Ahead of Atomic Heart’s February 21 release, Mundfish founder and Game Director Robert Bagratuni has shot down the possibility of multiplayer being added to the game in the future. Describing the game as a single-player experience in its entirety, Bagratuni stated that no Atomic Heart multiplayer add-ons “are planned at this time,” and that the four upcoming DLCs will “significantly expand” the game’s open-world territories.

In the five years since the initial announcement in 2017, Atomic Heart’s development has been plagued by a series of delays and internal difficulties at Mundfish. Bagratuni attributes these delays to “youth, ambition, innovation, and new technology.” With a reported internal reboot of the project in August 2018, the development team had to abandon several ideas for the game, including a PvP multiplayer mode promised in 2019.

When asked if the four announced DLCs will include multiplayer functionality, Bagratuni said:

The entire Atomic Heart experience will be single-player, focusing on the story and player experience. No multiplayer add-ons are planned at this time. The DLCs are intended to greatly expand the player experience with new territories, quests, puzzles, enemies, as well as character and world stories. We plan to significantly expand both the open-world territories, as well as new complexes and labs – where the player will learn more about the Atomic Heart world and will need to complete new challenges.

Atomic Heart goes live February 21 on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. For a better idea of what to expect from the futuristic first-person shooter RPG, check out this explosive boss fight preview released in November that pits the protagonist against the world’s angriest mechanical ball.

Source: Wccftech