Summary
Mundfish, the development studio behindAtomic Heartis opening a publishing company called Mundfish Powerhouse. The 2023 first-person shooter was the developer’s first project and, though it had some technical issues on release, the gameplay and story still drew players in.Atomic Heartis currently sitting at a 74 critic average on OpenCritic and a Very Positive overall review rating on Steam.
Set in an alternate history version of the Soviet Union, Mundfish’s debut game puts players in the boots of Major Sergey “P-3” Nechayev, an amnesiac special agent with a sentient glove that grants him special powers. Making his way throughAtomic Heart’s Facility 3826, a research hub whose multitudinous and varied robots have inexplicably become hostile, P-3 must put an end to the chaos, recover his lost memories, and somehow survive it all.
On May 29, Mundfish announced thatAtomic Hearthad passed 10 million players across all platforms, just a little two years after its launch. Simultaneously, the studio revealed that it will be launching apublishing company called Mundfish Powerhouse. Specifying that the new operation is not just a publishing arm, the announcement clarifies that Powerhouse will be a “full-scale creative and operational partner” meant to helpother developersget their projects to market.
Mundfish Will Be Opening a Publishing Company
Mundfish Powerhouse will provide its expertise, presumably earned, at least in part, from developing and launching its own successful game in 2023, along with three DLCs. The team at the new publishing company will support projects through the entire development pipeline, from concept to team management to launch. This decision, said Robert Bagratuni,CEO and founder of Mundfish, came about after the studio was approached by other developers for guidance. The focus of Mundfish Powerhouse, stated Bagratuni, will be projects that have “great potential to make noise… big and bold games that can set a new standard for quality and creative risk.”
…big and bold games that can set a new standard for quality and creative risk.
While this is exciting news for developers and investors, and doubtless many fans are eager to see what comes of this new venture, gamers are also looking forward to what Mundfish the developer has to offer next.Atomic Hearthad three promised DLCs—Trapped in Limbo, Annihilation Instinct, and Enchantment Under the Sea—the last of which launched in January 2025. Thestudio confirmed in 2023 that there would be a sequel toAtomic Heart, but before that, Bagratuni revealed that there is one last DLC for the game in the works.
