The game got off to a rough start, but in the end it turned out to be a success, so the creators kept working on it.
Atomic Heart debuted on February 21 to generally good reception, but some bad press, which Somewhat overshadowed by the appearance. Despite this, Mundfish, the game’s developer, hasn’t left the game behind, first they confirmed that a sequel is also planned, and now they’ve announced that the first DLC, Annihilation Instinct, will arrive on August 2nd.
It continues after the events of the main game, released on PC and consoles in February, and is the first of four planned expansion packs. The DLC is included in the game’s $39.99 / £32.99 Atomic Pass, which is also available as part of the Gold and Premium editions of Atomic Heart. To coincide with the DLC announcement, Mundfish has released a free update for Atomic Heart that adds a New Game Plus mode.
“In the toughest game mode yet, players will need all of their previously unlocked abilities and arsenal to take on Atomic Heart’s most powerful enemies yet, thanks to their new special resistances and attack effects that will be reflected in the different colors of the enemies’ auras.”
As for the extermination instinct, this is the description they published: Prepare to journey through the mind-blowing new Mendeleev Complex and its surrounding swamps and uncover the truth about NORA as Major P-3 returns to Facility 3826 Survive savage shape-shifting foes and take them down with two crafty new weapons – the melee sicator and melee closha – plus the techno-stasis ability New features for your gauntlet, which allow you to manipulate time itself. Meet a mysterious new character as well as familiar faces in surprising circumstances, and delve into the frenzy of artificial intelligence to curb its instinct to destroy.”
