When was the Atomfall release date? It might not be the full-scale nuclear war that we recognize from Fallout, but the disaster that takes place in Rebellion's new survival RPG has still left Britain in a bad way.
Atomfall takes inspiration from the 1957 Windscale fire, the worst nuclear disaster in British history. Between esoteric cults and rogue government agencies, this unlikely quarantine zone in the Lake District has plenty of mysteries to untangle – and as our Atomfall review attests, it's well worth the trouble.
Atomfall release date
Atomfall released on Thursday, March 27, 2025. It's available on PC via Steam, Game , and Epic Games Store, as well as PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Players who pre-ordered the deluxe edition had early access to Atomfall from Monday, March 24, 2025. The deluxe edition also includes an exclusive pistol variant, metal detector skill, and skill manual, plus access to a future story expansion.
Atomfall guides
Atomfall echoes the best detective games with its myriad secrets, which means a handy guide or two can go a long way to help you survive its quarantine zone.
Here are all the Atomfall guides you need:
- Atomfall map
- Atomfall quest list
- Best Atomfall skills
- Best Atomfall weapons
- Atomfall training manual locations
- Atomfall crafting recipe locations
- Atomfall signal redirector locations
- How to upgrade weapons in Atomfall
- Can you fast travel in Atomfall?
- Atomfall system requirements
- Best Atomfall settings
Atomfall trailers
The release date trailer has a menacing voiceover as we wander through woodland, encountering pagan symbols and a large, wooden construction created by one of the various cult groups living throughout the zone. At the end of the trailer, a telephone rings from Atomfall's ubiquitous red telephone box, before we're attacked by a masked individual.
The Gamescom trailer lays out the story of Atomfall. An imagining of a much greater escalation of the Windscale fire nuclear accident, it leaves you in a quarantine zone five years on, isolated from the rest of society and forced to fend for yourself. Combining elements of survival games and RPGs, you'll have to scour for supplies and craft what you need to stay alive, all while attempting to uncover the mystery behind the mayhem. In the trailer, we explore different ruins, bunkers, and abandoned buildings to find out what's really happening.
The reveal trailer shows off Wyndham Village and gives us a better look at the robotic guards wielding flamethrowers and patrolling the cobbled streets. We also see some of the weapons we'll be using, including a revolver and bow and arrow. It looks like we'll also be facing off more than robots and cults, as a mystical cave covered in luminous fungi hosts alien-like mutants, and they don't look too pleased to see us.
Atomfall gameplay
Atomfall is as much an RPG as it is a survival game. Dialogue choices define your character and change quest outcomes, and a skill tree lets you improve your combat, survival, and base stats. Retrieve training manuals in the open world and modify your character to suit your chosen playstyle.
Resources are limited, with guns and ammunition in scarce supply. Instead, you'll have to rely on melee weapons to get you out of difficult situations in the wilds. You can craft weapons and items and ransack houses for supplies, and a rusty metal detector is a vital tool to scavenge for hidden supply caches.
Much of the beautiful British countryside remains intact, but polite society is another story. Raiders and masked cultists roam the rolling hills, while the green berets control major settlements. Robotic sentinels patrol the cobbled streets and don't take too kindly to disruptive townsfolk. Stay on their good side as a law-abiding citizen, or wreak havoc in this idyllic quarantine zone.
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