The introductory story takes you from a city into the ground-based research facility where things have gone so wrong. But what if you aren’t interested in the story or it is your second playthrough? You might be wondering how to skip the cutscenes in Atomic Heart. Here’s the answer

The answer is “NO…You can’t skip in-game Cutscenes in Atomic Heart”. But you can skip the intro on PC.
There is no way to skip the Atomic Heart cutscenes because these scenes use the game engine. In many of the games out there, you can just pause the game and skip the intro, but Atomic Heart won’t let you do it at all.
There is only one way to get rid of these cutscenes and you know that… Just save the game.
Will Mundfish add the skip feature later? it’s possible. But if you’re on a PC, you can skip the intro which will eventually save some time and load the game faster.
to skip the intro follow these steps
- To skip the startup intro you need to find the directory where Atomic Heart is installed. usually installed in C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\Common\Atomic Heart.
- Then, go to the AtomicHeart directory, then Content, and then Movies.
- Now, you can rename the following files by putting a “!” without quotes before the filename:
- Launch_FHD_60FPS_PC_Steam.mp4
- LaunchVideo_WIndows_4k_60FPS.mp4
- LaunchVideo_PS4_FullHD_30FPS.mp4
- LaunchVideo_WIndows_Low_30FPS.mp4
Now, whenever you launch the game again, it will pass through the intro screen. But if you still want an answer on how to skip cutscenes in Atomic Heart, Alas, it is a fate we must all endure, a burden we must bear in our quest for digital entertainment. (No, you can’t skip the cutscenes).
Atomic Heart hasn’t had a perfect launch either, the game was stuck on the intro for some Xbox users. And It was more disappointing when the developers confirmed that Atomic Heart doesn’t support Ray tracing graphics option for PC.
What do you think of Atomic Heart? Will this game beat the latest released Hogwarts Legacy?