Rebellion has been synonymous with the Sniper Elite series, but during the Xbox Showcase at Summer Game Fest 2024, the studio debuted a new survival-action game that is blending a wild variety of aesthetics and time periods called Atomfall.
The first-person action starts off in an idyllic British countryside besieged by autonomous mechs, but quickly moves towards some striking underground caverns with arcane-powered ghouls to contend with. The manner in which the trailer swings between these two settings is both confusing and captivating, giving little sense of how they might relate to one another but certainly making a strong case for the action that’s unfolding in both.