My 90 minutes exploring the Lake District (oft referred to as ‘The Lakes’ in the north of England) was filled with death. Not of my enemies, but me. I died at the hands of a gang of Druids, by falling down a steep ledge, being burned to a crisp by a big robot guarding an underground facility, ingesting too many toxic fumes, disturbing a mutant, and unknowingly triggering a tripwire. This isn’t the Lake District I spent my childhood years exploring, but it’s just as visually impressive and intriguing to explore.
Set in a quarantine zone in 1960s northern England, Atomfall puts you in the shoes of a nuclear disaster survivor. You don’t know who you are, or what caused the disaster, but five years following the event, you know you need to find your way out of the quarantine zone to safety.