Atomfall – a computer game based on the aftermath of 1957 Windscale disaster – has been named best British game by Bafta.
Created by Rebellion, the game is a survival-action game with horror elements based in a post-nuclear apocalypse version of Cumbria and the Lake District and officially launched to the public on March 27 2025.
The game takes place five years after the fire in a fictionalised quarantine zone. Players explore a dark version of the county’s countryside and interact with cults, rogue government agencies, a military beset with factions and other unusual characters along the way.
West Cumbrian landmarks including Sellafield and the site’s old golf ball building and cooling towers, also make an appearance.
Rebellion recorded over 1.5 million players in its first launch week alone – making it its most successful video game launch in its 32-year history.
Since then, the game has amassed over 3.5 million players who have played it for over 17 million hours.
Last month, it was named Best British Console Game at the UKIE awards.
