Rebellion confirms Alien Deathstorm uses the same engine as Atomfall, but
it's 'a more advanced version' that offers a new lighting system, 'which for an action horror game is actually a must'

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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Rebellion has confirmed that Alien Deathstorm was built on a new version of the Atomfall engine, which also let the team bring the horror aspect to life.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Alien Deathstorm was built on a new version of the Atomfall engine Head of design Ben Fisher says it's an "advanced" version that offers a new lighting system Producer Martin Willingham says this is "a must" for an action horror game Rebellion has confirmed that Alien Deathstorm was built on a new version of the Atomfall engine, which also let the team bring the horror aspect to life.

Speaking in an interview with TechRadar Gaming at Gamescom, where we went hands-on with the upcoming first-person horror game, producer Martin Willingham and head of design Ben Fisher discussed how it's not a survival shooter with typical survival horror features; the team considers it a "dynamic" experience with sandbox elements where the player's actions can affect unscripted enemy encounters . Willingham said the team values replayability and sandbox freedom, which means "we had to do something dynamic," and "building the encounters around the player and the player's activities means it's a different experience." Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

This sandbox survival experience was built on "a more advanced version" of
the studio's Atomfall engine, Fisher revealed, which offered an improved lighting system and a deeper sense of realism as players explore their surroundings.

"Which for an action horror game is actually a must," said Willingham. "The tech team have just been absolute wizards with us being able to manifest and visualize that deathstorm." You may like Rebellion says Alien Deathstorm is a 'dynamically generated' survival horror game with sandbox elements and 'not another corridor shooter' 'It's a rare beast' 'Part of the motive was making the player feel immersed in the experience and exposed' Rebellion says '90s cassette futurism' inspired Alien Deathstorm with an engineer protagonist who 'felt like a natural fit' Creative Assembly says Alien: Isolation 2's custom tech enabled a 'realistic' atmosphere Unreal Engine 5 couldn't 'We felt that a custom solution would give us that perfect frame response that you want in that kind of really, really dark environment'

He added, "We've been working on a lot of the GPU particles, visual effects, and fog system as well."

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