Atlas Fallen

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Deck13, the developer of The Surge series and the recently released Atlas Fallen, is going to develop its next major project codenamed Foxtrot using Unreal Engine 5.

Given how packed 2023 was, it’s only natural that some games were going to fall below the radar for many, and as it turns out, Focus Entertainment and Deck13’s action RPG Atlas Fallen turned out to be one of them. It launched for PC and current-gen consoles in August to lukewarm reception, and it seems that’s been reflected in its sales as well.

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Time was that pretty much nobody would dare to release a game in August, but these days we regularly have developers both big and small looking to get out ahead of the autumn and Christmas rush. This week in particular, there’s Atlas Fallen from Deck13 the makers of The Surge. So how has it fared? Scroll on for our weekly video games round-up.

Atlas Fallen, a recently released title, has an optimization issue with Intel Hybrid CPUs (12th Gen and above), leading to severely degraded performance.

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Rise from the dust and liberate mankind from the oppression of corrupted gods. Glide the sands of a timeless land, filled with ancient dangers, mysteries and fragments of the past.

Surfing the sands of Atlas Fallen can be a daunting task when you first start playing. The dunes are harsh, and the sun god’s wrath can be difficult to overcome. To help you with your adventure, we’ve put together 7 beginner tips for challenging Thelos in Atlas Fallen.

Are you looking for all Refined Air Dash shard locations in Atlas Fallen so you can upgrade your dash to have three charges? To upgrade your dash ability to have three charges, you must find all Refined Dash shard locations in Atlas Fallen and complete the Reforging the Gauntlet quest. However, the locations of each Refined Aird Dash shard are not mapped on location, making them difficult to find. Here is an easy-to-follow guide on all Refined Air Dash shard locations in Atlas Fallen.

Atlas Fallen is a new action-adventure from The Surge and Lords of the Fallen creators Deck13, and like a lot of games in the genre, it’s packed with various things you’ll need to collect to upgrade your character. Essence Stones, crafting materials, regular currency to spend at vendors, ect. Most of this stuff actually isn’t too difficult to come by, but there is one resource you’ll always be short of – Essence Dust. This is used to upgrade your armor, Essence Stone capacity, and more, essentially acting as a form of XP, and the game doesn’t make it terribly clear how you should go about getting it. Well, that’s where we come in! If you’re in need of some quick Essence Dust to upgrade your character before a tough challenge, these are the best ways to stock up…

Deck13’s latest action RPG Atlas Fallen is available now on Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. While the developer is typically known for Souls-like titles likeThe Surge, this is an action-adventure title set in a fantasy world full of sand. Check out the launch trailer below.

If you’re coming to Atlas Fallen expecting Deck13 to have continued down the souls-like path of their The Surge series, prepare to be surprised. Atlas Fallen does have some similarities to their previous work – you can target and destroy specific enemy body parts in combat – but is otherwise is a bit of a departure, focused more on spectacular fights against giant monsters with a huge axe than it is on careful, measured combat. It’s more Darksiders than it is Dark Souls, basically, but with weapons that get bigger the longer you use them.

Rise from the dust and liberate mankind from the oppression of corrupted gods. Glide the sands of a timeless land, filled with ancient dangers, mysteries and fragments of the past.

Atlas Fallen, the new game from The Surge and Lords of the Fallen creators Deck13, isn’t a full-on RPG, but it is chock full of sidequests and other optional content outside of its main campaign. So, this raises a question – is there content in Atlas Fallen you can miss out on? Or can you always double back and clean up any content you passed up on? Scroll on for the answer to that question…

Atlas Fallen is a new action-adventure from The Surge and Lords of the Fallen creators Deck13, and while the game isn’t another hardcore Soulslike, it does throw a lot of action at you and its combat mechanics take some getting used to. There’s a good chance you’ll be a bit frustrated by Atlas Fallen to begin with, but if you keep the following tips in mind, you be able to overcome any challenge. Here’s how to dominate Atlas Fallen’s sandy wasteland…

The story might not deliver, but the action certainly seems to in this new game from Deck13.

Rise from the dust and liberate mankind from the oppression of corrupted gods.Glide the sands of a timeless land, filled with ancient dangers, mysteries and fragments of the past. Hunt legendary monsters, using powerful, shape-shifting weapons and devastating sand-powered abilities inRise from the dust and liberate mankind from the oppression of corrupted gods.Glide the sands of a timeless land, filled with ancient dangers, mysteries and fragments of the past.

Atlas Fallen is a very ambitious title from developer Deck13. While overall it shares some similarities to their previous title, including Lords of the Fallen and The Surge 2, it’s also their first step away from the Soulslike genre. At its core Atlas Fallen is a third-person action RPG that focuses on speed and fast-paced encounters. While you sometimes encounter groups of smaller enemies, the bulk of your enemies is giant hulking beasts, which quickly becomes a staple of the gameplay.

I keep wanting to love Atlas Fallen. I mean, it’s a delightful Prince of Persia-inspired open-world action RPG with big ideas, big monsters, and even bigger weapons to fight them with, so it’s got that going for it. And I did enjoy myself as I explored each of its four unique zones, which stretch as far as the eye can see and deliver some mouthwatering, if kinda washed out, vistas. After spending about 18 hours with its mix of respectable monster slaying and brisk platforming, I can comfortably say it’s a good time – especially if you bring a friend into its seamless drop-in co-op. At the same time, its C-tier story is so campy and bone-dry – in both writing and character performance – that it’s clear Atlas has fallen a notch or two.

Are you looking for all Enhanced Air Dash shard locations in Atlas Fallen so you can upgrade your dash to have two charges? To upgrade your dash ability to have two charges, you must find all Enhanced Dash shard locations in Atlas Fallen and complete the Reforging the Gauntlet quest. However, the locations of each Enhanced Aird Dash shard are not mapped on location, making them difficult to find. In fact, one of them is even hidden behind a side quest. Here is an easy-to-follow guide on all Enhanced Air Dash shard locations in Atlas Fallen.

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Atlas Fallen has shown quite a bit of promise in the lead-up to launch, and as the action RPG draws closer to its release, developer Deck13 and publisher Focus Entertainment have revealed new details on plenty of aspects of the game with trailers in recent weeks, including its combat, customization and gear, progression mechanics, and more.

Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Deck13 Interactive have released a new trailer for fantasy action RPG Atlas Fallen dubbed “Lord of the Sands.”

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Deck13 Interactive is getting ready to release its next game. You might recognize the development studio from their past works if you don’t recall the development studio by its name. Their last major releases into the marketplace came in the form of 2017’s The Surge and its sequel, 2019’s The Surge 2. For the past few years, the studio has been working on its next release, Atlas Fallen, and if you’re interested in the game, we have new information. Today the download size for the game has emerged online for both Xbox and PlayStation consoles. 

Developers DECK13 have released a new trailer for their upcoming fantasy action RPG Atlas Fallen that primarily highlights its combat. And, I have to admit, it looks very impressive! The battles looks fast-paced and reminds me a lot of the combat in Monster Hunter. I’d say maybe even with a mix of God of War thrown in.

Despite launching in less than a month, we haven’t seen too much of Atlas Fallen since it was revealed nearly a year ago. A general overview video released last month gave curious players a primer on what to expect from this world of sand, magic, and monsters. Publisher Focus Entertainment has followed that up with a new gameplay-focused video breaking down the game’s combat.

Atlas Fallen continues to look promising with each new showing, and one of several elements that has caught the eye of many is its high-octane, fast-paced combat, which is looking very different from what we’ve become used to seeing in Deck13’s titles in recent years. In a newly released trailer, the developer has provided further details on what to expect from the action RPG on that front.

Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Deck13 Interactive have released a five-minute gameplay trailer for fantasy action RPG Atlas Fallen introducing the game’s combat.

We're quietly excited for Atlas Fallen. This upcoming action RPG from Deck13 — creators of The Surge — looks to be shaping up nicely, as evidenced by this latest trailer. It focuses on the combat, which appears to be quite flashy but also fairly deep when you take its various mechanics into consideration.