Atomic Heart is a science fiction FPS inspired by the BioShock series, and like those games, the length of time it takes to complete it will depend on the style of the player. There are several side quests, abilities to unlock, and stories to get to grips with a world with almost as much potential as the BioShock games.
However, for all the potential Atomic Heart has, some reviewers, including TheBestWarGames's own, believe that the game suffers from too much padding. According to reviews, Atomic Heart will last the average player around 15 hours, and that's without taking part in the side quests and activities. However, that doesn't account for everything the game offers for completists.
How Long To Beat Atomic Heart
As stated above, the average playthrough of Atom Heart is 15 hours. This is according to the data put together by How Long To Beat. However, several reports from reviewers confirm players who take their time, watch the cutscenes, and listen to every conversation will get at least 25 hours with Atomic Heart.
The developers at Mundfish confirm the 25-hour mark but also believes that completists who want to finish Atom Heart 100% will last approximately 35 hours. This includes all of the side content and trophy/achievement hunting. Defeating the game on its hardcore difficulty and collecting every missable item and upgrade in Atomic Heart will be challenging.
Atomic Heart's Trophies And Achievements
There are several trophies and achievements to unlock in Atomic Heart. Many require specific actions to complete. For example, killing Belyash with give the player one achievement, but killing Belyash with a melee weapon will unlock two. There are missable items that will either require a guide or more than one playthrough to find them all. Completing everything will push the game to 35-40 hours. The list of achievements and trophies for the retro-futuristic shooter Atomic Heart are as follows:
|
Name |
Description |
Gamerscore |
Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|
|
The Motherland Does Not Forget its Heroes |
Unlock all achievements |
100 |
Platinum |
|
Strike |
Kill Hedgie without making a single shot / destroy all statues |
30 |
Silver |
|
Medium Rare |
Kill Belyash |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Make It Go Round |
Kill Hedgie |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Plyusch Rush |
Kill Plyusch |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Showʼs Over |
Kill Natasha |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Dew Point |
Kill Dewdrop |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Murderous Beauty |
Kill The Twins |
30 |
Silver |
|
Chop Chop Chop |
Kill Belyash with a melee weapon |
30 |
Silver |
|
Happy Polymerization Day! |
15 |
Bronze |
|
|
Pistils and Stamens |
Get out of Vavilov |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Tickets, Please! |
Take a train at the Lesnaya Maglev train station |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Quite an Achievement |
Clear the VDNH complex |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Curtain |
Finish a theater performance |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Medical Checkup |
Get to a hospital |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Freedom Reflex |
Explore Pavlov |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Kommunism 2.0 |
Find out the AoCʼs secret |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Atomic Heart |
Complete the game in Hardcore mode |
70 |
Gold |
|
Artisan |
Create a weapon in a crafting machine |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Weapon Master |
Create five types of weapons |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Lord of War |
Collect all weapons |
30 |
Silver |
|
Chemist |
Craft consumables of all types |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Polymerization |
Collect 100 jelly |
30 |
Silver |
|
Apple Pie |
Pick all apples in Limbo |
15 |
Bronze |
|
The Great Inventor |
Upgrade a weapon to the maximum level |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Fully upgrade one skill tree |
15 |
Bronze |
|
|
How Can I Help You? |
Use a phone booth at Chelomey |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Beast Friend |
Find all talking dead animals |
30 |
Silver |
|
The Necromancer |
Talk to every dead |
30 |
Silver |
|
Burning Ears |
Find all Chirpers |
70 |
Gold |
|
More Than Profit |
Find all Lootyagins |
30 |
Silver |
|
Explorer |
Find a testing ground |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Clean-up |
Complete all testing grounds |
70 |
Gold |
|
Scanner |
Scan all mobs |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Avatar |
Kill ten burning enemies, ten electrified enemies, and ten frozen enemies |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Hothead |
Make 25 aimed headshots from Makarov pistol |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Below Zero |
Freeze a Vova mid-air |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Assimilation Procedure Interrupted |
Donʼt let a sprout grow into a mutant |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Bullʼs Eye! |
Use Telekinesis to throw an object and knock down an Owl |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Alcoholics Anonymous |
Get drunk with vodka and kill five enemies |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Triple Penetration |
Kill three or more enemies with a single Railgun shot |
15 |
Bronze |
|
Hands on the Hood |
Hit 20 enemies with a car |
15 |
Bronze |
Atomic Heart is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.