Making Atomfall: Risk & Reward | Ben Fisher (Head of Design)
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Making Atomfall: Risk & Reward | Ben Fisher (Head of Design)
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In today’s episode, I speak with Ben Fisher, Head of Design on Atomfall and Sniper Elite: Resistance. Ben is a key figure at Rebellion, and we break down how Atomfall’s opening establishes tone, pacing, and player behaviour in its open-world RPG design.
We get into the granular detail of how players are guided through environmental cues, limited resources, and design decisions that steer the player away from a “run and gun” attitude.
We also explore the game’s core philosophy: designing for uncertainty. Ben talks through the iterative process behind Atomfall’s systems, from dynamic loot and environmental storytelling as well as the risk he and the team took on their “leads” mechanic that replaces traditional quest structures—encouraging players to act more like detectives than objective-followers.