Atomic Heart teases surreal new DLC’s “atypical gameplay” amid sale

Atomic Coronary heart didn’t fairly catch my consideration when it first dropped, however I just lately performed it and shortly turned hooked. One thing about its off-putting utopian setting and BioShock-esque gameplay made me need extra. Mundfish noticed the shooter’s first DLC launch earlier this yr and has since teased the second Atomic Coronary heart enlargement. Whereas we don’t but know the complete ins and outs of the upcoming DLC, we’ve received a brand new take a look at its surreal Limbo setting and an accompanying sale on the bottom sport.

Mundfish just lately confirmed off a few of Atomic Heart‘s new DLC in a teaser trailer packed to the brim with offended geese. For those who didn’t suppose it might get any stranger earlier than, this enlargement takes essentially the most unsettling elements of the FPS game‘s world and amplifies them tenfold. Within the teaser, the developer takes us again to Limbo, the mysterious dream-like space you could keep in mind P-3 traversing just a few occasions throughout the principle story.

I personally discover Limbo extraordinarily intriguing, particularly as somebody who loves Alice in Wonderland and all of its darker spin-offs. The dimension truthfully looks like an acid journey via considered one of American McGee’s ranges in Insanity Returns, and I’m so right here for that. Mundfish itself says within the new DLC teaser that “Limbo is an odd world with inverted logic” the place we’ll face off towards new enemies with “distinctive weapons.”

The dev goes on to say that the DLC “will happen fully in Limbo,” the place we’ll “proceed the story after the lengthy ending” through which P-3 wakes up in Limbo to see Proper, one of many Twins, reaching out for him. Is P-3 caught there endlessly? It appears we could lastly get the solutions we’ve been looking for when the second enlargement and its “atypical gameplay with new mechanics” drops.

Within the new teaser, we get a recent glimpse at Limbo which is as fantastically complicated as you could keep in mind it being in-game. From chocolate cows to floating doughnuts and large whales, there are all types of surreal environmental belongings to tackle. With the way it’s all arrange within the pictures, it seems as if we’ll be platforming our means up via the weirdness.

Mundfish additionally reveals grumpy geese as soon as extra within the new screenshots, so we will positively anticipate to battle our means via the terrifying creatures in Limbo. Actually, out of each enemy P-3 has confronted, the goose could take the cake as his scariest foe but. For those who’ve performed Atomic Coronary heart’s first DLC, Annihilation Intuition, you then’ll perceive.

The brand new DLC teaser isn’t the one thrilling information from Mundfish, although. For those who don’t personal the bottom sport, it’s presently on sale by way of Steam for 34% off with its value coming in at simply $39.59 / £36.29. You may as well choose to seize the sport’s DLC go on sale proper now for 20% off at simply $31.99 / £27.99. For those who get the go, you’ll have entry to every of the Atomic Coronary heart’s presently deliberate 4 expansions.

You’ll be able to try our in-depth Atomic Heart weapons information for some further assist if you wish to guarantee the absolute best construct previous to the brand new DLC’s arrival. Alternatively, if you happen to’re inquisitive about extra thrilling information, make sure to flick through our roundup of the very best upcoming PC games on the market to stay up for proper now.