2023
    0
    Any game that you have to wait 30 minutes before any action is TRASH.. Glad it was on xbox pass. I had enough time during the flight opening i could make this account and put a review in, and still haven't done anything...
  45. Mar 12, 2023
    2
    I am again, genuinely surprised by the great reviews of this game. It happens SO much at the moment where very poor games have great reviews by players and critics alike. This game was touted as a Russian version of Bioshock and even Fallout 4. It's barely on par with the first and to even put this game anywhere close to a Fallout game is just nonsense. I have done a few hours, no more.I am again, genuinely surprised by the great reviews of this game. It happens SO much at the moment where very poor games have great reviews by players and critics alike. This game was touted as a Russian version of Bioshock and even Fallout 4. It's barely on par with the first and to even put this game anywhere close to a Fallout game is just nonsense. I have done a few hours, no more. The main character is a complete dick. He is supposed to be an elite professional but is really an unruly 15 year old boy who has an axe and a gun. It's painful listening to him. The RPG elements are a thin veneer of what RPG should be. It is linear and not open world. I know it was not a full OW game but the reality is that this game is not OW at all. Two corridors, one of which is a dead end so you have to go back and do the other one is linear. I thought we were well past such a bore fest. Looks pretty, interesting premise, very poor gameplay, script, acting and is a desperate attempt at a game. I will try to refund it. Expand
  46. Mar 10, 2023
    4
    - Way too many bugs
    - The graphics look incredibly bad for a game released in 2023. Probably related to it being released on consoles, but still.
    - The gunplay is really unsatisfying and slow. - Blatant stealing of ideas from other games. The beginning of the game, sailing a boat - stolen from Half life. The death screen is a complete copy of Dark Souls. The improvements you get through
    - Way too many bugs
    - The graphics look incredibly bad for a game released in 2023. Probably related to it being released on consoles, but still.
    - The gunplay is really unsatisfying and slow.
    - Blatant stealing of ideas from other games. The beginning of the game, sailing a boat - stolen from Half life. The death screen is a complete copy of Dark Souls. The improvements you get through the game are copying Bioshock (as well as overall design and feeling).
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  47. Mar 9, 2023
    0
    Copy-paste with draggy combat and glorification of a failed state that currently rains chaos on the rest of the world.

    The game might be visually appealing but just doesn’t compel by the narrative or its poor-level design. The open world is dead and unnecessary, it would have worked much better if it was guardian by the Galaxy style story-driven title. The stealth combat is undercooked
    Copy-paste with draggy combat and glorification of a failed state that currently rains chaos on the rest of the world.

    The game might be visually appealing but just doesn’t compel by the narrative or its poor-level design.

    The open world is dead and unnecessary, it would have worked much better if it was guardian by the Galaxy style story-driven title.

    The stealth combat is undercooked with punishing mechanics that make the gameplay boring after a while.
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  48. Mar 9, 2023
    1
    **** game from 2010, dpnt bye it. poore gameplay and desighn. whole game is based on mediocre gameplay mechanics.
  49. Mar 7, 2023
    1
    I really wanted to like. But you know what? With the fridge scene dialogue, I decide to stop the game because of how terribly written it is. Like I don't care about the war, but **** that tasteless couch potato degenerate bro russian culture
  50. Mar 7, 2023
    4
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  51. Mar 6, 2023
    3
    The only good thing about this game is the performance. One of the worst main characters i've seen.
  52. Mar 6, 2023
    4
    Releasing a FPS on PC with a console FoV and no slider to fix it, enemies are damage sponges, cant run, audio bugs, the iron sights are slower than some simulation games, puzzles that make you want to punch your monitor, blatantly copying other games, and some ear screeching dialogues.
    Im not one these dumb russophobes npcs hating for no reason, this game is just an annoying console FPS
    Releasing a FPS on PC with a console FoV and no slider to fix it, enemies are damage sponges, cant run, audio bugs, the iron sights are slower than some simulation games, puzzles that make you want to punch your monitor, blatantly copying other games, and some ear screeching dialogues.
    Im not one these dumb russophobes npcs hating for no reason, this game is just an annoying console FPS just like Bioshock was.
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  53. Mar 6, 2023
    2
    this game gets two point jus because of twins,this game worse nothing,this game just copying bioshock and other popular game,and do it not perfect,soundtrack isnt bad but i really tired of this soundtrack after 5 hours
  54. Mar 5, 2023
    0
    TL;DR IMO it's the game of 2023.

    First time I heard about it, I thought it's going to be yet another B crappy shooter. Ended up a wonderful mix of Bioshock and Fallout. Actually, I liked Atomic Heart more than Bioshock. Finished it and waiting for DLCs. The atmosphere is amazing. Great attention to details, visuals and music. I liked the battle system and upgrades. The best part is,
    TL;DR IMO it's the game of 2023.

    First time I heard about it, I thought it's going to be yet another B crappy shooter. Ended up a wonderful mix of Bioshock and Fallout. Actually, I liked Atomic Heart more than Bioshock. Finished it and waiting for DLCs.

    The atmosphere is amazing. Great attention to details, visuals and music. I liked the battle system and upgrades. The best part is, I can experiment with the builds with zero (nada, blizzard etc, nilch) punishment for respecing weapons or my character. Looting system is good too.
    Bosses aren't that hard, definitely not a Dark Souls PITA. I can kill them in 1-2 tries and move on with the story, and I like it.

    The game is linear, though. The open world is there but it desperately lacks sidequests. Side-stories are mostly in the form or reading emails, listening to these watches, and talking to dead bodies. I'd recommend not to miss any and remember them as they help to put together the quite a convoluted story and atmosphere.

    Devs are very active in the forums, listening to players. Most of the bugs are already fixed.

    What sucks:
    - Price. $60 is good for months of RDR2 content, not for 3-4 days of AH. Get the game for $1, for new subscribers to Gamepass. The torrent version is an unbalanced dev build, ignore it.
    - Linear story, would really like to see Witcher quality-like sidequests. The side-stories are mostly reading/listening.
    Lots of lore is under explained. I hope it will be compensated with DLCs, as I'll be definitely waiting for them, e.g. Baba Zina is great yet lacking of her deeper story.
    - Feels like the game was developed by kids with their own interpretation of USSR. It's not bad, just funny. Take religious icons hanging in every house, in Soviet 50s in the houses of young scientists? Most of the things, vids and music belonging to later USSR, with the some "creative" explanation on why it's like that in 50s.
    - Most items can't be broken or interacted with.
    - If you miss lore in some areas, you won't be able to return there later.
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  55. Mar 5, 2023
    0
    Garbage! Dull dialogues, boring gameplay, and full of glitches. I don't recommend spending your time on this
  56. Mar 5, 2023
    0
    Literally a Soviet copy of Bioshock. And I mean when the soviets copied US technologies but it was crap, lol. Buggy as hell, idiotic dialogues, repetitive. Don't waste your time and money.
  57. Mar 4, 2023
    4
    Starts out promising but doesn't take long to squander any potential it seemed to have. The level design is an absolute mess, gameplay gets repetitive, bosses have boring movesets, and the writing is as bad, if not worse, than Forspoken. Like, the story and writing are really, really bad. Like intolerably. Overall, not a great experience. Especially not the 10/10 experience that RussiansStarts out promising but doesn't take long to squander any potential it seemed to have. The level design is an absolute mess, gameplay gets repetitive, bosses have boring movesets, and the writing is as bad, if not worse, than Forspoken. Like, the story and writing are really, really bad. Like intolerably. Overall, not a great experience. Especially not the 10/10 experience that Russians keep touting it as on forums across the internet.

    Edit* And here comes the Russians to drop hundreds of 10/10 scores
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  58. Mar 4, 2023
    0
    Unplayable broken, buggy game. Waypoints sometimes lead nowhere or not to where you need to go. Often load into blackscreen or frozen screen forcing reload. Often fall into cracks in the map then you can't move and have to reload. Locks are just annoying. Gameplay and controls just aren't that good. Tiresome dialogue. Regardless, I played until I hit a lock where the controls simplyUnplayable broken, buggy game. Waypoints sometimes lead nowhere or not to where you need to go. Often load into blackscreen or frozen screen forcing reload. Often fall into cracks in the map then you can't move and have to reload. Locks are just annoying. Gameplay and controls just aren't that good. Tiresome dialogue. Regardless, I played until I hit a lock where the controls simply just didn't work with the same result on multiple reloads. Nothing in options showing button controls. Expand
  59. Mar 4, 2023
    1
    Bad ripoff from bioshok. Boring long dialogue that bring you nowhere. Boring missions. People look all the same , they literally copy and past like level design.
  60. Mar 3, 2023
    1
    Generally nothing special. Sound is just awful, boring gameplay. This score for disappointed expectations. There were so much advertisement and such a meanness eventually
  61. Mar 3, 2023
    1
    The game is incredibly boring, everything seems unfinished, a lot of bugs and the game often crashes. The technical part of the game is terrible
    The story in the game is even worse than the technical part, I had higher expectations for Atomic Heart, but I got only disappointment and lost money
  62. Mar 3, 2023
    3
    3 out of 10 of the first 40 minutes of the game. Doing nothing but walking around in the "Blessed USSR". The gameplay is bad, with no challenge or fun. After 1.5 hours in the game, every scene shown during the promotional material is boring. The world feels empty, with zero AI enemies and the same repetitive animation for strikes or levitation.

    The optimization is dramatically bad,
    3 out of 10 of the first 40 minutes of the game. Doing nothing but walking around in the "Blessed USSR". The gameplay is bad, with no challenge or fun. After 1.5 hours in the game, every scene shown during the promotional material is boring. The world feels empty, with zero AI enemies and the same repetitive animation for strikes or levitation.

    The optimization is dramatically bad, resulting in a significant drop in FPS. I deeply regret spending money on this poor quality game. I thought that I get something fun like it was shown in promos...

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  63. Mar 3, 2023
    2
    Мдем. Наш персонаж тупое быдло, шутки неуместные. Персонажи незапоминаються, cюжет проходной. Некоторые анимации спижены из Dying Light + уровень погони. Еще спиздили проскан из Genshin Impact. Открытый мир пустой и скучный, музыка чисто для галочки, тупо смешали в кашу. Катсцены хромают как и боёвка, иконки в инвентаре как будто из гугла скачали. Эдинственые плюсы этой игры графон иМдем. Наш персонаж тупое быдло, шутки неуместные. Персонажи незапоминаються, cюжет проходной. Некоторые анимации спижены из Dying Light + уровень погони. Еще спиздили проскан из Genshin Impact. Открытый мир пустой и скучный, музыка чисто для галочки, тупо смешали в кашу. Катсцены хромают как и боёвка, иконки в инвентаре как будто из гугла скачали. Эдинственые плюсы этой игры графон и Атмосфера. Expand
  64. Mar 2, 2023
    0
    The main reason I am giving it a zero is because of the countless game breaking bugs that are currently in the game. I got stuck in some invisible objects 5 times in a row. The game's story is not very interesting and the characters' design is uninspiring, especially the main character which has a very cringeworthy dialogue. it's unfortunate because I am a big fan of bioshock and this gameThe main reason I am giving it a zero is because of the countless game breaking bugs that are currently in the game. I got stuck in some invisible objects 5 times in a row. The game's story is not very interesting and the characters' design is uninspiring, especially the main character which has a very cringeworthy dialogue. it's unfortunate because I am a big fan of bioshock and this game has a lot of similarities. Expand
  65. Mar 2, 2023
    0
    Мало того, що гра російська та вихваляє радянський союз, так вона ще і забагована до біса. Намагались вкрасти з різних мість по ледве-ледве, а все одно вийшов шлак.
  66. Mar 2, 2023
    1
    Boring game, poor gameplay parody for Bioshock Infinite, no variety, and wasted money. Developers try to milk ussr nostalgia topic.
  67. Mar 1, 2023
    0
    I don't understand all the positive reviews. The story is very boring. And the graphic are much worse than in preview. I do not recommend the game.
  68. Mar 1, 2023
    0
    смотрим интеръвью разрабы говорят игра не российская, исходя с этого судим игру по мировым меркам оценка 0
    ибо все это мы видели в других играх
    куча раздражающих моментов глючных недотянутых, разрабы тыкаються мыкаються и открещиваються от игры сами топя и без того очень посредственную игру... это очень плохая копия биошок с пустым миром и напихиванием всего неработающего в игру... тот
    смотрим интеръвью разрабы говорят игра не российская, исходя с этого судим игру по мировым меркам оценка 0
    ибо все это мы видели в других играх
    куча раздражающих моментов глючных недотянутых, разрабы тыкаються мыкаються и открещиваються от игры сами топя и без того очень посредственную игру...
    это очень плохая копия биошок с пустым миром и напихиванием всего неработающего в игру...

    тот кто выделил на игру деньги знайте: деньги ваши прои,,али в игру вложили 50% выделенных денег уже есть расследование разворовывания бюджета игры от тех же кипрской журналистов, страны в которой игра создавалась, я ждал игру с момента анонса, и такой облом

    еще и правительство рф помешало продажам...
    но теперь и мне стыдно быть русским
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  69. Mar 1, 2023
    0
    Sexy robots are the only good things in this game. I cant belive that I bought this **** for 8800yen
  70. Mar 1, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is infused with propaganda from a time when millions of people were tortured and oppressed by racial hatred and tons of sexism. The game itself is a carbon copy of Bioshock. If you look at the game design as a whole, it is boring, poorly thought out, and meaningless. This game was not created for the purpose of being played. I don't know what goals they were pursuing, but I strongly advise against playing it. Expand
  71. Feb 23, 2023
    2
    Very borring gameplay, nothing fresh and modern. Better play bioshok again.
  72. Feb 28, 2023
    4
    I'm ashamed of this game, a lot of inappropriate vulgar jokes, meaningless mother graphics are very different compared to the trader and the animation of faces is disgusting, and the worst thing in this game is wool and liquids, they are just soapy, banal and little weapons and any variety, it feels like a huge torn off from this game piece of content i love this game.
  73. Feb 28, 2023
    0
    Раздували что это погоподобный 3А проект, а получили игру еле дотягивающую до 2A
    c убогим лвлдизайном. В очередной раз русская студия обосралась, как и идеи совка.
  74. Feb 28, 2023
    0
    Nothing new for the genre, the graphics are OK, but nothing more. The animations are the same, the gameplay gets boring after an hour. Storyline? Ahaha... Refund please.
  75. Feb 28, 2023
    4
    TLDR: I would rate it a 4.5/10 had high hopes and it didn't deliver
    I want to start by saying I didn't buy this game my friend family shared it to me
    This game made me really excited and the concept is fantastic but the game didn't deliver •Story This game has a fantastic world and a good story to follow but besides that I have nothing good to say •Graphics It's visually stunning
    TLDR: I would rate it a 4.5/10 had high hopes and it didn't deliver
    I want to start by saying I didn't buy this game my friend family shared it to me
    This game made me really excited and the concept is fantastic but the game didn't deliver

    •Story
    This game has a fantastic world and a good story to follow but besides that I have nothing good to say

    •Graphics
    It's visually stunning with so many cool things to see

    •gameplay
    The pacing of this game is really strange, The world even though good feels really static around you, The abilities you get don't feel like they amount to anything major, the game it most reminds me of is prey but if prey was a underwhelming game
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  76. Feb 28, 2023
    4
    Besides graphics the game is rubbish. The dialogue between main character and Charles(the glove) and the upgrade machine is absolutely cringe. Melee combat is one of the worst I have seen. Story is simple, didn't finish it though as the game is bang below average.
  77. Feb 28, 2023
    1
    **** with the level of humor of an underdeveloped child.
    They added only one mode of transportation, one color. I think they just did it for fun.
    The open world is empty.
    And once again, terrible humor and narrative.
  78. Feb 27, 2023
    0
    I have a feeling that people have forgotten about the old popular games. This game consists entirely of the mechanics and story of other games. Such projects should not be, as this is an example of the lack of creativity in game development. This is a spit in the soul for the players of the old school.
  79. Feb 27, 2023
    4
    Nothing ground breaking, nothing that doesn't seem like a derivative of truly classic entiries of the tech-utopia turned dystopia genre.

    It feels like a superficial and undercooked amalgam of truly legendary games like Bioshock, Deus Ex, Dishonored and Dying Light to name a few. I guess they say why be original when you can copy. Even many of the enemies seem taken from other forms of
    Nothing ground breaking, nothing that doesn't seem like a derivative of truly classic entiries of the tech-utopia turned dystopia genre.

    It feels like a superficial and undercooked amalgam of truly legendary games like Bioshock, Deus Ex, Dishonored and Dying Light to name a few. I guess they say why be original when you can copy. Even many of the enemies seem taken from other forms of popular culture distilled into less exciting versions and installed in the world.

    A strong recommendation to Mundfish: invest a little more in your dialogue and narrative design, as all your hard work creating beautiful environments is often overshadowed by the awkward verbal cliches of the protagonist. These works great in Far Cry Blood Dragon and Bulletstorm but less so in a game that seemingly takes it self so seriously. An thesaurus would serve you well.

    As Mundfish is a new studio I'll wait and see their next steps which hopefully will involve a silent protagonist.
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  80. Feb 27, 2023
    2
    Very cringe dialogues, the story, as always, is tied to traitors to the motherland, a complete fiction and in general there is no normal logic in the game. The only good thing here is the graphics, but there is no rtx as they promised.
  81. Feb 27, 2023
    0
    The story is somewhat good, and the visual style is cool, but its been many years since ive experienced such a boring, repetitive and annoying gameplay...
  82. Feb 27, 2023
    1
    This game is terrible and I don't understand how so many people are giving it positive reviews. The positive reviews I see are something to the effect of "Wow Bioshock Infinite meets Wolfenstein!" or "SovietShock!" and ignore anything about the actual game it self.

    Cons: - The first thing I noticed during the opening cutscenes was that when I panned to either side as far as I could go it
    This game is terrible and I don't understand how so many people are giving it positive reviews. The positive reviews I see are something to the effect of "Wow Bioshock Infinite meets Wolfenstein!" or "SovietShock!" and ignore anything about the actual game it self.

    Cons: - The first thing I noticed during the opening cutscenes was that when I panned to either side as far as I could go it would push my camera back to the center an inch, or so, if I wasn't actively pushing it that direction. Why? Let me look at my surroundings.
    - The voice acting is trash. It has no emotion and doesn't match what's going on in the actual scene or moment in the game. It has some Tommy Wiseau in The Room level editing where voice lines are almost on top of each other before the other character has really even finished speaking. Along with the bad voice acting/editing is the bad sound design. There were often times where there was sound just straight up missing or mismatched. The part where Granny fires the rocket launcher the sound was basically just not there.. Felt like an alpha build of the game which is sad considering this part took place in under the first hour of the game. I thought maybe the voice acting would take a back seat to the other features of the game but no. The main character and his sentient glove talk nonstop. The dialogue is real
    - It's buggy. One of the very first enemies comes through a door which I attacked, and then he got stuck behind the door. I could attack and kill him, but I couldn't loot him. The door never opened again. Some enemies flash on screen before actually showing up and are attackable.
    - The looting. The looting is the most tedious thing about this game. It's marketed as an easy "continue to hold F and and you vacuum everything up" when in reality you have to hold F in very specific spots, and for long enough, or it doesn't count if you've looted it entirely and you miss items. There's also entirely too many objects to loot which adds to the tediousness.
    - Batman detective mode. The radar mode helps slightly with making sure you loot everything but it's super inconsistent. Certain items are visible super far away and some not; some visible around corners and some not. Felt like I was constantly pulling it up, and when I didn't I would pull it up to find I missed a single metal crouton in a single pencil drawer in a room full of 50 different lootable filing cabinets.
    - Combat isn't great. The responsiveness of the dodge and light attack seem to work well. But the first upgrade you get is a whirlwind heavy attack. Takes a long time to complete, spins your vision, and you can be hit while finishing the long attack time. I'm sure it works ok with upgraded versions of the freeze and shield, but why bother when you can light attack, dodge without getting dizzy.
    - Platforming. Feels like the most tacked on aspect of the game. The game doesn't explain at all how to move while climbing walls and pipes. I just moved my mouse and character around until eventually my character awkwardly put out his arm and then I knew "oh ok now its time for me to jump". A lot of the time you jump and miss. Instead of falling all the way down you get caught on an weird part of the geometry like a crack in the cement wall that clearly isn't meant to be stood upon.
    - Horny fridge? Why? Just why? I guess it fits with the terrible writing.

    Pros: Runs well, looks nice, and the environments are well done. That's it. That's literally all of it.

    Normally don't write reviews but this is genuinely one of the worst games I've played to date. Felt worth saying something against all of the "positive" reviews that don't actually say anything about the game. All of this in under two hours of game play. Refunded it.
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  83. Feb 27, 2023
    0
    An uninteresting, empty game.
  84. Feb 26, 2023
    4
    The game is lackluster and rides on the coat tails of games that have already done its concept better. If you were looking for a BioShock-like game discussing communism in its story, this isn't it. There is no nuance to its story and the dialogue falls over itself (and overtop of other dialogue with its poor sound design). I feel its controversy helped blind people from the faults of thisThe game is lackluster and rides on the coat tails of games that have already done its concept better. If you were looking for a BioShock-like game discussing communism in its story, this isn't it. There is no nuance to its story and the dialogue falls over itself (and overtop of other dialogue with its poor sound design). I feel its controversy helped blind people from the faults of this game. Combat is lack luster, the looting system is okay, and the characters are just bland. Its strongest aspects are its art design and its music. Even for music though it doesn't fit the tone that this game wants to present, or at least tries to present. While Mick's ost is great as always, I think the game is strongest when it relies on classical pieces to elevate the tone of the game. Overall the game has been done and is very uninspiring. Expand
  85. Feb 26, 2023
    0
    Игра не примечательна ничем, кроме пропаганды. Как бесплатное приложение к геймпасу пойдет, но покупать ее отдельно бессмысленно. Пустой мир в котором нечем занятся. Боевка вялая. катсцены по 45 минут. И претециозные рассуждения главное героя с плоским юмором для деревенщины - вот и вся игра.Игра не примечательна ничем, кроме пропаганды. Как бесплатное приложение к геймпасу пойдет, но покупать ее отдельно бессмысленно. Пустой мир в котором нечем занятся. Боевка вялая. катсцены по 45 минут. И претециозные рассуждения главное героя с плоским юмором для деревенщины - вот и вся игра.
  86. Feb 26, 2023
    0
    This game is horrible trash. Story-telling so boring and always get feeling “that I already saw it” and yes – this game is copy pasting of good game named Bioshock, but with soviet dictatory smell. Gameplay so lazy made and repeatably difficult or just not interesting, characters empty and stupid motivated. The privacy policy published on the studio’s website directly refers to theThis game is horrible trash. Story-telling so boring and always get feeling “that I already saw it” and yes – this game is copy pasting of good game named Bioshock, but with soviet dictatory smell. Gameplay so lazy made and repeatably difficult or just not interesting, characters empty and stupid motivated. The privacy policy published on the studio’s website directly refers to the collection of user data, and the possible transfer of this data to Russian state authorities, in particular, the tax office and FSB. Horrible, boring, offending and useless game ever. Expand
  87. Feb 26, 2023
    2
    4 years of hyping ray tracing and then they release without it. Unacceptable.
  88. Feb 26, 2023
    4
    Aside of nice concept art and graphics - there's nothing there. Game is locked with FOV from CRT 4:3 era, there's forced mouse acceleration which make it vomit inducing for anyone prone to motion sickness - but ofc devs don't give a **** about any adaptability.

    Writing is absolute cringe, on similar level as Forspoken with evenly terrible cocky and braindead protagonist. All other
    Aside of nice concept art and graphics - there's nothing there. Game is locked with FOV from CRT 4:3 era, there's forced mouse acceleration which make it vomit inducing for anyone prone to motion sickness - but ofc devs don't give a **** about any adaptability.

    Writing is absolute cringe, on similar level as Forspoken with evenly terrible cocky and braindead protagonist. All other characters are also equally insufferable.

    Lastly gameplay - it's unbalanced and painfully boring with how spongy it is, with iffy hitboxes, terrible melee and some obnoxious mechanics as fixer robots.

    Atomic Heart is a game that promises a lot but delivers very little. Massive disappointment, may be even the biggest in 2023 as I had some decent hopes for this one with how rare story FPS games have become. If not FOV and mouse acceleration - I'd probably give it 6, but with these two problems it's just spit in the face to PC gamers and 4/10 is about as much as it deserves.
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  89. Feb 26, 2023
    0
    Атмосфера топ, я из России реально верю что так мог выглядеть альтернативный СССР. Боевка напрягает
  90. Feb 26, 2023
    0
    I cannot recommend the game Atomic Heart. Not only did the game unexpectedly crash on me at the beginning, but it also seems very unfinished and incomplete. The graphics, while pleasant to the eye, contain many bugs and glitches that make the game quite difficult to play without stress.

    The biggest problem with the game lies in its story and gameplay. The plot is extremely convoluted
    I cannot recommend the game Atomic Heart. Not only did the game unexpectedly crash on me at the beginning, but it also seems very unfinished and incomplete. The graphics, while pleasant to the eye, contain many bugs and glitches that make the game quite difficult to play without stress.

    The biggest problem with the game lies in its story and gameplay. The plot is extremely convoluted and unclear, and the gameplay feels monotonous and boring, making the game difficult to play for a long time. Additionally, the game contains many unclear elements and interactions with characters, which does not add to its interest and variability.

    Overall, I cannot recommend Atomic Heart as a game worth your time and attention. If you are looking for a quality game with good graphics and engaging gameplay, you should pay attention to other games.
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  91. Feb 26, 2023
    4
    Nice looking game with absolute garbage combat and traversal system.

    First of all, this game looks really nice and have a cool 60s retro sci-fi vibe. Really liked the music, and the voice acting is good. Can't really say too much of the story since I'm mid-game. But oh my God does this game have a **** combat system. Every single weapon and ability in the game is boring and useless. On
    Nice looking game with absolute garbage combat and traversal system.

    First of all, this game looks really nice and have a cool 60s retro sci-fi vibe. Really liked the music, and the voice acting is good. Can't really say too much of the story since I'm mid-game. But oh my God does this game have a **** combat system. Every single weapon and ability in the game is boring and useless. On top of that, the game is incredibly slow paced, littered with bugs, and is filled with stupid unnecessary puzzle elements.

    I'm starting to wonder if the imagination of game developers have stagnated, because this is yet another title with sci-fi elements where you have to fight monsters, robots, and combat weird ass creatures. Also, some missions in game are just insane. For example when you need to ride on a train and need a ticket. You get a ticket, but it's expired, so you need a new one. Way to spend my game time developers. >.<

    All in all, if your looking for a nice looking Sci-Fi FPS, then sure... give it a try. But this is seriously one of the most annoying games I have ever played. You waste A TON of time doing **** and useless things while trying to navigate all the bugs and issues in the game. Atomic Heart is not a good game.
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  92. Feb 26, 2023
    2
    PROS : nice graphics. Fascinating visual design.
    CONS : Worst main character in video gaming history. Cringe level at the maximum. He talk ALL THE TIME and you won't be able to stand it more than 5 min. No difficulty balancing, but really none, it doesn't make sense. Poor game design. The storyline seems to have been written by a 12 year old kid. Really dumb story & characters.
  93. Feb 26, 2023
    1
    A very strange game. It can be seen how the authors miss the USSR. Unpleasant game world and style. In addition, it does not work well on my not cheap PC. I do not recommend.
  94. Feb 26, 2023
    0
    It feels like I was butchered in 5 minutes, everything is very bad. The game is generally uninteresting, the setting is not interesting, I do not recommend playing it.
  95. Feb 26, 2023
    4
    -It's buggy
    -i'm playing an a..hole
    -bad ultrawide support -they made looting easier, but it takes more time, cause you have to loot every desk etc. There are tons of rooms full of furniture to loot. Am i playing a shooter or a hoover simulator? - inventory is to small - You can save like in a Soulslike, but you don't get health there. Heal my char, or let me save everywhere. this is
    -It's buggy
    -i'm playing an a..hole
    -bad ultrawide support
    -they made looting easier, but it takes more time, cause you have to loot every desk etc. There are tons of rooms full of furniture to loot. Am i playing a shooter or a hoover simulator?
    - inventory is to small
    - You can save like in a Soulslike, but you don't get health there. Heal my char, or let me save everywhere. this is the worst out of both worlds.
    - dodging while melee fighting is clunky, cause i can't lock my view on the enemy
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  96. Feb 26, 2023
    0
    Absolutely frustrating game. The mechanics of the game will make you throw your controller to a wall. Good ideas but awful execution. Do not spend any money on this garbage.
  97. Feb 25, 2023
    0
    Writing - bad
    Voice acting - bad
    Puzzles - bad
    FOV - atrocity
    DENUVO - should be punishable by 7 hells
  98. Feb 25, 2023
    0
    This game is horrible 17 bugs in 12 hours of play, no inventory, no weapons, cant attacks, doors keeping lock after opened, dying in the plant part literally close the main gate and i cannot advanced more, this is the most frustrating game i ever play, cyberpunk looks beautiful beside this
  99. Feb 25, 2023
    0
    Game with great graphics, but with numerous errors, after 3 days progress is always deleted, if these errors are corrected the game will be better!
  100. Feb 25, 2023
    1
    Very poor optimization quality, broken gameplay, a plot that glorifies one of the bloodiest political regimes in history, if you are a fierce sadomasochist and a lover of bloody tyrants - this game is for you
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 39
  2. Negative: 1 out of 39
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 23, 2024
    80
    The first hours are spent in laboratory corridors, but eventually the game opens up wide and actually mirrors another game with the numbers 451 in its DNA, which is the closest to it - the modern Prey. It's also the one that best shows what the game does masterfully, and where it stumbles on its ambitions. [Issue#326]
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 4, 2023
    87
    Great level design, dangerous enemies, good gunplay and intriguing story come together to deliver an unforgettable game. [page 38]
  3. Mar 19, 2023
    70
    For a first try from a studio without any previous games, Atomic Heart is certainly an achievement albeit rough around (some) edges. Its aesthetic and mixture of well crafted action, puzzles and exploration is dragged down a bit by an abysmal open-world design (which thankfully doesn’t last long) and a rather predictable story. Nevertheless, the overall experience created the feeling that Mundfish is a studio that we should keep our eyes on in the future.