A Cumbrian reviews Atomfall - a 'British Fallout' set after the Windscale fire
- Atomfall is set in a fictional version of Cumbria five years after the 1957 Windscale Fire, which was the UK's worst nuclear accident and led to the area's lockdown.
- The game received a review score of four stars out of five from The News & Star, noting its mystery, charm, and fun gameplay.
- CEO Jason Kingsley stated that he used the real-life Windscale story as inspiration for the game's fictional setting.
- Local resident Oliver Hodgson expressed appreciation for the game's representation of Cumbria, suggesting it could engage young people's interest in local history.
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Atomfall is an achievement in cutting to the chase
Forget the number of hours it takes for a game to “get good” — how am I spending the first 15 minutes? Call me impatient, but a game’s opening seconds, even those introductory moments as a character comes alive or a world opens up, are make-or-break for how far I am willing to soldier on into what could be 20, 30, or 100 hours of play. So what a relief it was to fire up Atomfall, the new stealth-driven survival adventure from Sniper Elite devel…
The US Sun
Atomfall is a brilliantly British dystopian RPG where cricket bats rule
WHEN you first stagger out of a dark bunker into the world of Atomfall all dazed and confused, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’re actually off on a lovely stroll through the English countryside. There are lush green fields, woodlands, birds chirping, fresh air, cobbled streets . . . and, of course, a classic red telephone box randomly plonked on the pathway in front of you. AtomfallAtomfall is a brilliantly British apocalyptic romp in the cou…
After a nuclear disaster we wander around North England without memories and have many questions. A well-known scenario, which is used in the video game landscape time and again for a survival struggle. But «Atomfall» goes its own way. The idyll deludes: In North England the hell is going on. picture: zvgAfter a nuclear disaster we wander around North England without memories and have many questions. A well-known scenario, which is used in the v…
Atomfall is a potential cult classic, but its tech remains distractingly last-gen
Best known for its Sniper Elite and Zombie Army series, British developer Rebellion this time tries its hand at an open world adventure, Atomfall. Based on the same in-house engine as its other projects and running on both current and last-gen machines (plus PC), it's nonetheless a steep departure for the studio - and therefore an interesting challenge for its Asura engine that we last saw in 2022's Sniper Elite 5.
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