Atomfall — patch notes and updates
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| Atomfall® | Wins Bafta For British Game | 2026-04-21 | On Friday night Atomfall® was named British Game of the Year at the BAFTA Game Awards. The award was accepted by Rebellion’s CTO and Co-founder Chris Kingsley CBE. “We are delighted to have won the BAFTA for British Game of the Year. This is a significant achievement for the studio and reflects the hard work, talent and creativity of everyone at Rebellion,” said Chris. “I would also like to say a huge thank you to everyone that plays our games. We would be nothing without your support.” Since its launch in March 2025 Atomfall® has been played by over 3.7 million gamers. The game was the brainchild of Rebellion’s CEO and Co-founder, Jason King |
| Announcing Alien Deathstorm™ | 2026-03-31 | We at Rebellion are pleased to share the recently announced, Alien Deathstorm™ this will be available on Steam in 2027. Announced last week at the Xbox Partner Preview, Alien Deathstorm is a brand new, raw, visceral first-person action horror game that takes place on a remote off-world colony that is being devastated by a cataclysmic storm and alien creatures. The reveal trailer for Alien Deathstorm can be viewed here: In Alien Deathstorm, you play as the Combat Engineer, a highly trained first responder, who has been dispatched to a remote, off-world colony that has suffered a complete loss of communications. Arriving days or potentially wee |
| Atomfall® | One Year On | 2026-03-23 | This week we celebrate Atomfall®'s one year anniversary. Since waking up in an abandoned bunker with no memory of who you are or how you got there, more than 3.5 million players have spent over 17 million hours exploring the Quarantine Zone. And, players have collectively discovered a whopping 196 million leads while attempting to solve the mystery of what happened at the Windscale nuclear power station. Navigating the Quarantine Zone isn’t without risk and there have been over 42.3 million players deaths inside this beguiling, picture-perfect slice of Northern England. But, of all the horrors lurking throughout the Quarantine Zone, the B.A.R |
| Atomfall® | At The Game Awards | 2025-12-11 | Tonight (Thursday December 11th) sees one of the biggest events in gaming take place: The Game Awards. This year’s TGAs are extra special for Rebellion as for the first time we are nominated in one of the categories as Atomfall® is shortlisted for the Innovation in Accessibility Award. You can watch The Game Awards live here Just to be nominated is a great honour, especially in such an important category. We want as many people as possible to be able to play and enjoy our games. Indeed, Atomfall® is our most accessible game to date as we introduced a host of sliders, options and adjustments that allow you to refine the gameplay experience to |
| 2025 Steam Awards: Game of the Year | 2025-11-24 | Nominations for the 2025 Steam Awards are open. The nomination period closes at 10am PST on 1 December. Every player on Steam gets a vote, and we’d love your help nominating Atomfall for Game of the Year. To everyone who braved the Quarantine Zone and uncovered the truth of Atomfall, your support means so much to us. Thank you! |
| 2025 Steam Awards: Outstanding Story-Rich Game | 2025-11-24 | Nominations for the 2025 Steam Awards are open. The nomination period closes at 10am PST on 1 December. Every player on Steam gets a vote, and we’d love your help nominating Atomfall for Outstanding Story-Rich Game. To everyone who braved the Quarantine Zone and uncovered the truth of Atomfall, your support means so much to us. Thank you! |
| 2025 Steam Awards: Most Innovative Gameplay | 2025-11-24 | Nominations for the 2025 Steam Awards are open. The nomination period closes at 10am PST on 1 December. Every player on Steam gets a vote, and we’d love your help nominating Atomfall for Most Innovative Gameplay To everyone who braved the Quarantine Zone and uncovered the truth of Atomfall, your support means so much to us. Thank you! |
| Patch Notes | 28.10.2025 | 2025-10-28 | New ContentNEW Rapid Travel NetworkNEW Phobias Safe ModeNEW Elite WeaponsImprovementsMajor improvements to combat throughout base game and Wicked Isle and The Red Strain story expansionsInserted a ‘Location Save’ to allow players to return to the last location they entered if they get stuckAdded a warning pop-up to remind players to be prepared (hint hint – save!) before they enter the Windscale PlantEnhanced text scalingImproved haptics when using DualSense controllersAdded clearer signposting about the effect of the Red Strain to How to Play sectionAdded ingredients to Trader 45's stock for crafting ItemsImproved searching bodies while carr |
| Atomfall® | Complete Edition Launches Today, Plus Free Update | 2025-10-28 | Explore every inch of the Quarantine Zone as Atomfall® Complete Edition launches today. Enjoy the complete Atomfall® experience with the main game, both story expansion packs, and all additional content in one single package. With a new free title update which introduces fast travel, updated combat, hidden Sniper Elite content, Phobias Safe Mode, and more to all players.Atomfall® Complete Edition includes the main game as well as the Wicked Isle and The Red Strain story expansion packs and both the Basic and Enhanced Supply Bundle. The additional content adds expansive new areas to the game world including new story threads, characters, weapo |
| Small Hotfix 1.21 Update | 2025-09-30 | Another small hotfix 1.21 has been deployed. We appreciate everyone who has sent in reports so far.A full list of fixes can be found here: We hope that everyone has been enjoying the expansion. |
| Patch Notes | 16.09.2025 | 2025-09-16 | FixesGeneral:Improvements to AI behaviour to both enemy and story characters.Various animation fixes and enhancements.Amendments and improvements to the game’s UI and inventory screens.Numerous texture improvements throughout.Fixes to lead tracking where required.Reduced character, weapon, item and AI clipping against environments.Kicks will now cause the expected flinch reaction on a successful hit.Improved dialogue timing and flow.Quest notifications will no longer appear repeatedly at the top left of the screen every time the game is unpaused.The Club, Mace, Police Truncheon, Cricket Bat, and Spiked Club will now generate blood VFX when st |
| Atomfall® | Can You Stop The Red Strain? | 2025-09-16 | The Red Strain, a new story expansion to Atomfall® the smash hit survival action game. The latest expansion adds a new in-game location called Test Site Moriah, new characters, as well as additional leads, weapons, skills, items and new endings for Atomfall’s® main story.A new trailer revealing the deadly threat posed by The Red Strain is available to watch here:The Red StrainNestled in the hills, away from the prying eyes of the locals, lies Test Site Moriah. A secret research site built by B.A.R.D on the site of an old missile testing facility, it has been shrouded in mystery ever since it opened. But something changed when the quarantine c |
| Atomfall® | The Red Strain Teaser Trailer | 2025-08-28 | Today we released a teaser trailer for the Red Strain, a new story expansion for Atomfall®, coming on September 16th. You can check it out here:More details about exactly what you will find in the Red Strain will be revealed in the lead up to the release, but for now expect a highly confidential new location and plenty more mysteries to uncover. |
| It's not over yet... | 2025-08-14 | ALT TEXT - An image of an industrial facility on a rocky hill surrounded by trees and grass, with strange red foliage visible. |
| Atomfall 20% Off in the Steam Summer Sale | 2025-07-07 | Atomfall is discounted by 20% for the Steam Summer SaleThe British countryside in the sun and heat, what could be more relaxing...unless you are trapped inside the Quarantine Zone in Atomfall, where a nuclear disaster has left the picturesque landscape in tatters.Enjoy 20% off Atomfall Standard or Deluxe Edition, the acclaimed new survival-action game, which sees you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.Are you going to answer the haunting ringing phone in that red phone box...“Oberon must die...” |
| Patch Notes | 17.06.2025 | 2025-06-17 | GeneralFixed an issue where, in certain circumstances, the Exit button prompt would not appear in some locations, such as the Robotics lab and Bunker L9Improvements to enemy use of axes, Enfield rifles and blunderbussSticky bomb explosions are now visible when used on a TriffidFixed an occasional issue where Thralls would not attack the player if they were facing away from the ThrallReclamation skill will no longer cause all kills to be silentSubtitle lines will now appear as normal during barteringFixed audio and music issues on game outro and creditsMinor menu improvements for Japanese and Simplified Chinese languages Location Specific Fixe |
| Small Fix Update | 2025-06-05 | We've deployed a small fix to resolve a store issue for the Wicked Isle DLC. A full list of fixes from our most recent patch can be found here We hope that everyone has been enjoying the expansion. |
| Patch Notes | 03.06.2025 | 2025-06-03 | General Improved haptic feedback when drawing the bowstring Outro cutscenes will skip as intended after selecting the 'Skip Cutscene' option when finishing a mainline quest Toggling radios on/off will no longer alert Protocol Soldiers Enemies will no longer attack the player during conversations with NPCs or quest givers Button icons now appear correctly when using a Steam Controller The melee weapon aim tracker now adjusts correctly when switching to a crouched position Rifle ammunition stock now replenishes for Molly and Bootsy when they restock Player can no longer trigger a slide when there was not enough room to do so to ensure it is mor |
| Art thou fool or Devil? Dare you take a boat ride to Wicked Isle, available now | 2025-06-03 | Wicked Isle, the first story expansion for Atomfall®, is available now. This new pack adds the Midsummer Island location to the game together with a host of new leads, characters, enemies, weapons, items and more for you to discover. You may even uncover new potential endings for the main story. Included as part of the Deluxe Edition, and available for separate purchase on all platforms, Wicked Isle digs deeper into the folk horror elements of Atomfall as you take a boat ride across the dark and lonely waters of the lake in Wyndham Village to reach Midsummer Island. Rebellion’s Head of Design, Ben Fisher, gave us an insight into the making of |
| Atomfall® │Dare You Visit The Dark And Lonely Waters Of The Wicked Isle? | 2025-05-29 | Something wicked this way comes... We are pleased to announce that Wicked Isle, a story expansion for our hit survival action title, Atomfall® will launch on June 3rd. The expansion adds a whole new location to the game, with its own set of characters and enemies as well as additional leads, weapons, skills, items and multiple new endings for the main game. A new trailer showcasing the content from Wicked Isle is available to watch here: Drawing on the folk horror elements of the game for inspiration, the story expansion is set on Midsummer Island. To cross to the island players must talk to the boat-keeper who can be found on the jetty in Wy |