The game’s release date has been announced in the latest trailer for Atomic Heart, which is February 21, 2023. When Atomic Heart was first unveiled back in 2018, it caused quite a stir, appealing to fans of shooters based in alternate histories like BioShock or Wolfenstein with its peculiar view of 1950s Russia.
When the game made an appearance at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase in 2021 and it was made known that it will be a part of Xbox Game Pass at launch, it gained even more notoriety.
The Russian developer Mundfish’s first significant release is Atomic Heart. First-person shooter game with role-playing game components set in an alternate 1955 Russia where the USSR had destroyed Nazi Germany using robotics and superior technology is planned. The Soviet Union becomes the dominant force in the world following the end of World War 2, but a KGB operative is dispatched to look into rumours that robots are performing human experimentation in a covert laboratory.
The recently released trailer furthers comparisons to BioShock by not only revealing Atomic Heart’s release date of February 21, 2023 but also by showcasing more of the game’s foes and abilities. The game’s creator, Mudfish, has said that it is “far crazier” than its rivals, which presumably explains why there have been numerous delays since the game’s announcement. But given that the clip shows a hopeful degree of polish and that the release date seems to be set in stone, this appears to be the end.
The release of Atomic Heart in February 2023 coincides with what already appears to be one of the busiest months of the year. Other anticipated games include Like a Dragon: Ishin, the PlayStation VR2, and its selection of launch titles, as well as Square Enix’s HD-2D RPG Octopath Traveler 2, which will be launched in the same week as its release. However, other titles such as Hogwarts Legacy, Dead Island 2, and Wild Hearts are anticipated to be released in the same month. Without a doubt, 2023 intends to get things going with a thrilling lineup of matches.
The release of Atomic Heart on Game Pass also creates a favorable precedent for the service in 2023, as 2022 has experienced times when there haven’t been many new releases, particularly in the first half of the year. The first half of 2023 will see the addition of Atomic Heart to Game Pass alone, along with Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Starfield, Redfall, Forza Motorsport, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 3 Portable, making it potentially the most exciting year ever for the subscription program.
Atomic Heart will launch on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on February 21st, 2023.
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