History YMMV / AtomicHeart

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Sergey has caused a massive division between the players of this game, some saying that his constant talking and swearing, especially his catchphrase "crispy critters" is the most annoying thing they heard in a good time to the point that some even abandoned the game due to Sergey's "colorful" vocabulary. Others however find his lines as a NarmCharm in that he looks goofy but badass at the same time, with some people justifying his vocabulary due to [[spoiler:Sergey's operations when he was caught in a fire accident that nearly killed him but took his wife away from him, since him developing his catchphrase was due to one of his rescuers calling him a crispy critter and the brain operations made him into the sailor-mouthed major he is now.]]

* Main/{{Anvilicious}}: ''Atomic Heart'', just like ''VideoGame/{{BioShock}}'' or ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'', doesn't shy away from its [[AnAesop aesops]]. The narrative goes to great lengths showcasing the evils of the Soviet Union and [[DeliberateValuesDissonance how worse they could've become]] if they ever obtained more power than they did in real life, which runs parallel to the classical motif of how [[DrunkWithPower absolute power corrupts absolutely]]. The game also pushes the idea about how we should cherish our free will and commit to doing the right thing with our choices. But due to how [[CluelessAesop messy the narrative tends to handle its themes]], the game can also be interpreted rather cynically about how utopias are simply something unobtainable as a concept due to [[HumansAreBastards human nature]], regardless of how advanced we get as a species.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Those who don't remember ''Atomic Heart'' through [[BestKnownForTheFanservice the Twins and the 6 hour of sex scene joke]] tend to remember its release as having been mired in political controversies, namely with how Mundfish was accused of being a potential arm of Russian propaganda and conspiring in data harvesting for the Russian FSB[[labelnote:Explanation]]In addition to the studio having its origins in Russia, its domestic publisher and some of their investors have ties to the Russian government, with attention pointing towards VK Play (VK as a whole being state-owned) and GEM Capital (whose CEO, Anatoly Paliy, used to be a high ranking member of Gazprom, a Russian oil company that is currently an ally of the Russian Government in the war)[[/labelnote]]. The fact the game itself was released on the first-year anniversary of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine certainly did not help with optics, with a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believing it to have been a political sleight, though this has also resulted in further backlash and counter-arguments claiming said allegations to be baseless -- Mundfish, for their part, declared neutrality and denied any connections to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions. The inconclusive nature of these allegations ultimately led to a huge chunk of said arguments swallow up the game's publicity, and there's still a very strong likelihood of remembering the title as "that game that is/might be Russian propaganda."

* OvershadowedByControversy: Those who don't remember ''Atomic Heart'' through [[BestKnownForTheFanservice the Twins and the 6 hour of sex scene joke]] tend to remember its release as having been mired in political controversies, namely with how Mundfish was accused of being a potential arm of Russian propaganda and conspiring in data harvesting for the Russian FSB[[labelnote:Explanation]]In addition to the studio having its origins in Russia, its domestic publisher and some of their investors have ties to the Russian government, with attention pointing towards VK Play (VK as a whole being state-owned) and GEM Capital (whose CEO, Anatoly Paliy, used to be a high ranking member of Gazprom, a Russian oil company that is currently an ally of the Russian Government in the war)[[/labelnote]]. The fact the game itself was released on the first-year anniversary of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine certainly did not help with optics, with a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believing it to have been a political sleight, though this has also resulted in further backlash and counter-arguments claiming said allegations to be baseless -- Mundfish, for their part, declared neutrality and denied any connections to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions. The inconclusive nature of these allegations ultimately led to a huge chunk of said arguments swallow up the game's publicity, and there's still a very strong likelihood of remembering the title as "that game that (might be) Russian propaganda."

* OvershadowedByControversy: Main/{{Downplayed}}, Atomic Heart is best remembered by a majority of people for [[BestKnownForTheFanservice the Twins]] [[MemeticMutation and the 6 hour of sex scene joke]] or for [[BrokenBase how bad or good the game was fighting and mechanic wise]], but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that some of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government, specifically VK Play since Steam has sanctioned Russia and GEM Capital whose CEO, Anatoly Paliy, used to be a high ranking member of Gazprom, a Russian oil company that is currently an ally of the Russian Government in the war. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also people who made a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government and that Atomic Heart [[TakeThat portrayed Russia and the USSR in a bad light.]] Mundfish, for their part, has stated that they are neutral company and they say they have no connections to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions.

** Console players also suffered numerous glitches regardless of whether or not they were being played on current gen systems like UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 and Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS. Such as not being able to pick up loot after killing a boss, the save room TV displaying a white screen instead of the in-universe cartoons, interrupted and overlapping dialogues, cutscenes not triggering, the attack and reload buttons being disabled after leaving certain areas, etc.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: A lot of Japanese people seems to love Atomic Heart, making fanart of the game.

** Console players also suffered numerous glitches regardless of whether or not they were being played on current gen systems like UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS. Such as not being able to pick up loot after killing a boss, the save room TV displaying a white screen instead of the in-universe cartoons, interrupted and overlapping dialogues, cutscenes not triggering, the attack and reload buttons being disabled after leaving certain areas, etc.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: 'The art and graphic design the game has is outstanding, so good that Atomic Heart won the Steam Awards of 2023 for the best Visual Style of the year.

** There is a minor one with VideoGame/{{Haydee}} due to both having [[TheBlank faceless]], [[MsFanservice sexy]] robots/cyborgs and both are known for their BestKnownForTheFanservice

** There is a minor one with VideoGame/{{Haydee}} due to both having [[TheBlank faceless]], [[MsFanservice sexy]] robots/cyborgs and both are known for their BestRememberedForTheFanservice

* OvershadowedByControversy: Main/{{Downplayed}}, the majority of people [[BestKnownForTheFanservice remembers Atomic Heart for the Twins]] [[MemeticMutation and the 6 hour of sex scene joke]] or for [[BrokenBase how bad or good the game was fighting and mechanic wise]], but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that some of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government, specifically VK Play since Steam has sanctioned Russia and GEM Capital whose CEO, Anatoly Paliy, used to be a high ranking member of Gazprom, a Russian oil company that is currently an ally of the Russian Government in the war. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also people who made a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government and that Atomic Heart [[TakeThat portrayed Russia and the USSR in a bad light.]] Mundfish, for their part, has stated that they are neutral company and they say they have no connections to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions.

** There are also a lot of VideoGame/{{BioShock}} fans that play this game and are friends with the fandom.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Main/{{Downplayed}}, the majority of people [[BestKnownForTheFanservice remembers Atomic Heart for the Twins]] [[MemeticMutation and the 6 hour of sex scene joke]] or for [[BrokenBase how bad or good the game was fighting and mechanic wise]], but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that some of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government, specifically VK Play since Steam has sanctioned Russia and GEM Capital whose CEO, Anatoly Paliy, used to be a high ranking member of Gazprom, a Russian oil company that is currently an ally of the Russian Government in the war. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also people who made a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government and that Atomic Heart portrayed Russia and the USSR in a bad light. Mundfish, for their part, has stated that they are neutral and pro-peace company and they say they have no connections to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions.

** On the other side of the coin, the game can be seen as a subtle TakeThat towards Russia along with USSR nostalgia, as the setting features strict policing of Soviet citizens, inequality between communist party members and average citizens, harsh treatment of political dissidents, and [[spoiler:secret projects intended to cripple the Western world and rob people of their free will]] beneath its utopian veneer. Suffice to say, the game can be considered anti-communist or anti-soviet in many respects.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Main/{{Downplayed}}, the majority of people [[BestKnownForTheFanservice remembers Atomic Heart for the Twins]] [[MemeticMutation and the 6 hour of sex scene joke]] or for [[BrokenBase how bad or good the game was fighting and mechanic wise]], but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that some of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government, specifically VK Play since Steam has sanctioned Russia and GEM Capital whose CEO Anatoly Paliy, used to be a high ranking member of Gazprom, an Russian oil company that is an ally of the Russian Government. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also people who made a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government. Mundfish, for their part, has said that they are neutral and pro-peace and they say they have no connections to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions, although

** On the other side of the coin, the game can be seen as a subtle TakeThat towards Russia along with USSR nostalgia, as the setting features strict policing of Soviet citizens, inequality between communist party members and average citizens, harsh treatment of political dissidents, and [[spoiler:secret projects intended to cripple the Western world and rob people of their free will]] beneath its utopian veneer. Suffice to say, the game can be considered anti-communist in many respects.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Main/{{Downplayed}}, the majority of people [[BestKnownForTheFanservice remembers Atomic Heart for the Twins]] [[MemeticMutation and the 6 hour of sex scene joke]] or for [[BrokenBase how bad or good the game was fighting and mechanic wise]], but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that some of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government, specifically VK Play since Steam has sanctioned Russian and GEM Capital whose CEO Anatoly Paliy, used to be a high ranking member of Gazprom, an Russian oil company that is an ally of the Russian Government. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also people who made a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government. Mundfish, for their part, has said that they are neutral and pro-peace and they say they have no connections to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions, although

* OvershadowedByControversy: Main/{{Downplayed}}, the majority of people [[BestKnownForTheFanservice remembers Atomic Heart for the Twins]] [[MemeticMutation and the 6 hour of sex scene joke]] or for [[BrokenBase how bad or good the game was fighting and mechanic wise]], but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that some of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government, specifically VK Play since Steam has sanctioned Russian and GEM Capital whose CEO Anatoly Paliy used to be a high ranking member of Gazprom who is an ally of the Russian Government. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also people who made a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government. Mundfish, for their part, has said that they are neutral and pro-peace and they say they have no connections to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions, although

* OvershadowedByControversy: Main/{{Downplayed}}, the majority of people [[BestKnownForTheFanservice remembers Atomic Heart for the Twins]] [[MemeticMutation and the 6 hour of sex scene joke]] or for [[BrokenBase how bad or good the game was fighting and mechanic wise]], but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that the majority of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also people who made a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Main/{{Downplayed}}, the majority of people [[BestKnownForTheFanservice remembers Atomic Heart for the Twins]] [[MemeticMutation and the 6 hour of sex scene joke]], but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that the majority of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also people who made a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Downplayed, the majority of people [[BestKnownForTheFanservice remembers Atomic Heart for the Twins]] [[MemeticMutation and the 6 hour of sex scene joke]], but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that the majority of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also people who made a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Downplayed, the majority of people [[BestKnownForFanservice remembers Atomic Heart for the Twins]] [[MemeticMutation and the 6 hour of sex scene joke]], but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that the majority of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also people who made a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Downplayed, the majority of people remembers Atomic Heart for the Twins and the 6 hour of sex scene joke, but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that the majority of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also people who made a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Downplayed, the majority of people remembers Atomic Heart for the Twins and the 6 hour of sex scene joke, but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that the majority of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government, with the fact that Atomic Heart portrayed Russia and the Soviet Union as a CrapsaccharineWorld, denying any arguments of the game being pro-Russian propaganda for being a TakeThat to Russia and the nostalgia to the USSR. Mundfish, for their part, have repeatedly stated that their company is non-partisan and has no connection to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions.