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Atomic Heart
Cover art
Developer(s)Mundfish
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Robert Bagratuni
Producer(s)Oleg Gorodishenin
Designer(s)Artyom Galeev
Composer(s)Mick Gordon
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
ReleaseFebruary 21, 2023
Genre(s)Action role-playing, first-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Atomic Heart is an upcoming FPS action role-playing video game developed by Mundfish and published by Focus Entertainment. The game is planned for release for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on February 21, 2023.

Gameplay

File:AtomicHeart-Screenshot.jpg
A screenshot of the interface, with a makeshift weapon on screen

Atomic Heart is a FPS video game with action role-playing elements.[1] The combat in the game consists of shooting and melee swinging with improvised weapons. There is a crafting system where the weapons can be pieced together from metal parts that can be detached from robots or taken from household appliances. Weapons can also be upgraded via a mechanic called "casettes.” Ammo in the game is scarce, and there is a sneaking option. Quick-time events are also featured in the game.[2]

Plot

Setting

Atomic Heart takes place in the Soviet Union in an alternate 1955.[3] Advances in robotics in the 1930s enabled the USSR to defeat Nazi Germany in 1941, though with a much more severe loss of life. This results in the automation of much of Soviet labor and the development of a proto-Internet called the "Collectiv 1.0" linking these robots, vastly increasing productivity and scientific advancement by the end of the 1940s.

Concurrently, scientist Dmitriy Sechenov develops the "neuro-polymer", a programmable module based on living tissue. A believer in a collective consciousness, Sechenov plans to launch the most advanced iteration of the "Collectiv 2.0" on his 55th birthday in 1955.[4] This Collectiv 2.0 allows the user to enchance its mental capabilities and brain-activity, causing in huge amounts of information to be absorbed in very little time, and more.

Synopsis

The main protagonist is a mentally unstable KGB special agent called Major Nechaev, nicknamed P-3, who is sent by his contractor Sechenov to keep the situation at facility 3826 from deteriorating. P3 is challenged with taking out robots that went haywire, failed biomechanical experiments, and his own mental health.[5]

Development and release

Atomic Heart is developed by Mundfish, a Russian studio with headquarters in Cyprus.[6][7] The team has previously developed the VR game Soviet Lunapark, but ceased development and delisted the game in late 2018 to focus on Atomic Heart.[8] The studio uses Unreal Engine 4 and implements Nvidia RTX and DLSS technologies in the GeForce RTX graphics cards.[7]

In February 2022 a story trailer showed that Atomic Heart will launch in "#######BER", suggesting the game's release in September, October, November, or December of 2022.[9] However, later in November, it was announced that the game will be released on February 21, 2023, self-published by Mundfish in the CIS, and by French-based company Focus Entertainment worldwide.[10]

Controversy

In January 2019, a report was published on gaming forum ResetEra that cited anonymous sources within Mundfish who reported about mass layoffs and incompetency at the studio.[2][11][12] The report stated that development had been rebooted as of August 2018, and it resulted in a gameplay downgrade.

References

  1. ^ "What do we know about Atomic Heart?". medium.com. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Horti, Samuel. "Everything we know about Atomic Heart". pcgamer.com. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. ^ NikiStudio (2020-03-22). "Поиграли в Atomic Heart. Впечатления от визита к Mundfish (+ текст)". DTF (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  4. ^ "Lore". Mundfish. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  5. ^ Skrebels, Joe (24 May 2018). "Atomic Heart Has the Coolest Trailer of the Year, But What Actually Is It?". ign.com. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. ^ Focus Entertainment (September 7, 2022). "FOCUS ENTERTAINMENT Announces a Partnership With MUNDFISH and Confirms Its 2022/23 Roadmap". Business Wire. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Palumbo, Alessio (14 January 2019). "Atomic Heart Developer Q&A on NVIDIA RTX/DLSS, PvP Regions, Simultaneous Console Release and DLC". wccftech.com. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  8. ^ Feltham, Jamie. "Soviet Lunapark VR Cancelled As Dev Doubles Down On Atomic Heart". UploadVR.
  9. ^ Warner, Noelle (February 10, 2022). "BioShock-inspired shooter Atomic Heart gets a new trailer, release window". Destructoid. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  10. ^ Romano, Sal (November 2, 2022). "Atomic Heart launches February 21, 2023". Gematsu. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  11. ^ Alwani, Rishi (29 January 2019). "Sci-Fi Shooter Atomic Heart in Development Hell: Report". gadgets.ndtv.com. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Atomic Heart: что говорят об игре бывшие и текущие разработчики" (in Russian). January 28, 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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