Mundfish has popped up again to give a few more details regarding their upcoming dystopian shoooter Atomic Heart. The devs recently took to the game’s Discord channel to drop a few nuggets, including the news that the game will have multiple endings.
According to Mundfish, Atomic Heart is “at the stage of polishing and final assembly”, which translates to the game almost being complete. However, Mundfish is also quick to shoot down a definitive release date. “In general, we cannot tell you the release date right now due to a million little nuances, starting with factors beyond our control (localization of the game into other languages), and ending with the mood and atmosphere within the team, which will obviously be worse if we eventually have to move this date.”
As for those multiple endings, the devs state that the game will have two endings. Mundfish elaborate, saying that Atomic Heart is “not an RPG”, and that it has a “strict linear plot”. That being said, similar to BioShock‘s endings, there is a moral choice “in the hands of the player closer to the finale” that will determine the ending. “We want you to draw your own conclusions and make your own decision, not being influenced by forces from above.”
Lastly, there’s the topic of system requirements, which the team is working to reduce “until the very last day”. The target is to have the game playable on the PlayStation 4, which at this point has “good stable performance”. The team are not abandoning the previous generation and are “doing everything possible” to get the game optimized for as many players as possible.
Atomic Heart is currently in development for PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and the Xbox Series.
Thanks to WCCTech for finding this.