Can upcoming FPS/RPG Atomic Heart live up to its hype?
Originally announced in 2017, Atomic Heart is an upcoming first-person action-RPG from Mundfish Games. The sci-fi take on an alternate-Soviet timeline set in 1955 has fans eagerly anticipating the Russian studio's upcoming project.
The game recently received a brand new trailer, showcasing in-engine footage and cutscenes. Additionally, the release window has also been revealed to be a Q4 2022 launch.
The brand new trailer delves into the setting, particularly highlighting NPCs and background. As it is already known, Atomic Heart's plot sees Russia win World War 2 after a boom in robotic advancement, but that progress also comes at a cost of human life.
By 1955, most of the USSR's workforce is manned by mechanical intelligence. This is where the protagonist P-3 comes into the picture; as a KGB agent, he is tasked with infiltrating a manufacturing factory that has fallen off the radar - only to find out that the robots there have somehow become hostile.
New gameplay snippets depict some powerups in action, like levitating foes -slamming them to the ground and slowing down oncoming attacks by freezing the assailant.
Enemy variety seems decent too, ranging from humanoid robots and organic mutants to freakish-looking mechanical beasts right out of sci-fi horror flicks.
The world design is certainly the most eye-catching element of the game. Aesthetically and mechanically, Atomic Heart is like a combination of Prey (2017) and 3D Fallout games with a bit of modern Deus Ex thrown in. In fact, there will even be crafting and hacking mechanics.
Gameplay sees P-3 traverse various abandoned facilities and outdoor environments while armed with melee weapons, firearms and a "polymer glove" that grants him various abilities, like healing or
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