Atomic Heart - Sequel Already Confirmed

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TheGamer reported confirmation from developer Mundfish that there would be a sequel to Atomic Heart.

Atomic Heart Dev Says The Game Will Get A Sequel

Atomic Heart seemingly has a bright future.

Russian studio Mundfish seems to be confident about its debut project Atomic Heart, as the team has already begun to talk about a potential sequel.

The Moscow-based studio has revealed plans for a follow-up on its official Discord channel, DTF reported. According to the developer, Mundfish has assembled a strong team with the idea to continue working on the Atomic Heart brand "for years to come," and has no intention to release just the one game.

The studio executives said that "Atomic Heart 2 is officially confirmed and destined to be," although the creators understand such a statement may sound too sudden when spoken before the release of the first entry. However, Atomic Heart isn't just a test for the team, as they spent "an outrageous amount of time" creating this unique universe in great detail.

To make a believable alternate-history version of the Soviet Union, the creators have brought in several credited directors and writers. The initial goal was to make a world capable of dozens of stories to be told there. After all the effort, Mundfish believes in Atomic Heart's success and is convinced that Atomic Heart 2 will see the light of day at some point.

While the studio didn't reveal any specific details about the sequel just yet, the devs said the first game will offer some thought-provoking basis for what might come next. Atomic Heart has an additional layer of mystery with the game's story that most players won't pay attention to but it will fully unfold in the sequel. In addition, fans can already find some hints in the previously released footage, the studio said.

What is even more intriguing here is that Atomic Heart will offer two different endings with an important moral choice. It'll be interesting to see this choice being explored in the follow-up.

Prior to E3, Mundfish said Atomic Heart is nearing the finish line, with most of the team currently busy polishing the product and starting work on its console ports. The title is being developed for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, and PS5.

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[henriquejr]

Deliver us Atomic Heart first, and only then we can *start* to talk about a sequel.

 

[Zloth]

Deliver Atomic Heart and then we can talk intelligently about a sequel. This is the internet, though.

 

[Redglyph]

Nice to see they're committed though. And I didn't know there would be two endings to the game.

Still no release date, or did I miss it?

 

[Vangey77]

Is...is this a scam? Because it is sure starting to sound like one. Like they are just trying to get more investors? We have seen some beautiful videos. We have not heard any solid details, no release date, but now a sequel? B.S.

 

[Redglyph]

Is…is this a scam? Because it is sure starting to sound like one. Like they are just trying to get more investors? We have seen some beautiful videos. We have not heard any solid details, no release date, but now a sequel? B.S.

Do you really know what a scam is?

Personally, I see no problem with a dev giving some insight into their roadmap. Either you have read the wrong article, or you're overreacting.

 

[Couchpotato]

Personally I wouldn't call it a scam but damn just release the first game already. It's just been videos and interviews for years, and they have the balls to talk about a sequel.

So unless they are actively working on both games at the same time this is just bad timing. Then again a recent Russian developer added bitcoins purchase's to their game.

Can't trust those shady Russian developers.

 

[JDR13]

I've been impressed by some of the videos they've released, but I have a feeling there might be some smoke and mirrors here. I say that because it's also being released for Xbox One and PS4 rather than just the next-gen consoles.

 

[Giovanni1983]

Well, at least they sound very confident about this. What if the came tanks? At least I hope they do not ask for crowfunding or something before the first game comes out.

On another note, I have seen some videos floating around but I have not been following closely. The game looks good but are there any actual gameplay videos? Like walking around the world, fighting, checking character screen/inventory etc. or are they just "cinematic"?

 

[Carnifex]

A lot of jibber-jabber, signifying nothing at this point. Let's see how Atomic Heart does, and go from there.

 

[JDR13]

On another note, I have seen some videos floating around but I have not been following closely. The game looks good but are there any actual gameplay videos? Like walking around the world, fighting, checking character screen/inventory etc. or are they just "cinematic"?

 

[Vangey77]

Do you really know what a scam is?

Personally, I see no problem with a dev giving some insight into their roadmap. Either you have read the wrong article, or you're overreacting.

I know exactly what a scam is. Have you been paying attention to the “Abandoned” fiasco? Look at that studio’s track record of announcing games, pumping them up, then moving on to something else. It has been a recent trend in software development . There has been nothing normal about this game’s media presence. I have seen many developers keep a “road map” and do a fine job of it. Chernobylite is a good example and Black Geyser more recently. This just seems like putting the cart before the horse. Atomic Heart looks smashing, I hope I am completely wrong and they are just doing it their own way. But I don’t have your rose colored perspective on a game’s development that has been at best secretive and at worst suspicious. Do I need to get into how private finance works so YOU will know what a scam is?

 

[Vangey77]

Personally I wouldn't call it a scam but damn just release the first game already. It's just been videos and interviews for years, and they have the balls to talk about a sequel.

So unless they are actively working on both games at the same time this is just bad timing. Then again a recent Russian developer added bitcoins purchase's to their game.

Can't trust those shady Russian developers.

Yeah exactly, explain this to Redglyph up there who doesn’t know what a scam is. Just a roadmap man.