Atomic Heart

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Atomic Heart
Developer(s)Mundfish
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Robert Bagratuni
Producer(s)Oleg Gorodishenin
Designer(s)Maxim Kolesnikov
Programmer(s)Andrey Dyakov
Artist(s)Artem Galeev
Writer(s)Alexander Romashkov
Robert Bagratuni
Artem Galeev
Composer(s)Andrey Bugrov
Mick Gordon
Geoffrey Day
Christian Ugenti
SeriesAtomic Heart Edit this on Wikidata
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
ReleaseFebruary 21, 2023
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Atomic Heart is a first-person shooter video game. It was published by VK Play in the CIS, 4Divinity in Asia, and Focus Entertainment in the rest of the World. The game was developed by Mundfish. The game was released on February 21, 2023.[1] They released the game for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

The game takes place in a future World where robot take over a fallen Soviet Union. The player has to try and find out what happened at Facility 3826, a Soviet research facility.

Controversy[change | change source]

The game was surrounded by controversy. People accused the game of promoting pro-Russian propaganda, as well as taking gamers data and giving it to the Russian government.[2]

Mundfish, the developers of Atomic Heart, denied any involvement with the Russian government and said that they do not take data from their players.[3]

The Government of Ukraine asked players to avoid playing the game. Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation also tried to have the game removed for purchasing in the country.[4]

Composer Mick Gordon would donate his salary from the game to the Red Cross Ukraine Crisis appeal and condemned the war.[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Atomic Heart Release Date Revealed". IGN. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. "Atomic Heart video game draws scrutiny from Ukrainian officials and gamers for alleged Russia ties". NBC News. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  3. "Atomic Heart developer denies claims that it's harvesting data for Russian authorities". GamesRadar. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  4. "Atomic Heart Apologizes for Racist Cartoon, No Comment on Ukraine Statement". IGN. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  5. "Atomic Heart Composer Mick Gordon is Donating His Fee in Support of Ukraine". IGN. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

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