Atomic Heart All Endings [Good And Bad]

Atomic Heart has two different finales that are both quite cryptic, and players don’t really understand how the game ends in either of these finales, which is why we bring an explanation for both of them. Depending upon the ending you choose, you can actually accidentally skip on some of the best boss fights in the game as well.

Choosing The Ending In Atomic Heart

Here are the summaries of both endings in Atomic Heart:

Before the last section of the game, players will meet Granny Zina who will reveal that she is actually P-3’s mother-in-law. She will also show him the picture of his wife and reveal the lore behind his death. That includes everything that Sechenov has done to P-3 in order to save his life. 

Granny Zina explains that Sechenov has manipulated P-3 but the main character insists that his past and present don’t matter anymore. However, both Zina and Charles, the robotic glove, force P-3 to eliminate Sechenov because they think that the Doctor is trying to take over the world with his Kollektive 2.0 Program.

At this point in the game, you will be given two different choices, and depending upon the choice that you make, you will get one of the two endings in the game. 

• If you decide to select the first dialogue choice shown in the image above, then you’ll get the short ending where you end up skipping the final fight of the game and spare Doctor Sechenov.
• If you decide to choose the second dialogue option, then you will face the Ballerina Twins in battle and come across an amazing plot twist in the story.

Both endings lead to different characters dying and there will be different consequences as well.

The Short Ending

If you choose the first dialogue option, “I’m not laying a finger on Sechenov” while talking to Granny Zina before the last boss fight, then the game will end right then and there. You will also end up completely skipping the final boss fight additionally. 

Before you get the dialogue choice Charles reveals that he is actually the consciousness of Chariton Zakharov and that Sechenov actually killed his real body and stored his consciousness. Charles wanted P-3 to turn against Sechenov, but if you choose the first dialogue option, the game ends with P-3 destroying his robot glove aka Charles, and escaping the facility without a trace.

P-3 blames Charles for putting him in Limbo, and it was not actually Sechenov who was manipulating him but Charles which is why he destroys the robot glove. The final cutscene hints at the fact that Sechenov proceeded with his Atomic Heart plan and was successful in building Kollektiv 2.0, which allowed him to control all of the robots. Doing so would result in the destruction of the USA since P-3 didn’t try to stop him and escaped. 

The Main Ending

If you choose the second dialogue option, “Whatever Lady….” while conversing with Granny Zina then you actually decide to eliminate Doctor Sechenov and that is what both Zina and Charles want the player to do. Choosing this dialogue will allow you to fight the Ballerina Twins in the game.

1. Solo Boss Fight: After talking to Zina, you face one of the Ballerina Twins in a solo boss fight. This serves as a precursor to the main boss battle.
2. Confronting Sechenov: You then confront Doctor Sechenov, but before you can proceed further, both Ballerina Twins are present.
3. Accusations and Threats: P-3 (the main character) blames Sechenov for manipulating him and threatens to kill him.
4. Ballerina Twins Boss Fight: Sechenov orders the Ballerina Twins, Left and Right, to attack you. This leads to a challenging boss fight against the twins.
5. Plot Twist: After defeating the twins, a cutscene reveals a plot twist. Sechenov discloses that it was actually Charles (Zakharov) who has been manipulating P-3 and making him kill members of the Soviet Union. Zakharov also reveals that he put P-3 in Limbo.
6. Zakharov’s Transformation: P-3 attempts to destroy the robotic glove used by Zakharov, but Zakharov electrocutes him. Zakharov then takes a humanoid form using the Polymer and kills Sechenov.
7. Limbo: P-3 is placed in another Limbo, where his consciousness resides, while Zakharov controls his main body.
8. Destruction of Sechenov’s Invention: Zakharov destroys Sechenov’s invention, and the game concludes with P-3 meeting a ballerina Robot Twin, who also carries the consciousness of his late wife, within Limbo.

This ending reveals that it was Zakharov who manipulated P-3 all along, with plans to use Kollektiv 2.0 to control both robots and humans. It can be considered one of the game’s endings, but it may not be a favorable outcome, as both endings result in dire consequences: the destruction of the USA or the potential destruction of the world.

Summary

Atomic Heart is one of the best FPS games to have come out in 2023 so far. It has one of the most unique settings that features the Soviet Union in all of its glory and shows an alternate timeline. The art direction and sound design are superb, but the gameplay is great too. There is a whole skill tree where you can customize the special powers of your glove, and the weapons in this game are all worth playing around with.

This concludes our guide on the two different Endings of Atomic Heart. We have entailed the method of obtaining both of these endings in the game. Additionally, the lore of these endings has also been explained in complete detail. We hope that the guide was helpful in understanding the cryptic finale of Atomic Heart. Let us know what you think about Atomic Heart in the comments below!

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