As the trailer's imagery grows more unsettling, the cheerful background track becomes at once less and more fitting than ever. Atomic Heart will feature an ultra-detailed Photo Mode, so players will probably be able to take pictures of each of these phenomena in-game. In this new trailer, the protagonist is seen navigating their way through rooms that are actively crumbling into the sky, dodging the laser beams of enormous robot enemies, and interacting with a number of NPCs who range from unassuming old women to mysteriously floating figures. It's also possible that the robots have rebelled as a result of something supernatural occurring at the manufacturing plant. However, there are quite a few moments in the trailer that appear to suggest something supernatural is going on as well.

Judging by the surreal imagery, malfunctioning robots, and fleshy red tentacle monsters showcased in the trailers, there's a good reason the manufacturing plant has gone quiet.ĭeveloper Mundfish teased some of the story alongside the reveal that there will no load screens in Atomic Heart. What its said so far implies that Atomic Heart will focus on the aftermath of a robot rebellion after technology begins to revolt against its creators. The game's protagonist, P-3, is a special agent dispatched to investigate a manufacturing plant that has inexplicably fallen silent. RELATED: Atomic Heart Shows Off Ray Tracing in New Trailer In this alternate timeline, the USSR made a huge leap in robotics and genetic engineering technology after the war, and now there appears to be a robot uprising going on. However, where Chernobylite focuses on time travel and is set in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Atomic Heart takes place in the Soviet Union during a high-tech version of the 1950s.

Like Chernobylite, another game that received a tense and stunning trailer at E3, Atomic Heart is a sandbox horror game that takes place in an alternate past. This news was ironically announced on Day 2 of E3 2021 during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, accompanied by a high-octane 1-minute trailer for Atomic Heart. The upcoming sci-fi/horror game Atomic Heart will be coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one.

Atomic heart release date xbox one