Atomic Heart skills and skill trees explained

Atomic Heart skills take inspiration from the likes of Bioshock or Fallout, bolstering various aspects of your loadout. While melee and ranged weapons can be upgraded via crafting machine NORA, your character utility and polymer glove abilities can only be enhanced by unlocking skills in the relevant skill trees. Not only can Atomic Heart skills strengthen the core elements of your kit, they can also open up new synergies, making build experimentation viable as you battle through Sechenov's synthetic creations.

You can unlock Atomic Heart skills by spending Neuropolymer, though the amount you'll need for each upgrade is still unknown. It's highly likely that these upgrades will behave similarly to other RPG games, and the more powerful skills will become available as you progress through Facility 3826 and harvest more Neuropolymer. As a contender for one of the best PC games of this year, here's everything we know about Atomic Heart skills.

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