Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand

Item: Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand
Rating: 68
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-12

Summary

Combat is clunky and repetitive
Poor performance and camera issues
Generic story and characters
Fluid movement and sand-sliding
Deep character customization
Best experienced in co-op

Emotions

Satisfaction31%Disappointment19%Frustration17%Enjoyment8%Excitement5%

Reviews (sample size): 1553
Helpful reviews: 81%
Unhelpful reviews: 18%
Protest reviews: 1%

68%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
32%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 4146
Negative points: 3378
Gameplay points: 1289
Perf. points: 213
Rec. points: 854
Misc points: 491

Point	Description	Importance
Fluid & Satisfying Combat Description The combat system is highly praised for its fluidity, responsiveness, and satisfying feel. Players enjoy the dynamic nature of fights, the depth provided by skill and armor systems, and the ability to tailor combat to their playstyle through various builds and customization options. The parry system and momentum mechanics are particularly highlighted as enjoyable and impactful. Importance 60%	The combat system is highly praised for its fluidity, responsiveness, and satisfying feel. Players enjoy the dynamic nature of fights, the depth provided by skill and armor systems, and the ability to tailor combat to their playstyle through various builds and customization options. The parry system and momentum mechanics are particularly highlighted as enjoyable and impactful.	60%
Underrated & Enjoyable Experience Description Many reviewers express pleasant surprise and overall enjoyment with the game, often stating it exceeded their expectations, especially considering its price point or initial reception. It's frequently described as an underrated or hidden gem, offering good value and a fun experience. Importance 49%	Many reviewers express pleasant surprise and overall enjoyment with the game, often stating it exceeded their expectations, especially considering its price point or initial reception. It's frequently described as an underrated or hidden gem, offering good value and a fun experience.	49%
Deep Character Customization Description The game offers extensive character customization through armor, skills, and Essence Stones, allowing players to create diverse and personalized builds. This system provides strategic depth and encourages experimentation, enhancing replayability and adapting to different playstyles. Importance 28%	The game offers extensive character customization through armor, skills, and Essence Stones, allowing players to create diverse and personalized builds. This system provides strategic depth and encourages experimentation, enhancing replayability and adapting to different playstyles.	28%
Excellent Co-op Play Description The cooperative mode is a significant highlight, allowing players to experience the entire campaign with a friend. Reviewers praise its seamless setup, shared progression, and the enhanced fun it brings to combat and exploration, making it one of the best co-op experiences available. Importance 28%	The cooperative mode is a significant highlight, allowing players to experience the entire campaign with a friend. Reviewers praise its seamless setup, shared progression, and the enhanced fun it brings to combat and exploration, making it one of the best co-op experiences available.	28%
Rewarding World Exploration Description The game's world is consistently described as beautiful, vast, and rewarding to explore. Players appreciate the detailed landscapes, hidden secrets, and the sense of adventure it provides, with many activities and points of interest that make exploration worthwhile. Importance 27%	The game's world is consistently described as beautiful, vast, and rewarding to explore. Players appreciate the detailed landscapes, hidden secrets, and the sense of adventure it provides, with many activities and points of interest that make exploration worthwhile.	27%
Classic Action RPG Feel Description The game is often compared favorably to classic action RPGs and hack-and-slash titles like God of War, Darksiders, and Devil May Cry. Reviewers appreciate its blend of genres, fast-paced action, and the feeling of being a powerful hero, offering a nostalgic yet fresh experience. Importance 27%	The game is often compared favorably to classic action RPGs and hack-and-slash titles like God of War, Darksiders, and Devil May Cry. Reviewers appreciate its blend of genres, fast-paced action, and the feeling of being a powerful hero, offering a nostalgic yet fresh experience.	27%
Dynamic & Fluid Movement Description The movement system, including sand sliding, double jumps, and air dashes, is highly praised for its fluidity, speed, and enjoyment. It makes traversing the world and engaging in combat dynamic and liberating, contributing significantly to the overall fun. Importance 21%	The movement system, including sand sliding, double jumps, and air dashes, is highly praised for its fluidity, speed, and enjoyment. It makes traversing the world and engaging in combat dynamic and liberating, contributing significantly to the overall fun.	21%
Engaging Storyline Description The story is generally considered engaging and well-told, providing enough intrigue to keep players invested without being overly complex or lengthy. It serves its purpose in driving the gameplay and progression, with some reviewers finding it surprisingly interesting. Importance 18%	The story is generally considered engaging and well-told, providing enough intrigue to keep players invested without being overly complex or lengthy. It serves its purpose in driving the gameplay and progression, with some reviewers finding it surprisingly interesting.	18%
Unique Sand-Sliding Mechanic Description The unique sand-sliding mechanic is a standout feature, frequently cited as incredibly fun, satisfying, and a refreshing way to traverse the desert environment. It adds a distinct element to the game's mobility and is often considered a highlight on its own. Importance 14%	The unique sand-sliding mechanic is a standout feature, frequently cited as incredibly fun, satisfying, and a refreshing way to traverse the desert environment. It adds a distinct element to the game's mobility and is often considered a highlight on its own.	14%
Beautiful Graphics & Art Description The game's graphics and art direction are generally well-received, with many reviewers noting the beautiful visuals, detailed environments, and impressive landscapes, especially the desert settings. Optimization is also mentioned as good, allowing for smooth performance. Importance 14%	The game's graphics and art direction are generally well-received, with many reviewers noting the beautiful visuals, detailed environments, and impressive landscapes, especially the desert settings. Optimization is also mentioned as good, allowing for smooth performance.	14%
Varied Side Quests Description Side missions and activities are well-integrated and contribute positively to the gameplay experience. They are varied, not overwhelming, and often provide meaningful rewards or additional lore, making exploration and completion enjoyable. Importance 8%	Side missions and activities are well-integrated and contribute positively to the gameplay experience. They are varied, not overwhelming, and often provide meaningful rewards or additional lore, making exploration and completion enjoyable.	8%
Extensive Aerial Combat Description The game's combat mechanics allow for extensive aerial combat, with features like double jumps and air dashes that refresh upon hitting enemies. This enables prolonged airborne engagements and complex combos, adding a dynamic and fluid dimension to fights. Importance 5%	The game's combat mechanics allow for extensive aerial combat, with features like double jumps and air dashes that refresh upon hitting enemies. This enables prolonged airborne engagements and complex combos, adding a dynamic and fluid dimension to fights.	5%
Immersive Desert Setting Description The desert setting is well-implemented and visually appealing, creating an immersive and unique atmosphere. Reviewers enjoy traversing the vast dunes and ancient ruins, finding the environment itself to be a significant part of the game's charm and fun. Importance 5%	The desert setting is well-implemented and visually appealing, creating an immersive and unique atmosphere. Reviewers enjoy traversing the vast dunes and ancient ruins, finding the environment itself to be a significant part of the game's charm and fun.	5%