Here’s What The Reviews Are Saying About Atomfall On Xbox Game Pass

Atomfall is the next major game to hit Xbox Game Pass in March 2025, arriving in just six days’ time on March 27th, and the reviews have actually gone live pretty early – or at least, some of the reviews have gone live.

This is another of those situations where Xbox code seems to have been sent out quite late, so there are 23 PS5 reviews but only 2 for Xbox Series X, for example. We do have code here at Pure Xbox, but we want a little bit longer until we share our ‘hands on’ impressions of the game ahead of launch next week.

So, let’s take a look at what the first reviews are saying about Xbox Game Pass title Atomfall so far:

“With a tightly designed world, and a level of player freedom rarely seen, Atomfall already represents some of the best offline adventuring 2025 has to offer. Best of all, it’s keen to allow as many people as possible to join the party.”

“Immersive Sims are incredibly difficult to create, and Atomfall deserves heaps of praise for going against the grain and presenting an open-world format that bucks almost every established trend. “

“Atomfall commits to embodying everything it means to be British, and it comes out the other side all the better for it. The mystery at the heart of the alternate 1960s setting is gripping, forever teasing clues and solutions to a way out of its rural quarantine zone. Its combat systems and mechanics let the experience down, but Rebellion’s latest peaks when it makes you the countryside’s Inspector Gadget with a bunch of Leads to pursue and villagefolk to suspect.”

IGN (8/10)

“In spite of some enemy behaviours that are occasionally less stable than a reactor in meltdown, Atomfall is a compelling, post-apocalyptic survival story that satisfyingly bends to your choices and discoveries no matter which direction you take.”

“Atomfall reimagines a jolly trip to the Lake District as a fight for survival, a unique idea that leaves a lasting impression. Not every decision you make feels like life and death but its British sensibilities and stunning visual design make up for those weaker points, delivering an engaging jaunt in the countryside… with guns.”

“If you can get over a difficult start and fancy a lean take on the survival genre, Atomfall delivers an intriguing tale worth discovering.”

“It’s an experimental sandbox that lets the studio break free from the franchise it has been focused on for the last decade and see what else it can do with its design chops. I can’t say that it comes together, as its limited scope doesn’t give any of its neat ideas enough room to breathe, but maybe it’s a necessity for survival.”

As you can see, the scores are a bit all over the place for Atomfall, and it’s resulted in an average of 76 on Metacritic as things stand. That’s not a bad start, but Rebellion will be hoping it can get over the 80 mark by the end of next week!