60
I wish that I could call Atlas Fallen an overlooked gem from an overstuffed year of games, but it doesn’t quite reach that bar. It’s not an unsalvageable project and with some refinement in the gameplay, a stronger script, and some better performances this could be a solid action RPG. I didn’t even have a chance to try out the game’s co-op, which could potentially go some ways to opening up the game’s RPG elements. That doesn’t change that what is there is a fine attempt at something new but one that never fully rises to the occasion.
85
In this big open world there is plenty to see, do and experience. Atlas Fallen is full of puzzles and treasures. You can play the game alone or with a friend. The navigation works very organically and if you pick up the game again after a long break, you can find a short and concise tutorial list in your journal. This way you can quickly pick up the adventure without too much hassle. As far as we’re concerned, this game is easy to recommend.
69
If you are looking for something new and fresh, Atlas Fallen might just be the game for you. It has an intriguing world design and ways of traversing it, as well as interesting fighting mechanics. Unfortunately, the rest of the world building relies on boring characters and a story that will hardly keep you entertained for a long while, which is a shame since the rest of the game has some real potential.
5
It's not a bad game, but I just couldn't get into it. I quit after 5 hours, which doesn't usually happen to me with video games.
6
It has many ideas but leaves them all half-finished, and if you add to that the fact that the story is bad, then you end up with a mediocre game; it's a cheap version of Forspoken, which is already serious in itself.
5
Solid combat mechanics, but a fairly lifeless open world and intrusively dull story over which you have little agency, ultimately make for a forgettable experience.
Atlas Fallen
Released On:
Aug 10, 2023
Metascore
Mixed or Average
64
User score
Mixed or Average
6.3
My Score
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
19% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
77% Mixed
44 Reviews
44 Reviews
4% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Aug 9, 2023
75
While this sandy action RPG is somewhat lacking in technical and visual polish, Atlas Fallen is still a strong outing from Deck13, with the outfit continuing to prove it's got the chops when it comes to crafting interesting mechanics and fun combat.
User score
Mixed or Average
37% Positive
76 Ratings
76 Ratings
41% Mixed
84 Ratings
84 Ratings
22% Negative
44 Ratings
44 Ratings
Dec 11, 2023
10
Atlas Fallen is one of the best games that I have ever played and it is included in my top-ten list along with games such as Metal Gear Solid, Gears of War and God of War. The graphics are wonderful while the world is amazing and many times I just stand enjoying the view. Exploration is at its best and there are many activities and missions to do apart from the main quest. A very nice feature of the game is that the player can move by surfing on the sand. The combat is fantastic and for someone who looks for a challenge setting difficulty at hard is great. Also, by setting difficulty at hard the player is further incentivized to explore the magnificient world in order to find usefull resources to improve his skills. The story is very interesting and kept me looking for more. Overall, it is a fantastic game and one of the best ever in my opinion which I fully recommend.
Sep 16, 2023
10
As a Coop game its fantastic. Combat is fast, fluid and Micro management style to min/max output. The story lets you beatup and vandalize religios artifacts and fanatics, witch feel brave now a days. The world is monstrous, and platforming in it feels great with a beatyfull scenario.
Aug 9, 2023
70
Atlas Fallen is a decent action-RPG that, with all its merits and flaws, attempts to emulate God of War with a fun and dynamic combat system. Unfortunately, in addition to the challenging confrontations with the imposing desert creatures Deck13 Interactive's game does not have much to offer from a quality standpoint. An unsteady frame-rate, along with some problems related to enemy lock-on, prevent the developers from taking the next step after the good results achieved with the two chapters of The Surge.
Aug 21, 2023
65
Atlas Fallen does several fun and interesting things, such as sand surfing and deepening combat with the Momentum meter. At the same time, the gameplay feels a bit stiff and graphically there are some issues that stand out. The battles can also get a bit monotonous, but at the same time the game really does offer everything you expect from an open world action-RPG, which is fine.
Aug 17, 2023
60
The beginning of Atlas Fallen is simply awful but later, when the story unleashes the player on the open world, the adventure becomes more interesting. The game features a clever character development system, dynamic combat and very enjoyable exploration, but the developers forgot to polish all the other elements, which sadly represent the level of lower-budget sandboxes from a decade or two ago.
Aug 9, 2023
60
Atlas Fallen is a game from another era, and it lacks a more expressive face and more ideas to succeed. Nevertheless, it at least offers fun fights and pleasant movement around the world. But it's a bit low from experienced developers.
Aug 9, 2023
40
The first time you’re given the chance to surf down a sand-covered mountain in Atlas Fallen, it’s invigorating. You immediately want to do it again, and you can. Anywhere there is sand, you can surf, and slide, and leap great distances while admiring the stunning horizon. A moment like that doesn’t exist for the game’s combat. And when lacklustre combat makes up the bulk of Atlas Fallen’s loop, it makes it that much harder to work up the motivation to continue exploring everything else the world has to offer.
Aug 16, 2023
10
Another blatant example of how useless the gaming “journalism” has become. This is a game that knows it’s just a combination of better games - like it’s spiritual predecessor, Darksiders - and I love it for that reason. It isn’t trying to be some grandiose BS or act super duper serious. As one idiot critic says in their review, “Fine isn’t acceptable in 2023”, a tremendously stupid thing to say, particularly considering the insane level of irony having that come from a C-list website and someone part of an industry that keeps lowering its standards. But, alas, being good at a few different things but not reinventing the wheel is just not nearly good enough nowadays somehow. You’ve got to overcommit to one gimmick like most games with overly huge empty worlds and gloomy self-seriousness in order to be more than “Fine” these days. For me? No thanks. The combat is great, the environments and movement are top tier, even the straightforward story isn’t as bad as some make it sound - it’s mostly a couple specific voice acting performances that are reeeeally bad. I had and am still having a blast playing Atlas Fallen. It has other little flaws but they’ve been repeated ad nauseam. So I’ll just say it’s probably a solid 7.5, maybe an 8 if you love the combat style. It isn’t a 10, but it absolutely isn’t a 2 or whatever, let alone a 0. Plastering “0” scores on things they haven’t experienced or overreacting to one particular thing they don’t like, is something cretins on this site love to do, so even though I don’t like just giving it a 10 to “balance it out”, there’s less than 40 scores right now and I feel I need to help get it closer to reality. I would hesitate buying it at full price only if you’re looking for a AAA package with the production and story at that level. Otherwise, if you want to just shut your brain off and fly around the place with sick traversal and old school PS2/PS3 style God of War-like combat, I say go for it.
May 29, 2025
7
в целом неплохо, но то что есть частые, прямо краши в коопе и по нет ни часа без них, это ужасно. Игра точно не про сюжет и это её самый большой минус. В остальном, неплохая игра, которая могла бы быть и на 6 баллов. Но геймплейное разнообразие прямоТОП
Nov 14, 2024
7
On 15 November 2024 i played this game after updating the game, the game didn't have any graphics issues,... the gamesplay is very good and satisfying, the story is fine.
Dec 8, 2024
4
Ich spiele eigentlich alle spiel durch die ich anfange aber das hier konnte ich nicht zu Ende spiel um Leuten Akt ist mir jede Lebensfreude verloren gegangen
Aug 18, 2023
4
Could not get into this game. Did not enjoy and would not recommend. Nothing else to say so I will keep typing and typing.
SummaryRise from the dust and liberate mankind from the oppression of corrupted gods. Glide the sands of a timeless land, filled with ancient dangers, mysteries and fragments of the past. Hunt legendary monsters, using powerful, shape-shifting weapons and devastating sand-powered abilities in spectacular, super-powered combat. Target and gat... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox Series X
- PlayStation 5
Initial Release Date:Aug 10, 2023
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