History YMMV / AtomicHeart

* {{Narm}}: The English dialogue has received substantial scrutiny, coming across like a roughly-localized first draft, with Sergei attempting to sound like a gruff badass but coming off as hilariously cheesy. One highlight is trying to make sense of what Katya's saying by outright calling her a "crispy-ass critter".

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: Due to the game's unfortunate timing in releasing during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a number of critics and activists have accused Mundfish of releasing propaganda that glorifies the Soviet Union and Russia. Mundfish for its part has responded by saying that they and the game are not taking sides in the war, and development of the game started well before the war did.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Genetic experiments, alternate history, an FPS fusion of action and survival horror, melee swinging with improvised weapons, the ability to rely on stealth, a protagonist that arrives to the conflict-torn setting from above, a man who's gone mad with his vision for the world make this one to ''VideoGame/BioShock''.

* {{Narm}}: The English dialogue is clearly a roughly-localized first draft, with Sergei attempting to sound like a gruff badass but coming off as hilariously cheesy. One highlight is trying to make sense of what Katya's saying by outright calling her a "crispy-ass critter".

** Six hours of sex scene [[labelnote:Explanation]]A developer jokingly stated before the release that the game will feature six hours of sex scenes between the player and the ballerina twin, leading to no small amount of playful disappointment when the scenes are nowhere to be found in the final release.[[/labelnote]].

** The six hours of sex scene [[labelnote:Explanation]]A developer jokingly stated before the release that the game will feature six hours of sex scenes between the player and the ballerina twin, leading to no small amount of playful disappointment when the scenes are nowhere to be found in the final release.[[/labelnote]].

* MemeticMutation: Film/LordOfWar [[labelnote:Explanation]]A very dark and morbid meme. But the aforementioned FandomRivalry with ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}'' did spawn jokes that players are going to buy both to further finance both sides of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in order to prolong the conflict, akin to that of Lord of War.[[/labelnote]]

* CommonKnowledge: Many mainstream publications and bloggers accused the game of glorifying the USSR. However a playthrough of the game reveals anything but, as SovietSuperscience turned the USSR into a CrapsaccharineWorld filled with killer robots, class inequality, political prisoners, [[spoiler:and an antagonist planning to [[AssimilationPlot assimilate the USSR populace]] into a hivemind]].

* SpiritualSuccessor: Genetic experiments, alternate history, an FPS fusion of action and survival horror, melee swinging with improvised weapons, the ability to rely on stealth, a protagonist that arrives to the conflict-torn setting from above, a man who's gone mad with his vision for the world make this one to ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock}}''.

* FandomRivalry: With ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}'', though, more for outside reasons than anything else. The issue comes with the fact that while both have certain Soviet themes to them, ''Atomic Heart'' was made by a Russian developer, while the ''S.T.A.L.K.E.R'' series was made by a Ukrainian one. While international fans joked that they are going to get both since both games are coming out in 2023, given the [[HarsherInHindsight real-world Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Russian and Ukrainian fans have turned this video game rivalry into a nationalist tilt with a ton of controversy surrounding Mundfish.

* FandomRivalry: With ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}'', though, for outside reasons than anything else. The issue comes with the fact that while both have certain Soviet themes to them, ''Atomic Heart'' was made by a Russian developer, while the ''S.T.A.L.K.E.R'' series was made by a Ukrainian one. While international fans joked that they are going to get both since both games are coming out in 2023, given the [[HarsherInHindsight real-world Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Russian and Ukrainian fans have turned this video game rivalry into a nationalist tilt with a ton of controversy surrounding Mundfish.

%%* OvershadowedByControversy: Weeks before its release, 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.

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Quite a number of players bought the game so they can ogle at the robotic Twins...and the sentient vendor bot that flirts with you.

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Quite a number of players bought the game so they can ogle at the robotic Twins.

* MemeticMutation:
** [[Film/LordOfWar Lord of War]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A very dark and morbid meme. But the aforementioned FandomRivalry with ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}'' did spawn jokes that players are going to buy both to further finance both sides of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in order to prolong the conflict, akin to that of Lord of War.[[/labelnote]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Twins, known for their shapely bodies and synchronized dancing, have proven very popular with the fans. Mundfish himself even joked on their popularity by tweeting about the "features" of these robots to Elon Musk.

* FandomRivalry: With ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}'', though, for outside reasons than anything else. The issues comes with the fact with that both have certain Soviet themes to them, the takeaway is that ''Atomic Heart'' was developed by a Russian company, while the ''STALKER'' series was developed by Ukrainian one. While international fans joked that they are going to get both since both games are coming out in 2023, given the [[HarsherInHindsight real-world Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Russian and Ukrainian fans have turned this video game rivalry into a nationalist tilt with a ton of controversy surrounding Mundfish.

* FandomRivalry: A dark example. Given the heavy Soviet presence and influence and both being set in a post-apocalyptic USSR-style setting, you would expect that fans of Atomic Heart would be chummy with fans of [[VideoGame/{{STALKER}} STALKER]], right? Unfortunately, the developer of Atomic Heart are Russians whilst the developer of STALKER are Ukrainians. Whilst international fans joke that they are going to get both since both games are coming out in 2023, given the [[Main/HarsherInHindsight real-world Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Russian and Ukrainian fans have turned this video game rivalry into a nationalist tilt with a ton of controversy surrounding Mundfish.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Genetic experiments, alternate history, an FPS fusion of action and survival horror, melee swinging with improvised weapons, the ability to rely on stealth, a protagonist that arrives to the conflict-torn setting from above, a man who's gone mad with his vision for the world... The game hasn't even come out yet and it's already clear that it was heavily inspired by the VideoGame/BioShock series.

* FandomRivalry: A dark example. But given the heavy Soviet presence and influence and both being set in a post-apocalyptic USSR-style setting, you would expect that fans of Atomic Heart would be chummy with fans of [[VideoGame/{{STALKER}} STALKER]] correct? Unfortunately, the developer of Atomic Heart are Russians whilst the developer of STALKER are Ukrainians. Whilst international fans joke that they are going to get both since both games are coming out in 2023. Given the [[Main/HarsherInHindsight real-world Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Russian and Ukrainian fans have turned this video game rivalry into a nationalist tilt with a ton of controversy surrounding Mundfish.
%%* OvershadowedByControversy: 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.

* FandomRivalry: A dark example. But given the heavy Soviet presence and influence and both being set in a post-apocalyptic USSR-style setting, you would expect that fans of Atomic Heart would be chummy with fans of [[VideoGame/{{STALKER}} STALKER]] correct? Unfortunately, the developer of Atomic Heart are Russians whilst the developer of STALKER are Ukrainians. Whilst international fans joke that they are going to get both since both games are coming out in 2023. Given the [[Main/HarsherInHindsight real-world Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Russian and Ukrainian fans have turned this video game rivalry into a nationalist tilt with a ton of controversy surrounding Mundfish. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment That is as far as we are going to say.]]

* OvershadowedByControversy: 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.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Twins, known for their shapely bodies and synchronized dancing, have proven very popular with the fans. Mundfish himself even joked on their popularity by tweeting about the "features" of these robots to ''UsefulNotes/ElonMusk.''

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Twins, known for their shapely bodies and synchronized dancing, have proven very popular with the fans. Mundfish himself even joked on their popularity by tweeting about the "features" of these robots to ''Creator/ElonMusk.''

* SpiritualSuccessor: Genetic experiments, alternate history, an FPS fusion of action and survival horror, melee swinging with improvised weapons, the ability to rely on stealth, a protagonist that arrives to the conflict-torn setting from above, a man who's gone mad with his vision for the world... The game hasn't even come out yet and it's already clear that it was heavily inspired by the VideoGame/Bioshock series.