Atomfall

"Atomfall doesn’t get every piece of the survival sandbox puzzle right, but this is easy to forgive due to how much fun it is to scoff down Cornish pasties to regain health, uncover a mysterious sci-fi plot in myriad ways, …"

"Atomfall is a distinctly British take on the sci-fi apocalypse, but it’s so much more than that. The different parts of the game work together to provide the player an open-ended experience that’s both thrilling and rewarding, in a harsh …"

"As someone who spent countless childhood holidays roaming these same Cumbrian hills before returning to a static caravan or family tent, Atomfall perfectly captures the British countryside. Combine that with a brilliant quest system and the tension of survival combat, …"

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"Immersive Sims are incredibly difficult to create, and Atomfall deserves heaps of praise for going against the grain and presenting an open-world format that bucks almost every established trend. But even more so for doing this with aplomb and crafting …"

"I don&s;t regret my time with Atomfall. It knows what it wants to be, with a reasonable scope and solid shooting mechanics. But issues with the skill system, its underbaked stealth, and an unengaging narrative are asterisks too large to …"

"Atomfall is a thoroughly enjoyable game which looks and plays well, and offers a compelling narrative with surrounding exploration to keep you entertained. It&s;s well-polished, offers good replay value, encourages you to do things a little different, and isn&s;t bad …"

"Atomfall is a simplified immersive sim that transports the player into a Quarantine Zone filled with mysteries, where moral decisions shape the course of the adventure and its conclusion. Featuring a retrofuturistic sci-fi setting that is distinctly "British", Rebellion&s;s game …"

"Atomfall is a good post-apocalypse game, and one that&s;s almost as much of a love letter to United Kingdom culture as Doctor Who, but it ultimately lacks anything to set it apart from its contemporaries."

"Atomfall is an adventurous game that doesn&s;t shy away from its difficulty. It&s;s a compelling survival game steeped in mystery, and despite some unwieldly controls, paints an interesting world to explore around in."

"Atomfall can be a fun diversion, but it really needs to take a gap year so it can find itself."

"Atomfall is an interesting game. It might not be wholly unique in anything it does, but it combines its core ideas in a way that feels fresh. A big part of that comes through the drip feed of the underlying …"

"In its latest action-adventure game, Sniper Elite developer Rebellion lays out a solid plan to thrive in a wasteland of nuclear apocalypse games. Rather than aping Fallout or Stalker’s action RPG formula, the more streamlined Atomfall scavenges together some original …"

"Remarkable is one of the most appropriate ways to describe Atomfall. So many triple A games these days are situated in American cities and smother you with their American cultural values, but Atomfall is as British as a Yorkshire Pudding, …"

"Atomfall is a delightful surprise in a year packed with big game releases. I haven&s;t felt this amount of joy from discovery, or this level of player agency in a game in quite some time. Wherever it is on your …"

"Atomfall looks amazing and has some really great ideas, but most of those ideas are overshadowed by frustrating game design and mechanical roadblocks."

"Atomfall is a quirky new slice of apocalypse – or, at least, of highly localised doom. The setting is Cumbria, in the wake of the Windscale nuclear ..."

"Excellent story design stunted by clunky gameplay."

"Atomfall commits to embodying everything it means to be British, and it comes out the other side all the better for it. The mystery at the heart of the alternate 1960s setting is gripping, forever teasing clues and solutions to …"

""&s;It&s;s up to you&s; is the philosophy at the heart of Atomfall""

"With its wide-open quest design, Atomfall takes a novel approach to storytelling that helps push through some of its lesser parts."

"The world is beautiful and thoroughly convincing, the characters are interesting but the combat lacks polish and finesse."

"It reminded me a lot of The Chinese Room’s Still Wakes the Deep in this way - well-crafted, unquestionably good fun, but with a story that feels like it’s probably the weakest part of the thing, either because it’s leaning …"

"Atomfall is a great representative of AA games. It is a game focused on exploring a very interesting world that should keep you busy for a dozen hours or so. Due to a fairly low budget the game has some …"

"Atomfall shakes off the Fallout comparisons and stands on its own as a captivating sci-fi mystery. The gripping central story and wonderfully realized setting make it easy to forget about its shortcomings, and the lack of hand-holding is a refreshing …"

"Atomfall is a diamond in the rough for survival RPG fans. While it doesn&s;t hit the emergent heights of its genre contemporaries, Rebellion&s;s beautifully crafted quarantine zone is a joy to explore, with enough pulp and mystery to propel the …"

"Atomfall falls flat in its attempts to homage and recreate the magic of other apocalyptic survival games. The storytelling and level design might keep players interested enough to make it through the main story, but the lack of depth in …"

"Atomfall is a stunningly beautiful, yet flawed, experience that could be an easy recommend due to its presence on Xbox Game Pass, but becomes harder on other platforms."

"Atomfall combines a highly original setting and a choice-driven narrative with a commitment to player-led exploration. It&s;s a compelling mixture. However, lackluster combat and repetitive missions all too often tar the experience."

"Atomfall is still a journey worth taking and returning to, as using the knowledge gained across the first playthrough will allow you to truly take advantage of the game’s mechanics and savor the resonant little stories that play out within …"

"Atomfall is a really fun time that suffers from several flaws. They’re not quite enough to hurt the experience too much, but they’re noticeable. If what you want is a new survival experience, and you’re willing to put up with …"

"Atomfall ticks all the right boxes. It&s;s immersive, compelling, yet is extremely respectful of your time."

"I really wanted to like Atomfall, as I said that first trailer I was already intrigued by its weird and very British world but its narrative was boring to me."

"Atomfall is definitely not a game for the masses; it feels too rough and "weedy" in places. But with its overall style, it also has something that I think many games today lack: character. And for that reason alone, it&s;s …"

"If you can get over a difficult start and fancy a lean take on the survival genre, Atomfall delivers an intriguing tale worth discovering."

"Atomfall is a compelling, post-apocalyptic survival story that satisfyingly bends to your choices and discoveries no matter which direction you take."

"Atomfall turned out to be a conservative attempt by Rebellion to release an unusual game for the studio. The result was very interesting, although the game is not without a number of serious drawbacks."