Atomfall isn’t the next Fallout, it’s the British RPG I’ve always wanted

The first five minutes into my two-hour preview of Atomfall do not go well. This is, admittedly, not Atomfall’s fault. I’m dropped unceremoniously into the Cumbrian wilds of Casterfell Woods from a pre-existing save file. A river wends its way directly ahead, flanked by stone steps. I wander up the steps on the right and into the ruins of a miner’s shack. “Death to unbelievers!” a masked woman screams as a detection meter cycles through white, yellow, then red. I turn tail to sprint up the steps on the left, and straight into a folk horror nightmare of cheery maypoles and human sacrifice. Alright, then. Continue reading Atomfall isn’t the next Fallout, it’s the British RPG I’ve always wanted MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games, Best RPGs, Best open-world games

Mar 15, 2025 - 14:34
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Atomfall isn’t the next Fallout, it’s the British RPG I’ve always wanted
Atomfall isn’t the next Fallout, it’s the British RPG I’ve always wanted

The first five minutes into my two-hour preview of Atomfall do not go well. This is, admittedly, not Atomfall’s fault. I’m dropped unceremoniously into the Cumbrian wilds of Casterfell Woods from a pre-existing save file. A river wends its way directly ahead, flanked by stone steps. I wander up the steps on the right and into the ruins of a miner’s shack. “Death to unbelievers!” a masked woman screams as a detection meter cycles through white, yellow, then red. I turn tail to sprint up the steps on the left, and straight into a folk horror nightmare of cheery maypoles and human sacrifice. Alright, then.

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