Atomic Coronary heart didn’t fairly catch my consideration when it first dropped, however I lately performed it and rapidly grew to become hooked. One thing about its off-putting utopian setting and BioShock-esque gameplay made me need extra. Mundfish noticed the shooter’s first DLC launch earlier this yr and has since teased the second Atomic Coronary heart growth. Whereas we don’t but know the total ins and outs of the upcoming DLC, we’ve bought a brand new take a look at its surreal Limbo setting and an accompanying sale on the bottom recreation.
Mundfish lately confirmed off a few of Atomic Coronary heart‘s new DLC in a teaser trailer packed to the brim with offended geese. Should you didn’t assume it may get any stranger earlier than, this growth takes essentially the most unsettling elements of the FPS recreation‘s world and amplifies them tenfold. Within the teaser, the developer takes us again to Limbo, the mysterious dream-like space you might bear in mind P-3 traversing just a few instances throughout the principle story.
I personally discover Limbo extraordinarily intriguing, particularly as somebody who loves Alice in Wonderland and all of its darker spin-offs. The dimension actually appears like an acid journey by way of certainly one of American McGee’s ranges in Insanity Returns, and I’m so right here for that. Mundfish itself says within the new DLC teaser that “Limbo is an odd world with inverted logic” the place we’ll face off towards new enemies with “distinctive weapons.”
The dev goes on to say that the DLC “will happen solely in Limbo,” the place we’ll “proceed the story after the lengthy ending” during which P-3 wakes up in Limbo to see Proper, one of many Twins, reaching out for him. Is P-3 caught there perpetually? It appears we might lastly get the solutions we’ve been looking for when the second growth and its “atypical gameplay with new mechanics” drops.
Within the new teaser, we get a contemporary glimpse at Limbo which is as superbly complicated as you might bear in mind it being in-game. From chocolate cows to floating doughnuts and big whales, there are all types of surreal environmental belongings to tackle. With the way it’s all arrange within the pictures, it seems to be as if we’ll be platforming our means up by way of the weirdness.
Mundfish additionally exhibits grumpy geese as soon as extra within the new screenshots, so we will undoubtedly count on to battle our means by way of the terrifying creatures in Limbo. Truthfully, out of each enemy P-3 has confronted, the goose might take the cake as his scariest foe but. Should you’ve performed Atomic Coronary heart’s first DLC, Annihilation Intuition, then you definately’ll perceive.
The brand new DLC teaser isn’t the one thrilling information from Mundfish, although. Should you don’t personal the bottom recreation, it’s at present on sale through Steam for 34% off with its worth coming in at simply $39.59 / £36.29. It’s also possible to decide to seize the sport’s DLC cross on sale proper now for 20% off at simply $31.99 / £27.99. Should you get the cross, you’ll have entry to every of the Atomic Coronary heart’s at present deliberate 4 expansions.
You possibly can take a look at our in-depth Atomic Coronary heart weapons information for some additional assist if you wish to guarantee the absolute best construct previous to the brand new DLC’s arrival. Alternatively, should you’re fascinated about extra thrilling information, remember to flick through our roundup of the most effective upcoming PC video games on the market to sit up for proper now.