Atomic Heart

 Xbox Series X
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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 574 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 356 out of 574
  2. Mixed: 46 out of 574
  3. Negative: 172 out of 574
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  1. Amarand
    Aug 26, 2023
    4
    I wanted this game to be better. The tone of dialogue is weird, the game crashes at inexplicable points, and the subtitles are impossible to read without being a foot away from the screen. The worst part is, the game is so confusing (mission wise) that I find myself forgetting what I need to do next and why. It’s also fairly arbitrary when combatants die, so you have to just keep whackingI wanted this game to be better. The tone of dialogue is weird, the game crashes at inexplicable points, and the subtitles are impossible to read without being a foot away from the screen. The worst part is, the game is so confusing (mission wise) that I find myself forgetting what I need to do next and why. It’s also fairly arbitrary when combatants die, so you have to just keep whacking at them until they just fall over. What a strange game. Glad I got it free on Game Pass. The developer doesn’t seem willing to fix any of these issues.… Expand
  2. RGNS
    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
  3. Hamback
    Jun 4, 2023
    3
    Man, I wanted to love this so bad. Can’t get past all the game breaking bugs. Most common example is not being able to pull up weapons when being attacked. Do not buy and don’t even download on game pass. Not worth the time.
  4. Ceteth
    May 24, 2023
    1
    Boring, tasteless, buggy, russian. All the bad things. Don’t waste your time and money.
  5. Tigershark
    Apr 19, 2023
    1
    Meh. Way over hyped bio shock clone. Boring lack luster. Pass on this game for the fact that it brings nothing new to the table. Infantile, bug riddled, robot fetish game.
  6. guiletheguiles
    Mar 28, 2023
    4
    Atomic Heart is probably the worst game I've finished in 2023 so far. And that is a shame, giving the major potential it had. The main problem here is lack of identity and bad execution of good ideas.

    From the start, this game captivated me with its beautiful world and premise. It all looks and sounds very nice. The presentation is, in fact, the best thing it offers. Great artstyle,    Atomic Heart is probably the worst game I've finished in 2023 so far. And that is a shame, giving the major potential it had. The main problem here is lack of identity and bad execution of good ideas.

    From the start, this game captivated me with its beautiful world and premise. It all looks and sounds very nice. The presentation is, in fact, the best thing it offers.

    Great artstyle, cool animations, an amazing soundtrack, creepy enemies, crazy abilities and even crazier weapons. It was all off to a good start. Hell, even the jokes were fun, ocasionally. But... the more I played the more I disliked it.

    For every good thing in Atomic Heart, there are two equally bad things. That feeling only got worse by the time I watched the credits roll. The enemy variety got stale, the semi-open world got boring, the interior environments got repetitive, puzzles were obnoxious, melee combat became a joke, the difficulty spiked out of nowhere, the sense of pregression halted... the magic just died.

    Honestly, the story was the only thing that, in my opinion, got better as I moved forward, but that was ultimately held back by bad character development, poor storytelling (like dumping major plot points on you while robots kept jumping in your face), empty endings and a gameplay that just didn't seem to hold up! I can't quite put my finger on why, but I started to loathe how its slow and cumbersome system plays and, especially, its inconsistent pace.

    And those bosses? My god, they were insufferable! I'm not kidding when I say that this game would improve, like, 30% if they fixed boss fights. Almost all of them felt annoying, frustrating and, most of all, unrewarding. The only ones I enjoyed were the two final battles. Pack this with the amount of dreadful puzzles you encounter in the game and you have yourself a very tedious experience. And not all of the puzzles were bad. Some were quite clever. But there were A LOT of them and A LOT of unnecessary and recurring ones.

    One of the puzzles even made me play SNAKE, FOR **** SAKE...

    Atomic Heart's real problem lies in its identity crisis. It was almost as if the game tried to be other great FPS games. It wanted to be Wolfenstein, Bioshock, Fallout, Duke Nukem, Dishonored, Half Life and it managed to be nothing. Not even its own thing.

    There is fun to be had here. But very little. It's cool to try this out if you have Gamepass. If you don't, just don't waste your time.    … Expand
  7. mafyivorko
    Mar 19, 2023
    0
    Awful game. i played 10 hours and that was the worst game experience i have ever had, the cringiest voice acting, millions of bugs, the most stupid fight system and sexuallizing robots, seriously . Is this game was created for 13 years old who enjoy robots nudity????
  8. medrekagnu
    Mar 17, 2023
    0
    disque era el sucesor de bioshock y termine más decepcionado, parece un juego hecho para otakus.
  9. peapnz
    Mar 17, 2023
    0
    Отличное, увлекательное приключение. Спасибо вам. Ждем вторую часть.
  10. Warzyffo
    Mar 9, 2023
    2
    Naive plot, stupid main character(literally), poor combat(QTE, yuck) and a terrible, terrible ending. Moreover, from a tech point of view, this game is a disaster, often freezes, crashes and loses fps.
    Not recommend.
  11. vaknonirke
    Mar 6, 2023
    0
    Writing - bad
    Voice acting - bad
    Puzzles - bad
    FOV - atrocity
    DENUVO - should be punishable by 7 hells
  12. rokkogirda
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    This game is tasteless hodgepodge made of different ideas stolen from other games, and none of them are finished. And because of it the whole game is feeling unfinished in every corner and mechanic.
  13. nespofurda
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    Sexualized game, very Boeing idk why people like this kind of games... Just no
  14. peyduparda
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    Bad animation, bad plot, bad optimization, communist propaganda! I would not recommend anyone to spend money on this.
  15. sex69
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    The #1 worst game of 2023. No fun. Lag is severe and loading is severe. The story is plain. everything is bad
  16. woody0454
    Mar 4, 2023
    3
    The game had promise with a interesting plot and visually appealing aesthetic but is unfortunately let down by horrendous VO/ writing, unwieldy melee combat and poor gameplay. In the end it just feels like a bad bioshock knock off that was written by a 12 year old. I ended up uninstalling after about 4-5hrs of gameplay. Disappointing.
  17. Noxalone
    Feb 27, 2023
    4
    Very beautful game , good fight but nothing special , cool power and you can reset them freely , cool weapons upgrade , inspiration from bioshock for weapon in right hand and power in the left but the protagonist is **** horrible, the dodge mechanic is meh and the sexualiation of the robots is very cringe.
    In 18 hours of game i have at least 10 bug.
    I have never seen a game so much with so    Very beautful game , good fight but nothing special , cool power and you can reset them freely , cool weapons upgrade , inspiration from bioshock for weapon in right hand and power in the left but the protagonist is **** horrible, the dodge mechanic is meh and the sexualiation of the robots is very cringe.
    In 18 hours of game i have at least 10 bug.
    I have never seen a game so much with so much useless **** for increasing the lifespan of the game its awful ! Lock everywhere, non stop backtracking , usrless dialog unskipable
    Platforming is very vad.
    I love to see comments like " they are russian dont buy the game " or " the protagonist is a good guy kgb agent this is make for putin " lol , so lame.
    I dont care where a game came from if its good play it and if its bad dont play it.
    This game is not a absolute master piece nor a **** game its just very average.
    0/10 is stupid and 10/10 is stupid too.
    Its free with the game pass try it by yourself.    … Expand
  18. nidridilme
    Mar 4, 2023
    0
    The game is so boring. After 20 hours, i can just say: parody of bioshock :(
  19. jameshowlett89
    Mar 4, 2023
    4
    Terrible game with one of the worst endings I've played in the last decade.... walking puzzle simulator (puzzle every other door) with occasional combat that can be fun but is ruined by infinite spawning enemies outdoors, most of which are bullet sponges. The setting is nice and refreshing and visuals and update mechanics are fun as well but everything else like the terrible story,Terrible game with one of the worst endings I've played in the last decade.... walking puzzle simulator (puzzle every other door) with occasional combat that can be fun but is ruined by infinite spawning enemies outdoors, most of which are bullet sponges. The setting is nice and refreshing and visuals and update mechanics are fun as well but everything else like the terrible story, dialogue ruin it all… Expand
  20. Lyoha-86
    Mar 4, 2023
    0
    Cheap and boring Bioshock rip-off that tries to hide the lack of creativity behind sexploitation. Zero original ideas, silly plot, weird setting.
  21. TrickyRonin
    Mar 3, 2023
    4
    Atomic heart

    I’m sure Mundfish tried to do something better than it is now. There are so many raw and unelaborated mechanics, fights are boring, the plot is not well-developed, the universe is potentially very interesting but in fact is empty and faded. Characters aren’t growing during the game and the protagonist is annoying. Atomic heart turn out to be unfinished long-term    Atomic heart

    I’m sure Mundfish tried to do something better than it is now. There are so many raw and unelaborated mechanics, fights are boring, the plot is not well-developed, the universe is potentially very interesting but in fact is empty and faded. Characters aren’t growing during the game and the protagonist is annoying. Atomic heart turn out to be unfinished long-term construction, a bunch of scattered ideas not brought to a decent level.

    Gameplay 2/10
    – The game is very easy and casual, increasing the difficulty level doesn’t make the game harder, more interesting: it’s just increasing the number of hits till enemy death. Enemy behavior and attacks are predictable and stupid so the game is not hard on any difficulty level. The compass and points on the screen always tell you where to go, which door to open, who to kill. All the loot highlights 10 meters around you. You don’t have to research anything, even think about what is going on.
    – Door and robot hacking is boring – random rounding of wires and fast button pushing. It is not as fascinating as mini-games in Fallout.
    – Loot system is meaningless – you are just vacuuming some sort of obscure rubbish on the shelves. You even can’t understand what actually you are vacuuming.
    – One of the most boring fighting systems in my life. Ordinary nps, bosses: they all are very predictable, have 2-3 movements and 1 attack type. It’s really absolutely annoying.
    – Dismemberment is useful during a gameplay point of view. You can't cut off your enemy leg/hand during the battle. But when the enemy is dead you can hit him and cut off an extremity. What’s the point of this sort of dismemberment?

    Concept and plot 5/10
    + Soviet entourage, agitation and references like magazine Crocodile are nice, especially together with cyber-theme: soviet-punk. Futuristic design looks unique and well-worked. You will listen to a collection of early and late soviet music and meet famous actors, scientists and politicians of the USSR. So it looks like a really curious point of view on alternate soviet history.
    = Main plot thread is quite interesting but it looks unfinished and raw. Characters are not developing during the game, you can't find their traits, motivation, arcs etc. Plot develops fragmentary and slow because there are a lot of fillers inside.
    – Main character – is an absolutely inadequate rude **** unfunny swearing every minute and humiliating everyone around.

    Visualization 4/10
    = Graphics are not bad, at least in part with gross, trees, water and robots. But shadows and people's faces are ugly.
    – There are only 2-3 faces for all the NPC and the same amount of hairstyles and colors. So that’s why people look like robots too.
    – Except for sexy twins, robots are absolutely boring and expressionless benches of metal.

    Sound 8/10
    + There is a lot of cool soviet music both original and well-remixed. This music well complements the atmosphere in the game. And also there is some classic music which is good too.
    + The dev team is using music as a good tool to highlight important and nervous game moments.
    = Main characters are voiced by professional actors and it sounds really amazing. But all other voices like opening doors, hits and jumping are stingy.    … Expand
  22. tatrevofyi
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    Furthermore, the game's combat is a complete mess. The clunky controls and unresponsive mechanics make it frustrating to fight even the simplest of enemies. The game's AI is also terrible, making it easy to exploit their predictable behavior and making the game feel repetitive and dull.
  23. jukkoporzu
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    Nothing special. Like many others are saying the combat feels very bland, the open world isn't really open, there's only like 6 enemy types in the whole game and it's very short for a full priced game.
  24. zedrorifyo
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    Atomic Bugs i played 10 hours when i came claire quest its bugged. waste of time.
  25. merdukirdu
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    Atomic Heart has been one of the most anticipated games in recent years, with its impressive trailers and stunning visuals, but unfortunately, it fails to deliver on the gameplay front. Despite its potential, the game falls short in almost every aspect of its gameplay mechanics.
  26. nerdihokke
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    Me pregunto si los desarrolladores de este juego saben hacer juegos, porque pareciera que no, lo venden como aaa y es un indie
  27. nurtiyuknu
    Mar 1, 2023
    0
    Quería una escena con las gemelas u me dan una escena con un refrigerador, es una estafa
  28. lurkubikna
    Mar 1, 2023
    0
    Me lo recomendaron porque disque era el sucesor de bioshock y termine más decepcionado, parece un juego hecho para otakus.
  29. sikkimerdo
    Mar 1, 2023
    0
    I Just cant describe how bad is this game, un playable with so many sttutering and fps drops
  30. kustasarke
    Mar 1, 2023
    0
    В этой игре нет ничего советского. Это какая-то похабщина. Главный герой матерится как сапожник и руинит советскую атмосферу. А еще много дешевого фансервиса. В общем игра не оправдала ожиданий.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. KeenGamer
    Apr 4, 2024
    70
    Atomic Heart offers great graphics and enjoyable combat. While the weapon variety is moderate and the story predictable with some cheesy dialogue, the game excels in providing enjoyable character upgrades. Though it may not fully live up to the initial hype, it remains a decent choice for players craving an immersive dystopian game with an incredible soundtrack.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Jun 18, 2023
    67
    Atomic Heart surprised me, this is a solid game. And it is very frustrating to see her flaws. I hope that in the sequel, Mundfish will not try to grasp the immensity and focus on what's important.
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  3. XboxAddict
    Mar 14, 2023
    80
    Overall, Atomic Heart is an enjoyable FPS title that sadly misses out on being great. From issues that were stated above, Atomic Heart had the potential to be up there with games such as Bioshock, but in the end came up short. While the plot does offer some amazing moments that seem to raise more questions than they answer, Atomic Heart fails to deliver any meaningful reason to go explore and in that reality, shortens the gametime to about 15 hours(ish). Despite all that, did I have fun playing the game? Without question yes. Atomic Heart may not be perfect but it does deliver an enjoyable FPS experience with a plot that will take you on a rollercoaster ride.
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