It
seems
that
Rebellion
is
rather
pleased
with
the
release
of
their
brand-new
game

Atomfall,
the
company’s
first
new
IP
in
years.

According
to
a
press
release
from

Rebellion,
Atomfall
is
the
biggest
launch
in
the
company’s
history,
managing
to
achieve
1.5
million
players
since
launching
on
March
27.
Well,
March
24
if
you
include
the
3
day
early
access
period.

“To
have
surpassed
the
one
million
players
in
such
a
short
space
of
time
speaks
volumes
for
the
creativity
and
dedication
of
the
entire
team
here
at
Rebellion,”
said
chief
executive
officer
and
co-founder
of
Rebellion,
Jason
Kingsley.
“Our
size
and
stability
mean
that
we
can
take
risks
to
create
something
as
different
as
Atomfall.
Happily,
that
risk
is
paying
off.”

“We
are
a
British
company,
and
the
game
is
a
true
reflection
of
that.
Not
only
is
it
set
in
the
lush,
beautiful
countryside,
but
Atomfall
also
draws
inspiration
from
so
many
classic
British
books,
films
and
TV
series,”
Kingsley
continued,
wielding
a
cricket
bat
and
sipping
tea
in
the
process. “We
hope
that
players
continue
to
enjoy
exploring
the
world
of
Atomfall
and
are
looking
forward
to
future
content
for
the
game.”

Atomfall,
Rebellion’s
new
IP,
explores
the
narrative
around
the
Windscale
nuclear
disaster
through
an
alternate
history
narrative.
Its
mystery
and
storytelling
excel,
though
combat
and
survival
elements
fall
short.
This
has
the
potential
to
become
a
cult
hit,
and
a
sequel
could
be
excellent.

Note,
that
Rebellion
is
yet
another
company,

much
like
Ubisoft,
that
is
reporting
total
players
rather
than
sales.
That’s
because
Atomfall
also
launched
straight
onto
Game
Pass
which
likely
accounted
for
a
pretty
decent
chunk
of
the
total
players.
Unfortunately,
Rebellion
didn’t
share
any
actual
sales
numbers.

Still,
it
seems
like
Atomfall
has
done
very
well
for
Rebellion,
especially
considering
it’s
a
brand-new
IP.
Just
recently
Rebellion
released
the
very
enjoyable

Sniper
Elite:
Resistance,
a
much
more
established
series
and
yet
Atomfall
has
seeming
done
even
better.

But
they
did
choose
to
include
some
other
random
numbers.
Apparently,
over
316,000
of
you
heartless
fuckers
decided
to
kill
the
scientist
who
you
meet
at
the
very
start
of
the
game,
for
example.
And
over
300,000
cups
of
tea
were
also
drunk,
which
as
a
Brit
is
an
offensively
low
number.