From a visual standpoint, critics are mostly in agreement that the game stands out as an example of fantastic world design. There has also been praise for Atomic Heart's technical performance being generally solid across the board, despite a few bugs and missing features. The game's world and aesthetic are almost universally praised as hauntingly beautiful interpretations of the alternate history, atom-punk feel the game was going for.

While there are a lot of things critics disagree on, there are a few points on which most can agree. RELATED: Atomic Heart and System Shock Suggest 2023 Might be the Year of the 'Shock-like' Atomic Heart Has Several Elements that Critics Can't Seem to Agree On

Atomic Heart seems to fall into both of these categories, resulting in a mixed bag of reviews. In other cases, it could mean that the good parts of the game are really good, but the bad parts can significantly detract from the experience and a player's opinion may depend on how much one can look past the game's shortcomings. Instead, it's often more indicative of a game being geared towards a specific type of audience, with those outside of that audience not finding the same things enjoyable about it. With critics so split on how this game stacks up to other, similar titles, it can be difficult for interested players to get a good grasp on whether they will enjoy the game or not.ĭivisive games like Atomic Heart do not necessarily fall into the category of wholly good or wholly bad. Although fans have been waiting quite a while to see this game finally realized, Atomic Heart seems to be drawing drastically different opinions on its gameplay, story, and characters.

Atomic Heart, the dystopian sci-fi shooter from developer Mundfish, has been released as the debut title for the studio.

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