What options are available in Atomic Heart?
Atomic Heart was one of the most anticipated games of 2023 and the final product was pretty okay. The game was universally praised for its art direction, while the quality of most everything else about it varied from person to person. If you’re curious about the game but first want to know about its available options, that’s what this guide is about.
For reference, this post is covering version 1.003.500 for the PlayStation 5.
Does Atomic Heart have customizable controls?
Atomic Heart does not have customizable controls. It also does not have a layout of the controller buttons within the game’s options menu. The options menu has three tabs: Controls, Gameplay, and Audio. For Controls, there are several adjustable options to be aware of, including:
- Controller Dead Zone
- Sensitivity
- X-Axis Sensitivity
- Y-Axis Sensitivity
- Hold Time
- Controller Vibration (Activate/Disable)
- Controller Inversion (Activate/Disable)
- Aim Assist (Activate/Disable)
- Auto-Aim (Activate/Disable)
- Adaptive Triggers (Activate/Disable)
What other options does Atomic Heart have?
The Audio tab gives you control of the various sources of audio within Atomic Heart, including:
- Master Volume
- Music Volume
- Dialogue Volume
- FX Volume
- Environmental Audio FX Volume
- Radio Volume
- Interface FX Volume
- Streamer Mode (On/Off)
- Use Controller Speaker (On/Off)
The Gameplay tab lets you adjust various aspects of the game’s visuals and difficulty. Included in this tab are:
- Language
- Art Subtitles (On/Off)
- Display subtitles for posters and in-world text
- Subtitles (On/Off)
- Difficulty
- Peaceful Atom
- Local Malfunction
- Armageddon
- Camera Shake Strength
- Motion Blur (On/Off)
- FOV
- Brightness
There are no options to adjust the size of the subtitles. Here is an example of the standard subtitle size:
That is the extent of controller and game options available for Atomic Heart. We hope you found this guide useful.
