British post-apocalyptic action game Atomfall will receive its first story expansion next week, adding an entirely new island to explore.
Titled Wicked Isle, the expansion draws on the folk horror elements of the base game with its Midsummer Island setting. It adds new characters, skills, weapons, and even new endings.
The expansion will be released on 3rd June. Below is a fresh gameplay trailer with further details.
“Midsummer is located close to the Windscale Atom Plant and as a result the levels of infection in both the people and environment are higher than on the mainland,” said Ben Fisher, head of design at developer Rebellion.
“You are going to meet new enemy factions including pirate bandits and infected druids. To help you survive there are new weapons to be found on the island including a devastating Blunderbuss shotgun, a new bow, cutlass, daggers and the Beekeeper’s Staff. You will also be able to acquire new skills which will aid you on your quest as well as an upgraded metal detector which will enable you to find even more loot caches.”
The DLC will cost £14.99 / €19.99 / $19.99, and will be available across all platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and PC (Steam, Epic, Windows). Game Pass subscribers will receive a 10 percent discount.
Atomfall released back in March and was quickly described as a British Fallout. It’s inspired by the real life Windscale nuclear incident in 1950s Cumbria, in northern England.
Over 2.5 million people have played Atomfall since launch.
“Atomfall is largely competent in a lot of areas rather than being unique or genre-leading, but I really enjoyed the world that Rebellion created, the duplicitous main characters, and the post-war sci-fi story,” reads our Eurogamer Atomfall review.