Разработчик: Mundfish
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About the Game
Welcome to a utopian world of wonders and perfection, in which humans live in harmony with their loyal and fervent robots.
Well, that's how it used to be. With the launch of the latest robot-control system mere days away, only a tragic accident or a global conspiracy could disrupt it…
The unstoppable course of technology along with secret experiments have brought rise to mutant creatures, terrifying machines and superpowered robots—all suddenly rebelling against their creators. Only you can stop them and find out what lies behind the idealized world.
Using the combat abilities granted by your experimental power glove, your arsenal of blades and cutting-edge weaponry, fight for your life in explosive and frenetic encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each unique opponent. Combine your skills and resources, use the environment and upgrade your equipment to overcome challenges and fight for good.
• An utopian world, both mad and sublime
• Visceral, spectacular and unforgiving combat
• Blast giant machines and mutants using your multiple skills and advanced weapons
• Upgrade your arsenal and equipment
Поддерживаемые языки: english, french, german, spanish - spain, japanese, russian, simplified chinese, korean, polish, portuguese - brazil, italian, traditional chinese, ukrainian
Системные требования
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (20H1 version or newer, 64-bit versions)
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or Intel Core i5-2500
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon R9 380 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 DirectX: Version 12
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 90 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 30 FPS, 1920x1080 in low
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (20H1 version or newer, 64-bit versions)
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-7700K
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: 8 GB VRAM, AMD RX 6700 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 90 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD recommended, 60 FPS, 1920x1080 in ultra
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Linux
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Not recommended unless its on sale for under $10. Even then you might regret spending your time on this game b/c as so many others have mentioned there are probably more negatives than positives to the game play in Atomic Heart.
The main positive is the concept and initial world building. In the first few minutes I was hooked after seeing everything that had been created in this alternate Soviet forward world. Honestly its all been downhill from there at the point i'm at in the game... This game reminds me of a fantastic pilot episode of a new tv show that perhaps took a while to get picked up or for some other reason lost the creative lead between the pilot and the rest of the first season being created. So much is promised initially only for the rest to follow a well-defined, overly used plot line. If they had simply made this game about advancing the futuristic society instead of its downfall this game would have been a Fallout level success. Instead its a game you probably found b/c its on sale on Steam...
Aside from disappointing plot, others have outlined the clunky movement and combat systems. For some reason turning left i tend to have a studder step every so often that feels like my controller disconnected or is just barely in range and about to disconnect (its always less than 3 feet from my pc and has a battery charging stand it rests on when not in my hand). I thought it was my PC dropping frames but the reviews here confirmed its a game problem not a me problem. Also its only clear what you need to do about 2/3 of the time so expect to be googling stuff a lot.
Finally, I found the 'easy mode' to be almost identical to normal for bosses. This is a complaint i don't expect most others to understand but i'm sure i'm not the only one who doesn't want to spend a full session defeating a boss just b/c its a boss rather than advancing the story. To me boss fights that change the rules of all other fights are lazy development and not something i care to waste my time on. Also there is no 'story mode' which again seems like laziness and a way to not sell games.
I doubt i will get to 20 hours played in this game..
This is one of the best games I have played that tied the music to whatever is happening. The developers, and musicians, did a fucking amazing job in combining both gameplay and music. When hoards of monsters attacked you and the music turned up a notch it got me PUMPED.
Also visually very pleasant. The robot twins are strangely hot. Love em
Great graphics, nice music. Combat is fun, but the beginning is a bit slow.
Even though the game is playable, as many other players described, it's all over the place. The story is hectic, the main character is a douche, and the fighting mechanics are a mess. This is a cheap Bioshock clone, without it's grace.
Get it on sale or skip it
It is a frustrating game to play. The first few sections are hard without any decent weapons and the dodge system simply doesn't work correctly. Pressing to dodge doesn't always work and the NPCs have no concept of where you are in relation to them. If they initiate an attack you can dodge, and you move behind them, the attack still lands.
I'd like to hope that as you progress further, the weapons and abilities you gain will help more, but this isn't making progression simple, even on the lowest difficulty.
Gameplay very similar to Cyberpunk, love the visuals and the cccp tech enviroment is incredible, one of the best games I've ever played. Only thing I would improve are some controls as sometimes I miss a jump or hit unexpectedly, but that's just a minor inconvinience. Also, love the different enviroments and in-game puzzles. Truly 10 out of 10.
Combat takes some time getting used to, but once you get into the hang of things, this is an undoubtedly unique and wonderful game. Yes, it is essentially a Bioshock game set in the Soviet Union with elements of Fallout, but there's something to be said about the creativity of the game, mechanics, and storyline.
This game made me feel a bit like when I first played half-life. Also, visually it looks above its generation most of the time. Has a couple flaws here and there. But it´s an overall great game. Be ready to unlock puzzle locks a lot. Anyway. A game I appreciated.
One of the best games I've played in a long time, Down to the Game-play, story, and even artistic style.
A really fun Russian Bioshock for robosexuals (which I'm not, obviously).
Unfortunately... too rough on all edges to recommend unless you get it on a significant sale:
- Too many missables (including core weapons) from points of no return
- Texture/Animation bugs
- Movement bugs
- Audio bugs
- Dialogue tone shifts erratically
- Dialogue staggers on each other before characters finish their sentences (too frequently)
- "Open World"
- Collection/Achievement tracking bugs
- Limited save slots
This is a very difficult game to review. It has some really awesome moments and a LOT of annoyances, bugs and weird stuff.
Played on Armageddon difficulty.
- Visuals are fantastic and work perfectly in tandem with music to create the high-tech alternate soviet reality. Music is especially good, some oldies, some metal covers of them, some modern music too - all work great in creating the mood and it even has lore explanation as to why there is music from the future. Atomic Heart is something in-between Prey and Bioshock gameplay wise.
- There are "portal-like" dungeons with puzzles and good loot that are fun to explore, accompanied by "club" music, which fits well and creates a unique vibe.
- At the time of writing this review there were 2 out of 4 DLCs released and they are important for the lore and story which I enjoyed. Though DLC's gameplay, especially in "trapped in limbo", is very different from the main campaign and you'll probably love or hate it. I actually liked it in the end and eagerly await the conclusion.
- Atomic heart allows you to change your skills or weapons at a vending machine (Eleonora ;)))) anytime you want with a full refund which is awesome, I wish all games would have this feature, it's nice to experiment and try things out for yourself without the need to follow some guide to avoid choice errors.
Now all the nuanced stuff:
- Enemies are sponges and there's not enough ammo in the beginning, you MUST use abilities and melee. I got used to it and later in the game was actually shooting more and had a bunch of ammo. Maybe playing on normal difficulty would solve this.
- Enemies are also almost endless in the open world part, which is very annoying. Technically you can disable them for a time, but it's not worth it IMO, better to just move to objective or "run'n'explore" and fight only if necessary.
- I played with Russian voice overs, sometimes it's great and sometimes it's awful, feels like actors weren't instructed properly which emotion the character was suppose to convey, so it has weird moments where the actor shouts and swears, but it's not really necessary and the other way around when char is very calm when the situation is anything but. Main protagonist is a bit of a "brute", but to my surprise it actually has a lore explanation on why he is that way, so that's not a negative.
- The movement is clunky, I often found myself getting stuck during fights in some boxes or other objects while running around. Thank goodness there are some great abilities that can save you in sticky situations like that, so I didn't really die that often because of that.
- Most melee weapons are trash, energy weapons aren't really powerful and are mostly useless except for the basic energy gun.
- A bit too many locked door puzzles, while I did enjoy them in the beginning, by the end of the game they became tedious. There's an option to auto-solve those in accessibility settings, but I didn't use it.
Bad stuff:
A bunch of small bugs, for example whenever you pull up to a tight space you always get a split second view through the ceiling, some animations are in "low-fps" weird state, constant achievement pop-up for no reason, enemies/objects getting stuck mid air. Occasional stutters and the shaders are taking too much time to compile at the start of the game. Sometimes script doesn't trigger the necessary events in Annihilation Instinct DLC, so you have to reload or replay.
Having said all that the game isn't bad at all and I actually liked it, but it has many annoyances. I give 7-10 to games I like, so in this case I can't give it anything higher than a 7/10.
A solid 5/10. Atomic Heart feels like a mix of Bioshock Infinite and your average casual shooter. The gunplay? Way too casual and honestly pretty boring—it lacks any real impact or excitement. But the music? Oh, the music is the real MVP here, keeping things somewhat afloat. Without it, the game would’ve been even harder to push through. It’s not a disaster, but definitely not something I’d call impressive either.
It's a great shooter, with an element of challenge. Once you get near the end the difficulty drops off, but the game is still fun even if its less challenging.
The main problem with this game is that it doesn't know what it wants to be. It's a Bioshock clone for sure (like down to specific story beats), but also open world (out of nowhere), but also Skyrim maybe? The story is all over the place, has no interesting characters and nothing to say, and the audio logs and dialogs are devoid of any meaning. The combat is fast but also clunky as hell. The graphics are nice and there are some interesting designs and places, but overall they have nothing to show with it.
solid 7. gameplay loop was good enough to keep me engaged during most of the game, got a little repetitive at points due to large health bars and unrewarding gun combat. the melee combat is really fun though, if you play it def use melee as much as possible. balancing was iffy at best with the late game power spike just hitting like a train. The story and world are fantastically built and interesting to explore through just playing the game, looking through computers, audio logs, and general cutscenes. story is really well paced and never felt like it was doing too much, the game lets the world do a lot of the exposition so there are maybe 2 sections with straight up exposition that are both done in a way that's interesting. but again major gripe is the repetitiveness of the combat and exploration, enemy variety is solid but a little small towards the end, almost every boss fight feels different and fun, the visual design and the general aesthetic of it is just amazing. would recommend on sale
In absolut love with this game (No, not because of robo mommies, they are a nice addition on top, though).
What stood out to me as especially well crafted was the world/level design, the story and the soundtrack. Rarely seen a game make me believe this much that I am in a certain time period, the soviet style was spot on for me, the phenomenal soundtrack also really helped sell that. Straight away got me some of the songs to listen to on repeat.
So much attention to detail not only in the world (e.g. subtitles for soviet posters with only a few words on it) but also with e.g. animations. I kept shooting and reloading just to see the different reload animations. To have two AK-mags in the same hand and just switch them instead of just ripping the empty one out, moving the players hand with it out of frame and then just make it reappear with a full one (like in e.g. CS2) - no, a smooth af switch from empty to full.
For me this game had exactly the right balance of combat, exploration, story and RPG-elements. Having always loved immersive Sim games I enjoyed exploring the world on my own and regularly forgot the story arc I was actually following. My first play through of the base game took me roughly 60 hours, exploring every corner and grinding the dungeons to upgrade and craft away.
As I am also into shooters the combat was just as thrilling, even if it could become a bit repetitive after some time, as robots kept getting revived in areas I had previously cleared - then I would just switch to another weapon and fight on.
Lastly, the story was also right down my alley, AI making trouble mixed with world politic power games and most importantly a strong involvement of the player character himself really sold me on that part - always nice and sad at the same time to sit in front of the monitor watching the credits roll by, flashed by the game that is now over (scrap that, there are DLCs! :o)
Thanks to everyone who worked on this game and made it into what it is - a new entry into my list of all time favorite games.
Enjoyed the plot. Writing suffers a little for the translation but besides that it's fantastic and the twists kept coming. Ending of base game is a smidgen lackluster, but the DLC's fix it to a point. Worth a play.
Game concept is definitely new comparing to all other current games release on the same year. However, game could be repetitive and involves a large amount of unnecessary puzzles.
I got it for the dystopian robot bioshock theme. Refunded cause of the boring story and uninspired and clunky mechanics. Bargain AAA slop and I got it on sale and still refunded.
I purposely waited over a year after release to play Atomic Heart, avoiding all spoilers and walkthroughs. This patience paid off tremendously - the game is now polished and runs beautifully. The Soviet-punk world is absolutely stunning, from the flying cities to the underground labs. Combat is a perfect blend of strategic thinking and raw action, with an amazing variety of weapons and polymer powers that let you approach each fight creatively. The upgrade system adds depth, letting you experiment with different builds and playstyles. The alternate history Soviet setting is unique and immersive, complemented by an incredible soundtrack mixing synth and Russian classics. If you're looking for a distinctive single-player FPS with gorgeous visuals and strategic combat, don't hesitate - Atomic Heart is a must-play experience that was worth every minute of the wait.
Atomic Heart delivers a retro-futuristic world that’s a visual feast, complete with nods to Soviet-era culture like Nu, Pogodi! cartoons that add a delightful touch of nostalgia. The environments are stunning, the robots are creepy, and the worldbuilding is top-notch. But then the characters open their mouths, and the immersion takes a nosedive. The voice acting feels out of place—some Russian accents or native performances would’ve gone a long way in keeping you grounded in its alternate-history vibe.
Still, it’s not all bad. The gameplay is basic but fun enough to keep you entertained, especially if you enjoy smacking rogue machines in a gorgeously crafted world. Just don’t expect the dialogue to match the scenery’s brilliance.
Crispy critters what a game! The gameplay is enjoyable combining with excellent map design and good story. However, there are couple things that may need to be improved. Some characters are too rush and they don't have much screen time, making me not so invest on those characters. AI movements are somewhat buggy. This i understand is hard to control since minor details are easy to miss, but if you can improve this on your next game, you'll be my new fav game! Also, goddam those twins hawt!
Finished the game on the hardest difficulty and starting a new game +. From my experience is difficult in some parts but once you get into a loop of understanding what to do, the story is simple and enjoyable and the combat is quite smooth. Overall it is a fun game to play but I feel like the game is better when its in Russian audio and not English. Its good :)
I’m absolutely blown away by Atomic Heart. This game is everything I wanted and more it’s a true masterpiece in every sense. From the moment I started playing, I was captivated by the world it offers. The atmosphere is unbelievably immersive, combining eerie Soviet-era landscapes with surreal, nightmarish elements that constantly keep you on edge.
The combat is intense and satisfying, with a fantastic mix of melee and gun-play. The weapons feel impact, and the ability to modify them gives you that much needed flexibility. But what really sets this game apart is its level of creativity. The enemies are like nothing I've ever seen before, and the bizarre, disturbing design of the world keeps you guessing about what’s coming next.
The story is gripping, mysterious, and twisted. It unfolds in a way that makes you want to keep playing just to see how deep it goes. The writing and voice acting elevate the experience, making the characters feel alive even in the midst of all the chaos.
Visually, Atomic Heart is a feast for the eyes. The detail in the environments, from the abandoned research facilities to the grotesque creatures, is stunning. It’s one of those games where you can’t help but stop and take in the scenery, even in the middle of a fight.
I can honestly say that Atomic Heart is one of the most unique, thrilling, and visually impressive games I’ve played in years. It’s an experience that pulls you in and doesn’t let go. If you’re looking for something that pushes the boundaries of what a game can be, this is it. Every aspect from the game play to the world-building to the storytelling—is done to perfection. I can’t recommend this game enough!
10/10
I played one level up from easy (Peaceful atom) and gaining XP was fine, but resources was extremely difficult with having to too often disassemble weapons in order to create additional ammunition without future possibility of creating new weapons because of lack of resources. I actually had to beat the final stage on easy due to lack of resources so that sucked. After completing the story it would be nice to be able to free roam and find the unfindable weapons parts, or at least start a new game with your existing weapons and abilities, like an Atomic Heart+ mode. I would recommend playing the game on easy first otherwise you will most likely be disappointed. Only two decisions to impact the game (I think). I only changed my last decision to see how it would impact the ending. Rather confront Sechenov than not.
7/10
Pros
Good story.
Great animation.
Freaky (in a good way).
Creative combat system.
No need to use the map.
Photo mode.
Lip-syncing is very good.
Cons:
Can't change abilities during combat.
Shift-key to dodge.
No sprint.
PM pistol more powerful than shotgun after all upgrades??
Weapon upgrades (showing parts on the map doesn't work).
Repetitive boss moves makes future bosses predictably boring.
Some robots endlessly coming back to life with no way to mitigate.
One glitch with polymer glove not turning off found - rectified by loading saved-game.
One glitch where Plyusch health bar disappeared rendering it impossible to kill it - solved by moving to next level.
One glitch with invisible enemy firing at me.
Parkour climbing sucks.
Buy the game for unique gameplay and story, but don't expect amazing gameplay like Control or Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The game is challenging but sometimes too frustrating, and annoyingly long cut-scenes which you can't skip even if it's your third time viewing.
Okay game with really good music, graphics, and a fun play style.
Sadly, the story is only okay, and the really weirdly implemented open world doesn't help to make it better.
If you don't know what to play, give it a go. I would recommend only playing the main story.
You can explore the world further, but you won't find anything except a few weapon upgrades and underwhelming puzzles.
(RTX is really badly optimized; with my 4080, I had many dips below 30 FPS and stuttering — but without 150-240 frames.)
I tried to like this game. I gave it 11+ hours, got to the VDNH, did the boss fight, and while putting Claire back together I just gave up. The story is way too inconsistent, timelines, characters, technologies, nothing makes sense even in the sparse context of the world presented. I don't know if I missed an explanation somewhere, but for most of the beginning of the game I was just wondering "wtf is polymer?" or "how did no one think robots were dangerous?" or "how does your boss/dad think he can hide a full on robot uprising in a few hours?". Your character is just as inconsistent and confusing. Does he like scientists or does he hate them? Does he trust his boss/dad, or is he suddenly shady because his glove told him so. Also who is the glove? Why is CharLES spilling all these secrets about the most important guy in Russia, and no one questions it? Or why does you dude act so weird around everyone? I think you meet three other humans post robot-blow up and your character is a raging dick or obsessive weirdo. I could chalk some of it up to translation, but with so much dialogue, this sounds like bad writing/narrating. And don't even get me started on WTF is going on with NORA.
Combat, exploration, and puzzles are the other parts of the system, and they're ok. Nothing feels unique or interesting, some fights and quests involve a lot of rebuilding or backtracking, which feels poorly planned, and a lot of rewards and different versions of the same thing. The character upgrade could make things interesting, but the powers feel like support for more of the same gun and quick slam dodge (which the game never told me about, I had to figure the button out on accident). Actually a few times the game would trigger a tooltip or guide on a mechanic... after I had already had to use the mechanic. There's just a million little things like this all over the game, and it makes it more and more frustrating and boring to play.
I started wanting to learn more about a world with an interesting premise and a similar action environment to games like Bioshock, but as the story staggered along, the characters traded mean-spirited and nonsensical barbs, combat became an iterative "fight more robot, fight big robot" system, it just felt bad. I bought this game on sale and I still regret it, I can't recommend anyone else give this a try.
I was incredibly bored by the opening bits of the game. I found the soviet thirst a bit weird, but only found out about the pro-Russian / anti-Ukrainian / FSB can have your data in the terms and conditions stuff later. If I had known the latter I would never have bought it to begin with, but it's not that that made me stop playing. Right off the bat it's clearly VERY inspired by Bioshock, and reminded me a lot of Infinite. Except with terrible voice acting, a world where everyone calls you Comrade, and clunky pacing. For reference, I liked the Bioshock and Wolfenstein games. I saw some of the reviews comparing this to those, which is mainly why I bought it. It does remind me of those, but not in a good way. It's like Wolfenstein, but unaware of its irony, and Bioshock, but without everything that makes it good. Just my opinion. If you don't mind the FSB having your data, playing a game that possibly funds the war in Ukraine, and playing a game inferior to all its inspiration, then go ahead. I'd rather just play Bioshock again, personally.
Atomic Heart had potential, but unfortunately, it left me feeling underwhelmed. The game promised a unique blend of alternate history, sci-fi elements, and engaging combat, but the execution fell short in several key areas.
First and foremost, the game's length was surprisingly short. For a title with such a grand concept and world-building potential, the campaign ended abruptly, leaving little room for character development or meaningful plot progression. Speaking of the story, it felt inconsistent and disjointed. While certain moments hinted at an intriguing narrative, these were overshadowed by poor pacing and an overall lack of cohesion.
Although the visuals and environment design deserve praise for their creativity and artistic flair, these elements couldn't compensate for the shallow storytelling and rushed feel of the experience.
Overall, Atomic Heart feels like a missed opportunity. It had the ingredients for something memorable, but it failed to deliver a satisfying or cohesive experience.
Overall I would say this game is just like Prey(2017), mixed with fallout, and sprinkle of DOOM.
It was difficult to mark this as a positive review. Half way through the game play I was frustrated with the amount of bugs that i looked up the ratings. After I completed it I can say overall the game was okay, without spoilers the ending could have been better, but overall the story was okay. My complaints are the amount of bugs, falling through the map, getting stuck in the walls only to be hit by a synth and getting knocked loose. I spent so much resources making healing from all the times i was stuck that i didn't get a chance to upgrade the weapons, But if they were to fix these issues then i could see the game being too easy, maybe it would give players a chance to explore and not focus on finishing the game.
Edit: I cant remember how much I paid for the game, but it is short, done in under 21hrs.
This is my GOTY
The music
The atmosphere
The world building
The enemies
The weapons
The sheer variety puts this game over the top, Portal style test chambers, hack and and slash robot violence, platforming, CSGO wall surfing, Bioshock Plasmids, fallout style perks and weapon upgrades, and all the canisters you could ever want.
Every inch of this world is styled and themed to the soviet atomic age perfectly.
10/10
The combat system does take a little bit to get used to with charge and dodge attacks but once you get a hang on it its great.
Stunning looking game in many parts, especially the start. However, some of the dialog, as many others have mentioned, is beyond inane. NORA is flat out embarrassing and completely sophomoric. Still, the core gameplay loop is addictive and the combat is satisfying. I enjoyed the "dungeons".
I don't think I have ever been more torn and on the fence about something in my life than I have on this game. This is one of those rare cases, where I would rather choose a "mixed" or "neutral" instead of a positive or negative. But since I am left with no middle ground, I am leaning towards negative than positive. It pains me to say this, as there are things I really liked and enjoyed about this, but I feel it is outweighed by incohesive design and is not a sum of its parts.
Firstly, I'd like to say praises to the things that are actually good. I really like the setting, visuals and the atmosphere. A very unique combination of retro-futurism and soviet bloc architecture serves as the visual style and setting. I have never seen another game that looks quite like this one, and this is a good thing. I never felt bored looking at the environment. The graphics are also very detailed and the music was very fitting with the environments. Altogether, the world was a joy to look at and be in. I also liked the gameplay itself. I like the Immersive sim combination of weaponry and magic powers like in system/bioshock. As a fan of Resident Evil, I also liked the inventory management and safe room concepts. I did like the overall concept of the story as well, but I felt like its presentation was weakened due to my upcoming complaints.
Now, for the bad. The biggest weakness of this game is that it tries to be larger than it needs to be in scope, making it harder to excel at one particular thing. After the walking simulator intro, the first area with game play is an enclosed level with detail. So you get the idea from the intro and first level that this game wants to be an Immersive sim, like Prey/System Shock/ Bioshock. At this point, I was really appreciating and liking what it was trying to do. The enclosed and detail designed levels allow for rich game play design and world building. After the intro, it is revealed that SURPRISE this is actually an open world game. This made the game feel more bloated and unfocused for several reasons. One, it kills game performance compared to when in the levels, due to all the enemies and environment renders. Two, the enemies in the world infinitely respawn, so they are a constant nuisance and waste of resources if you try to engage them. I found myself literally running past everything until I entered the next segmented level to avoid wasting time and resources. Three, there are side testing facilities that serve as side quests to get more upgrades for your weapons. But they are primarily focused on platforming puzzles, so It feels like a weird misdirection of game play and focus.
Another issue is the lack of enemy variety. Majority of the enemies are some variation of a robot, while the few that aren't are weird plant hybrid people. All of the enemy types except bosses are introduced within the first four hours and they never get tougher, or evolve and gain new abilities. This leads to most combat encounters feeling the same, and getting easier throughout the course of the game. I did like the boss fights though, I don't really have complaints about that. Another thing that I think drags this game down HORRIBLY is the localization. I do have some sympathy since this is a Russian game, so I understand some of the nuance and culture gets lost in translation. But my god is the english voice acting for the main character and Charles so horrible. I didn't have any problems with the other VA's, as I thought they did pretty well. But they really should have made P3 and the glove just be silent and observe the story through character interactions like other Immsersive sims. Hearing P3 say "FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCKITY FUCK FUCK CRIPSY CRITTERS. CRISPY FUCKING CRITTERS. CRITTERS ARE CRISPY" really didn't help or enhance the story in anyway. Also Charles blabbing walls of texts and exposition on you just to hear P3 respond "FUCKING CRISPY CRITTERS" is not good character interaction or story reveal.
Overall, Atomic Heart is a good first attempt at a game for this studio, but It falls short of what it is trying to do. Due to bloat, unfocused design, and poor localization, the game falls just short of being an experience that is worth it. The game fails to shine as a sum of all of its parts, and instead feels unfocused and unfinished. I don't recommend unless you are willing to look past all of the issues. If you do, it feels kind of like a psychotic acid experience. Don't pay more than $10 for it.
It isn't fun. Everything is frustrating, the combat isn't fun, the lock picking is very vague. Just not fun.
The cut-scenes and dialogue in this game are so long, unskippable and hideously cringe that I refunded the game after a couple of hours. The concept seems really cool but the execution doesn't respect the player's time. Just shut up and let me enjoy the game.
A soviet paradise and maybe if they won the Cold war. this would be our future robots and communism at it's finest. Ura!
Really good game, translation and dialogue pretty bad at times. One minute it's almost a perfect bioshock-like game, ten minutes later you'll have a weird/bad experience, then goes back to being good.
The worldbuilding is amazing. The music is amazing. The gameplay, too. And it runs well, like 60 fps on a steamdeck well.
If you like bioshock, it's a russian bioshock game. It references bioshock constantly.
I can't recommend Atomic Heart. It suffers from what feels like a "wouldn't it be cool if" development trap. It's as though there was a list of "cool" things to add to a game without any thought if those made sense.
No parts of the game feel great or are mechanically distinct. Just concepts cobbled together that don't feel cohesive.
The dialogue and story are atrocious. The protagonist is constantly angry for no reason and says the weirdest things.
I bought it on sale (67% off), but even that price doesn't feel like a worthwhile purchase.
If you're a HUGE Bioshock fan, you might find something to take away from this game. It very, very much pulls inspiration from those games, even with the upgrades having 2D cartoon animations. Basically, this game is Soviet Bioshock, for lack of a better descriptor.
If you're just looking for a good game in its own right... You may find yourself wanting. There are definitely glimmers of greatness here, but you have to absolutely dig to find them.
The trailers show you running around inside and out, fighting a variety of robots - that's true after you slog through like 6 hours of corridors, and even then they throw you out into a nest of cameras and endlessly respawning enemies. The map finally becomes something you can use, only to find out it doesn't actually do anything - no legend, no waypoints and no real way to scale it for a way to figure out where you are. I'm honestly not sure why the map is there.
The melee combat in this game is just *bad*. Enemies have unblockable attacks that knock you down that they telegraph with a red circle - except that flash is about half a second, so you just eat shit anyways. Combine that with the respawning cameras that love to flood the zone with enemies and you're gonna be more frustrated than engaged.
This game is also riddled with bugs. Don't pause during dialogue, because the game will just go on without you. Do you have subtitles on? Well, they won't match what's being said. More annoyingly, multiple times now I've done a stealth takedown on a robot, only for them not to die and the takedown SFX to loop infinitely. The only way to fix this is to restart the game... Which wouldn't be an issue if you didn't have to save at designated checkpoints that aren't listed on the freaking map. So, I just spent about 30 minutes desperately trying to find a save station so I could fix the game. Oh, and some of the upgrades don't work as intended. Fuck that.
Finally... The worst offender is the writing. It's bad. Edgy 14 year old bad. Every third word is swearing. Our character is a sarcastic moron. When you've gotten the point of the exchange, there are still 10 more sentences to go and you just start mashing skip. You'll find yourself doing that a lot when you meet the upgrade robot, which is just desperate for your character to have sex with it. It's boorish, it's uncomfortable and it's just plain embarrassing to sit though.
For what it's worth, I keep finding myself booting this sucker up to give it another shot. It's absolutely carried by its art direction, which is great. There are a bunch of systems in place that when they work, it feels awesome... But they rarely work (looking at you, stealth and parkouring...) and often feel at odds with each other.
Get on deep discount if you're looking to try it out.
After putting in ~100 hours on both Xbox and PC combined, I can safely say it is 100% worth it. Would I say it's flawless? No. Would I say it's among by top 3 favorite games of all time? No. It has multiple flaws, like it's open world, the voice acting (English), and infinitely respawning enemies. But at the same time, it has an amazing story, and EXTREMELY good combat, that I can safely say is better than Bioshock. I'd highly recommend going in blind for the best experience. 8/10, would 100% recommend.
8/10[Worth a try]
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---{ Graphics }---
🔲 Awful
🔲 Bad
✅ Will do
🔲 Decent (Nothing special)
🔲 Stunning
🔲 Visual Masterpiece
---{ Gameplay }---
🔲 Bad
🔲 Okay
🔲 Nothing special
✅ Good
🔲 Very good
🔲 Try not to get addicted
---{ Audio }---
🔲 Bad
🔲 Not too bad
✅ Decent
🔲 Good
🔲 Beautiful
🔲 Masterpiece
---{ PC Requirements }---
🔲 Potato
🔲 Decent
✅ Fast
🔲 High-end PC
🔲 Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Difficulty }---
🔲 Just press a bunch of buttons
✅ Easy
🔲 Significant brain usage
🔲 Easy to learn / Hard to master
🔲 Difficult
🔲 Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
🔲 Nothing to grind
🔲 Only if you care about 100%
✅ Average grind level
🔲 Too much grind
🔲 Insanity
---{ Story }---
🔲 None/Not important in this game
🔲 Bad
🔲 Average
✅ Great
🔲 Well written
🔲 One of the best i've had the pleasure of playing
---{ Price }---
🔲 Free
🔲 Worth the price
✅ If it's on sale
✅ Acceptable price
🔲 Overpriced
🔲 Complete waste of money
---{ Bugs }---
🔲 Never heard of
✅ Minor bugs
🔲 Can get annoying
🔲 The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{ Game Time }---
🔲 Very Short (0-5 hours)
🔲 Short (5-10 hours)
✅ Average (10-30 hours)
🔲 Long (30-50 hours)
🔲 Extremely long (50-100+ hours)
🔲 Replayability (Infinity hours+)
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Yet another game where Steam needs a "meh" response.
Open world and infinitely re-spawning robots ruined a really enjoyable shooter.
The fact that sneak is completely useless makes these open world areas not enjoyable and just a chore to rush through.
I enjoyed the dialogue, I enjoyed my character being a moody git, I enjoyed the creature designs and looting system (basis but fun) but the open world kills any enjoyment.
It's a shame that the open world comes several hours into the game so you can't get a refund.
This is an above average game with some very frustrating mechanics, but overall it's good. One of it's best features is how gorgeous the environment looks (mostly outside), and the optimization is perfect. This is one of the few games I have played that I can run on ultra graphics and I didn't get ANY stutter, I'm also tired of people (and devs) blaming my 2,500$ CPU, it should be able to handle it. Just by the look and feel of it, I can tell the devs put their all into it. This game's story involves an alternate future in which by the year 1955, the USSR had cities in the sky (Bioshock anyone?) as well as robots that do all the work and then the robots start killing everyone. That being said, I feel this is just a video game so I don't really get the politics surrounding it. I didn't feel bad or raw about Fallout 3 smack talking communism, It's just a game and while I don't like annexation in any form, there is little I could do about it and I don't think the devs of this game were in on it. THAT being said, the term comrade is used a lot in this game, but it weirds me out how they say it, sounds like comraid, which makes me think of a bug killing aerosol or a refreshing drink with electrolytes (try a COMR-AID? We swear it doesn't have Olympic winning steroids in it!) Dumb joke, I know. This game has it's frustrations, but I like it enough.
All style, no substance.
Cool setting, but somehow feels empty and hollow. Combat is basic and boring, level progression is just as bad. Please god shut that glove up, no character in any game needs to speak this much.
Put my stalker 2 play through on hold until the game is actually finished so i figured i'd finally give this a go....not disappointed!
Genuinely wanted to like the game, I love games like Bioshock, Singularity, Disco Elysium, Metro, Fallout and similar games that kinda weave ideology/history into its narrative or world, either in a post-Soviet light with sympathy/nostalgia towards the Soviet Union or games that portray society in a "what if" way and combines politics into it, so I was interested in seeing what this game was about.
Unfortunately the games ideas and mechanics feel very choppy and forced. I could see there's a lot of talent and drive at this studio (and I'll be interested in their next game), but this game feels like something put together haphazardly and not a good cohesive thing. It feels like they spent so much time on something, then really had to get a product out just to at least finish the game, so they put together stuff quickly in the last 1-2 years which don't mesh together well in the end.
The art style and direction is okay (in linear environments and in expressing the lore), and strongest at the beginning in introducing a futuristic tech-utopia where maybe the Soviet Union outmatched the US in the cold war (and maybe became the dominant power?) and put all of its resources into robotics, AI etc. to elevate society. All of this sounds cool/interesting, but the game doesn't really say much politically or show what society is *really* like in this world, as all you see kinda looks more like a theme park than a place real people live (but maybe I didn't play enough, or it wasn't the intent of the dev to say much politically other than there is a successful utopian Communist country in this setting). So, I wasn't drawn to continue exploring and learning about the world because it seems to hyper focus on robotics/AI so much without attaching itself to real people and problems of the time.
The bad things are unfortunately a lot of the game which are 1. an extremely poor, seemingly awkward/rushed together sandbox, 2. enemies/combat scenarios that feel cheap and annoying to deal with rather than fun, 3. weird puzzles/platforming that constitute a large chunk of the game time which aren't particularly fun to figure out.
When it comes to the sandbox you can tell instantly it looks weird based on the barriers of the towns/houses (both the red lines and cinderblock grey walls) which look deliberately placed by a dev as an item selected and placed on a computer to prevent the player from going to places, rather than something an actual society or government would put in a place people really live in (it's very gamey! and does not promote immersion in the environment at all). Why are all these barriers actually there? They look really ugly, serve little purpose and clash with the tone of the environment too harshly. The same goes for the tall towers and other robotic equipment which is so pervasive, and maybe they wanted you to feel oppressed but I don't think a functioning society would make it look this ugly in every location. Even vegetation feels randomly placed rather than natural. There's something about the sandbox once you get to it that reminds me of people making their own old maps in map editors back in the day where you can tell the difference between an amateur and real devs, and the placement of so many sandbox items, materials etc. in this game feel like those amateurish mod maps. The length and scale of the sandbox in general seems pointless to me, and I feel like this game would be much stronger as a set of 8-10 linear, distinct levels like Metro or something.
There are cameras placed all over the sandbox which spawns enemies to you if seen for too long, and the way the colors are for all materials/construction in the layout make lots of things kinda blend together, including the cams/enemies, which makes some of them easy to miss at times. You can kill the cams easily but they're forever repaired which really sucks and makes you not want to explore the world if you have to keep perma dealing with enemies. Side-note forgot to add: the main character is really annoying, he's constantly whining/sarcastic and is just not fun to play as.
I quit the game at the 2nd major underground area after the intro to the sandbox due to the electric platforming puzzle. I get it, it's okay, but just kind of frustrating to me and overall the bad taste of how the sandbox was constructed already left me wanting to quit, so this section sealed the deal unfortunately. I rarely quit games once I'm this far into them but I can tell I just won't like it. I gave a negative recommendation because I think people will look at this game from the outside the way I did (oh it looks like Bioshock, story-driven, ideological/political narrative, linear and solid gameplay like Metro, etc.) but it's not really similar to them at all and instead borrows a bit from everything and cobbles them together in a weird mash that doesn't click (to me), so I don't want people to fall for the trap I did. That being said I'm sure it took a ton of time and effort to make and I'd look forward to what the devs make next, as long as they learn some lessons about the negatives about this game (reduce the scale, linear is sometimes better, if politics/ideology are in your game make it a stronger emphasis in the characters/narrative).
This game is just amazing
From blood to the Gore to the Grapichs and the storyline it's just an amazing XP Highly Recommended on Sale
And this game is special as it came out in a year where mostly Junk was made in the Gaming industry So good on this game 10\10
Cool ideas made not cool with excessive voice lines (which have a charm to them, but there is just too much), and a boring combat system. There is no weight to anything that happens in the game, it feels almost soulless. I may try again if it drops below $20 but not an enjoyable buy at $25 when I could buy RE2 for that much.
I keep getting bad stuttering. It goes from 110-90 when i'm in the hallways. I tried turning off all the optional stuff in settings. It did nothing.
i9-11900
RTX 3070
16GB Ram
This is a really good game. It's got a good story (with a ton of attention to detail and beautiful environments), good combat, good weapon upgrade and crafting system (not too complication, but varied enough to try different play styles), and is reasonably open-world.
The ending was a little abrupt, but worth getting and playing all the way through.
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Mundfish |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 22.01.2025 |
| Metacritic | 76 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 80% положительных (9720) |