ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game

Fine extension of the the Fallout ethos. I am especially encouraged by frequent updates and serious effort to eliminate bugs. Keep it up, guys!! Good value at the price.

I never ran into any bugs. I think it's interesting to play a game made in a country other than the US, it gives the game a fresh feeling despite being about a topic that's got a lot of games made about it. I expect to get many hours of fun out of this game.

Try to imagine a western studio making Stalker. Even if they were to attempt a 1:1 conversion and followed the basic design principles as closely as possible, the cultural beliefs of the development team would seep into the bones. ATOM is Fallout, and yet not Fallout. The eastern European flavour doesn't merely amount to an occasional cultural reference, but also manifests in survival elements (it's a Russian thing), and unsanitized writing that opens up roleplaying opportunities most modern western RPG developers would balk at. ATOM cannot eclipse Fallout, but it's distinct enough to avoid being labelled a lesser copy that makes you wish you were playing Fallout instead.

I'm convinced that the authors of Atom RPG are Fallout 1 / Fallout 2 super fans or they reverse engineered the games; I'm saying it as a compliment, I'm a big fan of both Fallout games and have to say I'm super impressed with the Russian counterpart. Almost every single aspect feels like playing good old Fallout, to name the few: the keyboard shortcuts, inventory mechanism, turn based fighting, progressing through towns and maps, skills, random events, gaining companions, little screen in the bottom left corner of the game window which informs of what's happening in the game using one line description, and even some sound effects are near identical. If you are a fan of Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 you will enjoy Atom RPG. Having said that, I would prefer if there were a bit more high tech stuff in the game and perhaps the game was based in a bit further future. Great game otherwise, a real successor to real Fallout concept.

If you enjoyed Fallout - definitely grab this piece! If you like RPG games and want to go postapocalyptic.. Here you go. And don't forget the Trudograd DLC when you finish base game ;)