Is 'Atomic Heart' Multiplayer?

'Atomic Heart' features a nuanced tale set in a dystopian model of the Soviet Union. But is 'Atomic Heart' multiplayer, or will you be exploring solo?

The first-person shooter from Mundfish, Atomic Heart, is gearing up to be one of the intriguing launches of the 12 months. Besides frantic gunplay and the dystopian Soviet setting, the sport will feature an enormous storyline that should take completionists just about Forty hours to beat. But is Atomic Heart multiplayer, or will you be pressured to roam its global in single-player? Here’s what we find out about Atomic Heart’s multiplayer, together with enhance for crossplay and cross-progression.

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Is 'Atomic Heart' multiplayer?

While the crew at Mundfish firstly had plans for multiplayer, it had to trade course all the way through construction. That way whilst you pick out up Atomic Heart, it'll only function a single-player marketing campaign. Robert Bagratuni, game director of Atomic Heart, said that the main center of attention of the game can be on the story and overall player revel in, and multiplayer no longer has a component in the product.

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Like most big releases, Atomic Heart will receive quite a lot of DLC expansions within the months following release – although the ones too will cater to solo players. Here's what Bagratuni had to say in regards to the game's DLC and multiplayer plans:

"The entire Atomic Heart experience will be single-player, focusing on the story and player experience. No multiplayer add-ons are planned at this time. The DLCs are intended to greatly expand the player experience with new territories, quests, puzzles, enemies, as well as character and world stories. We plan to significantly expand both the open-world territories, as well as new complexes and labs – where the player will learn more about the Atomic Heart world and will need to complete new challenges."

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In different phrases, don’t be expecting to peer cooperative or competitive multiplayer arrive anytime quickly, and Mundfish turns out adamant that Atomic Heart will remain a single-player enjoy.

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Does 'Atomic Heart' enhance cross-progression?

It’s still unclear whether Atomic Heart supports cross-progression. It’s most likely that folks upgrading from PS4 to PS5 will be capable to carry over their save document (and the similar for Xbox One to Xbox Series X), but we’re nonetheless ready on professional affirmation. Cross-progression between PlayStation and Xbox consoles is less likely, although if the sport calls for you to enroll in a third-party account and hyperlink it to your profile, there’s the possibility that cross-progression shall be supported.

Atomic Heart is scheduled to reach on Feb. 21 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. The sport is included with Xbox Game Pass, which must give it a big spice up in numbers on release day. Be positive to take a look at the official Mundfish Twitter account for updates as we method its release.

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