Developer Mundfish has officially kicked off a four-course DLC plan for its Xbox Game Pass shooter Atomic Heart. DLC 1 is out now on Xbox, with 'Annihilation Instinct' delivering "New narrative content, a new Mendeleev Complex area, new weapons, new shape-shifting enemies, and a new glove's ability".
The expansion is available on its own for $9.99 / £7.99, or it comes included in the game's 'Atomic Pass' which'll cost users $39.99 / £32.99. Annihilation Instinct, and any future DLC packs for that matter, aren't included in the Game Pass version of Atomic Heart - you'll have to fork out extra to play them.
"Take advantage of new weapons and the Technostatis ability to get rid of new shape-shifting enemies. Dive deeper in the story of Atomic Heart and regain control of the Mendeleev complex!"
The base version of Atomic Heart is still available in the Game Pass library following its launch back in February. We played it back then and enjoyed our time with it, even though we felt it didn't take full advantage of its uniquely Soviet backdrop.
We're intrigued to see if any of these upcoming DLC packs address some of the concerns we laid out in our written review, although we'll probably wait for the whole 'Atomic Pass' to run its course before finding out.
Are you thinking of playing any of the Atomic Heart DLC? Let us know if you're diving back in down below.
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Is this game worth the download? I've only heard negative things with regards to the protagonist being far too chatty and annoying. I'm intrigued by the world but just wondering if I should even bother.
This is one of the most disappointing games I've played in YEARS
@sonicbooming I actually loved this game. Yes it is a bit rough round the edges but considering Mundfish aren't a well established developer, I enjoyed the world and story. My advice is to research what upgrades do what beforehand and you can essentially create a very powerful character that doesn't get overwhelmed by enemies
@sonicbooming No, I really wanted to like this game and I even like Jensen Ackles, the va for the protagonist, but the game just… isn’t good. The intro suckers you in, but following that, you get some deeply archaic gameplay, cruddy level design, and absolutely gamebreaking bugs that ruin any fun that could be had. While it may be patched now, in my partial playthrough (which ran about 6 hours before I gave up on it), there were multiple instances where button inputs simply didn’t work. I mean, what FPS game in 2023 can release without the triggers working? I mean, randomly having zero functionality. Joy stick movement with zero functionality. I’m pretty forgiving on bugs, but this game should not have released the way it did. My hot take on the game is that it’s within the top 10 most disappointing games I’ve ever played and certainly the most disappointing this year, beyond even Redfall.
@somnambulance I played it around 2 months after release so maybe that's why my experience with it was so different! To me the idea of comparing this and Redfall is crazy! But I didn't play it immediately after release admittedly.
@sonicbooming personally I wouldn't recommend it but you can still give it a try if you want on GP. My time on it lasted 2 hours. The absolutely terrible dialogue aside (tried in both English and Russian) the gameplay and combat is also god awful. I normally love games where the setting and wolrd building is compelling but there were just too many awful things in this game to keep it going for me.
Do they stop the antagonist from ever talking?
@sonicbooming I really enjoyed it. The intro has the same wow factor that Bioshock Infinite had back in the day. It isn't perfect, but an enjoyable experience if you put the time into it.
Tried picking this up last month, loved the aesthetics but wasn't keen on the gameplay, once I left the first bunker and was back outside I just lost interest, shame really. Didn't actually mind the antagonist either, was a strange but interesting dynamic between him and his AI companion, might revisit when I've cleared some of my backlog of games!
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