Summary
The survival-action titleAtomfallwill be hitting Xbox Game Pass as a day-one release in March 2025, and will also be released simultaneously for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.Atomfallis reminiscent of theFalloutfranchise but is set in the British countryside, adding a horror twist.
Atomfallwas revealed during the June 2024 Xbox Games Showcaseas a new IP forSniper Elitedevelopers, Rebellion Developments. The title takes place in Northern England near Cumberland, after the Windscale nuclear disaster, a real-life accident that took place in 1957 and has been called one of the worst nuclear accidents to ever occur.Atomfallis the second game from the studio slated to launch in 2025, along withSniper Elite: Resistance.
Atomfallwill be launching sometime in March 2025 and will appear on theXbox Game Passsubscription service on day one, with a new trailer shown during the 2024 Gamescom event. The specific date of release hasn’t yet been unveiled, but fans are eager to learn more before the end of the year.Atomfallcombines folk horror elements with British sci-fi reminiscent ofDoctor Who, and is set during an age of rapidly growing paranoia. Rather than taking place in one large open world, the title will see players exploring a series of interconnected maps.
Atomfall Launching Day One On Xbox Game Pass In March 2025
The trailer begins with a focus on Windscale, the nuclear power plant that melted down in 1957. Now a quarantine area, players will find themselves on the wrong side of the quarantine wall five years after the accident. Searching for a reason why the meltdown occurred, players will venture into the wilds to solve the mystery. Various cults have taken over destroyed buildings, and players will find plenty of traders to buy goods from and secrets to discover.Survival basicslike looting, scavenging, and combat are highlighted as main features ofAtomfall’sgameplay.
A set of exclusive items forAtomfallis shown at the end of the video,available by purchasing theAtomfallSurvival Pack for $113.99. Eight different items are featured, including a postcard, a prize ribbon, a telephone box statue, a lunchbox, three skill patches, a coin, coasters, and a poster. The exclusive pack also includes the Cosmetic Metal Detector Skin. Preorders are open until October 11, though it should be mentioned that the pack doesn’t include the game itself.
A 20-minute hands-on demo ofAtomfallis available forGamescom 2024in-person attendees, so there’s sure to be more information about the game’s base building, combat, crafting, and character creation coming as the event continues. The details of the demo weren’t described in the trailer or its accompanying video text.
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A survival-action game inspired by real-life events, Atomfall is set five years after the Windscale nuclear disaster in Northern England.Explore the fictional quarantine zone, scavenge, craft, barter, fight and talk your way through a British countryside setting filled with bizarre characters, mysticism, cults, and rogue government agencies.From Rebellion, the studio behind Sniper Elite and Zombie Army, Atomfall will challenge you to solve the dark mystery of what really happened.Player Driven Mystery: Unravel a tapestry of interwoven narratives through exploration, conversation, investigation, and combat, where every choice you make has consequences.Explore this Green and Unpleasant Land: The picturesque British countryside, with rolling green hills, lush valleys, and rural villages belie the dangers that await you.Search, Scavage, Survive: You’ll need to scavenge for supplies, craft weapons and items, and fight desperately to make it out alive!Desperate Combat: With weapons and ammunition scarce, each frenetic engagement will see you blend marksmanship with vicious hand-to-hand combat. Manage your heart rate to hold a steady aim and ensure you have the energy you need to reach for your cricket bat and land the killer blow.Green and Unpleasant Land:The picturesque British countryside, with rolling green hills, lush valleys, and rural villages belie the dangers that await you. Navigate cult-controlled ruins, natural caves, nuclear bunkers and more as you explore this dense, foreboding world.Reimagining Windscale:A fictional reimagining of a real-world event, Atomfall draws from science fiction, folk horror, and Cold War influences to create a world that is eerily familiar yet completely alien.
