The result is a highly interesting RPG cocktail of choices and consequences within the post-Soviet and post-apocalyptic world we encountered in the original ATOM.īecause Trudograd is a standalone expansion, it can be purchased and played without having previously owned (or even played) ATOM RPG. Into this mix of class struggle and an invisible, impending threat (which in turn produces other side-effects inside the game’s world, such as racism against the inhabitants of northern descent for “acting as spies for the rumoured invading army”), we add our character’s mission. As a result, each district of Trudograd and its suburbs has its distinct character and inhabitants, elements that both underpin the game’s broader narrative guidelines: on the one hand, the struggle between Trudograd’s corrupt ruling class and a burgeoning “revolution” that threatens to drown the bourgeoisie in its blood, and on the other, a vague threat from “the Peoples of the North,” who are rumoured to be about to attack the city REVIEW : ATOM RPG Trudograd (PC) Following the game’s atmospheric live-action intro, we are given a briefing informing us that our character must travel to Trudograd to locate a scientist whose research may be able to prevent a disaster, the nature of which I will not reveal to avoid spoilers, as it pertains to the plot and conclusion of the original ATOM.įocusing the action primarily on a city and its immediate surroundings, rather than the much larger universe of ATOM RPG, allows for a much deeper exploration of the Lore that defines the city and its sub-areas. The events of this expansion occur two years after the events of the ATOM RPG’s main plot.
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The expansion was first launched in Early Access on Steam in May 2020, followed by a full release last month. Given the preceding, it’s no wonder that the revelation of a standalone ATOM expansion named Trudograd two years ago piqued fans’ interest in the original game.
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Beyond this apparent resemblance, though, the game managed to be a fantastic old-school RPG in its own right, with Falloutian mechanics skillfully blended with a fascinating, well-written, and… extremely Soviet environment.