Atomfall Reviews
Atomfall is an enthralling blend of investigative gameplay and atmospheric storytelling, all wrapped up in an eerie vision of an alternate-history Britain. Its rich setting and unconventional approach to questing ensure players are kept engaged from start to end, whilst the open structure and impact of the player’s decisions add a sense of unpredictability to the experience that ensures no two playthroughs will be the same.
Anyone who enjoys action-packed survival games with plenty of freedom will definitely get their money's worth here and can experience how the undoubtedly present weaknesses fade further into the background with each hour of play.
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If you’re looking for an RPG-lite survival experience with immersive exploration, tense combat, and a uniquely British setting, then Atomfall offers enough to be enjoyable — especially if you go in knowing its limitations. However, if you’re expecting deep RPG mechanics, intricate storytelling, or a truly open-ended experience, you may walk away underwhelmed.
While being in this world offers a lot of fun, traversing becomes more of a chore by the end. Once the player gets to a base or somewhere to explore, the energy picks up again. It makes Atomfall a must-play, even if players aren’t fans of the genre.
Atomfall delivers a refreshingly unique post-apocalyptic experience set in the eerie yet charming British countryside. With rich level design, engaging exploration, and an innovative heart-rate-based stamina system, it stands out from its genre peers. While the game falters slightly with clunky menus, odd facial animations, and some questionable design choices around skills and fast travel, its charm and depth make it a must-play for Fallout fans. It's a bold and atmospheric survival-action game that punches well above its weight.
Explore, survive, and craft your fate in a world as beautiful as it is brutal—’ Atomfall’ dares you to leave your mark!
Rebellion has taken risks with Atomfall, trying something outside of its regular formula. Yet, it successfully adds its own touch to the survival-action genre by blending immersive exploration and meaningful choices.
While Atomfall presents a weird and wonderful world to explore, it ultimately fails to live up to expectations. Epitomizing a good idea not being executed to its full potential, Rebellion's mysterious spin on the action-survival genre just falls short.
Atomfall might not get everything right, but by St. George it gets England right - and that might be enough.
Rebellion have tried something different with Atomfall and have brought a really good game to us. Maybe it lacks direction, but that's where the developers have gone with this and there will players that absolutely love this.
Rebellion have made a fresh, exciting post-apocalyptic world we haven’t seen before, formed from the results of a real-world accident. There’s some fantastic player agency that’s unlike anything else we’ve been able to have from this perspective. Atomfall has deep systems to engage with, an impressively unrestricted world to explore, guerrilla-style combat, and a leads system that takes you to unpredictable places for one of the best surprises of the year.
Atomfall is an exciting new property that doesn't overstay its welcome.
If you’re looking for something to get lost in for a little bit, Rebellion has offered up a mostly pleasant jaunt. Especially as something to pick up and play on Game Pass, it’s easy to recommend trying. That’s good too, Atomfall works better as a cheap, last-minute package weekend to Cumbria, rather than a two-week vacation. While it’s charming for a short stay, you’re sharing a single-sized bed with your partner, and the B&B owner’s eyes just started to glow blue.
Overall, my experience with Atomfall was more than pleasant, as I enjoyed the gameplay that the game offered, as well as the different characters I met along the journey. Unfortunately, the narrative let Atomfall down in some areas, as I felt relatively underwhelmed regarding the enemy factions and their overall role in the game's story.
Atomfall’s commitment to player freedom is baked into its design, and it works really well. I’d love to see the team at Rebellion, or other developers, for that matter, iterate on its structure and build more games designed around this level of freedom. Even most open-world games aren’t even close. Atomfall itself, though, is a tougher recommendation. It isn’t that it does anything terribly wrong, it’s just that little about it other than the structure stands out. Once you get used to the flow of things, there’s not much else I can point at and say this is why you should play Atomfall instead of any number of other survival games. Still, it’s always nice to see a developer try something outside of what has become the accepted right way to do things, and for the most part, Atomfall succeeds on that front.
It's safe to say that Atomfall is not a Fallout clone. With its stunning views and entertaining gameplay, Atomfall is a must-play for those who enjoy open-world survival games. The amount of mystery from the moment you press play keeps you engaged all the way through.
Atomfall is a punishingly difficult title, that rewards patience and forethought. This is no “Fallout in England”