Striking Soviet retro-futurist atmosphere
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The theme and atmosphere they build is just so spot on, everything feels and looks like a soviet dystopia in a really beautiful way.”
Steam review · 13.6 h played ↗
Atomic Heart
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Mundfish2023FPS · Adventure · Action
The verdict
A stylish Soviet retro-futurist Bioshock-like with great art, music and lore, but repetitive puzzles, a tedious open world and a story that needs paid DLCs. Best bought on sale.
Great for
Fans of Bioshock-style story shooters, Soviet retro-futurism and great soundtracks, buying on sale with the DLCs
Main risk
Repetitive puzzles and endlessly respawning open-world enemies wear thin, and the story is only completed in paid DLCs
What players love
Engaging story and lore
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It's a masterpiece, no other way to say it. I got so drawn in that I started feeling all of Sergey's emotions.”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 31.4 h played ↗
Beautiful graphics and good optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I was doubting about buying it because I thought It would run slowly on my system, but nope.”
Steam review · 92.8 h played ↗
Fun combat, powers and weapon variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Amazing combat, incredible enemy design, and a phenomenal soundtrack—the core experience is a blast.”
Steam review · 36 h played ↗
Excellent soundtrack and remixes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the soundtrack and score is IMMACULATE.”
Steam review · 37.1 h played ↗
DLCs improve and complete the story
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I enjoyed DLC more than the main game. The devs pretty much fixed everything that annoyed me in the main game.”
Steam review · 70.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Annoying protagonist and weak dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Dialogue is hard to stomach. Way too many innuendos and attempts to be funny or sexy”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Many bugs and getting stuck
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the game is one of the most glitch‑ridden titles I’ve touched in years.”
Steam review · 17.3 h played ↗
Weak, repetitive combat and bullet-sponge enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Every enemy is a bullet sponge too, even on lowest difficulty”
Steam review · 47.9 h played ↗
Resentment over VK Play exclusivity and pricing
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I liked the game. But such a beastly attitude toward CIS players, herding them into VK Play, is unforgivable.”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 37.1 h played ↗
Infinitely respawning enemies ruin open world
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Infinitely (and quickly) respawning enemies.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Repetitive, tedious puzzles and door locks
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“This game is just puzzle simulator, terrible puzzle after terrible puzzle after terrible puzzle.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support90 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (20H1 version or newer, 64-bit versions)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 3 1200 or Intel Core i5-2500
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics4 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon R9 380 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Storage90 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (20H1 version or newer, 64-bit versions)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-7700K
Memory16 GB RAM
Graphics8 GB VRAM, AMD RX 6700 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Storage90 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (20H1 version or newer, 64-bit versions)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 3 1200 or Intel Core i5-2500
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics4 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon R9 380 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Storage90 GB available space
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