By Zobia Zulfqar 
Bluepoch has announced that Reverse: 1999 will launch its highly anticipated Atomic Heart collaboration on July 23, introducing new playable characters, an original crossover storyline, exclusive cosmetics and one of the game’s biggest reward campaigns to date.
The update marks the first globally synchronized version release for the time-travel strategy RPG, allowing players on PC and mobile worldwide to access the new content simultaneously.
The collaboration brings together Reverse: 1999’s alternate historical universe with the retrofuturistic world of Atomic Heart, expanding the game’s growing list of crossover events.
Two New Playable Characters
The collaboration introduces The Twins and Nora, two iconic characters inspired by the Atomic Heart universe.
The Twins will be available through a limited-time collaboration summon banner. The powerful duo becomes the game’s first dual-Afflatus character, allowing them to deal damage across two different Afflatus types.
Bluepoch also revealed that The Twins can equip two exclusive Psychubes simultaneously, giving the character two complete sets of base statistics and unique Psychube effects, making them one of the most versatile damage dealers introduced to the game.
Meanwhile, Nora, the repair cabinet known from Atomic Heart, can be obtained completely free by completing collaboration event activities.
New Crossover Story
Players will also experience a brand-new story that takes the cast of Reverse: 1999 into Facility 3826, the primary setting of Atomic Heart.
Characters including Vertin, X, Madam Lucy and Mesmer Jr. will travel into Atomic Heart’s alternate-history world, where they encounter its futuristic technology, mysteries and iconic characters.
The collaboration has been designed as an original adventure rather than simply recreating scenes from the shooter, giving fans of both franchises fresh story content.
Exclusive Cosmetics
The update also introduces several collaboration-themed outfits inspired by Atomic Heart’s distinctive retrofuturistic style.
Popular Reverse: 1999 characters will receive new garments that reflect the visual design of Atomic Heart, allowing players to customize their favorite characters with limited-time crossover appearances.
Massive Reward Campaign
Alongside the new gameplay content, Bluepoch is launching one of Reverse: 1999’s largest reward events.
Players will be able to claim more than 110 free summons, making it one of the most generous update campaigns since the game’s release.
Additional rewards include:
- A free monthly pass
- A free Brimley garment
- Free four-star character Nora
- Anniversary-style login rewards
- Additional in-game event bonuses
The collaboration also introduces a special banner reward system for players summoning The Twins.
New Banner Rewards
During the Analysis of Metallic Dramaturgy banner, players who reach 100 summons for the first time can choose between:
- One copy of The Twins, or
- One Suitcase Impression
Suitcase Impressions are a new type of six-star character selector introduced during the collaboration.
The items allow players to obtain six-star characters from the standard character pool based on Afflatus categories.
Additional selectable rewards become available after reaching 160, 220 and 280 summons, giving players multiple opportunities to strengthen their collections throughout the collaboration period.
Free Redemption Code
During the collaboration livestream, Bluepoch also released a new redemption code for free in-game rewards:
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Players can redeem the code to receive bonus items before or during the collaboration event.
First Globally Synchronized Update
The July 23 update also marks an important milestone for Reverse: 1999.
For the first time, all global regions will receive a major version update simultaneously, ensuring players across every server experience the collaboration together without regional delays.
The synchronized release reflects Bluepoch’s efforts to unify content updates across its international player base while delivering one of the game’s largest crossover events.
The Reverse: 1999 × Atomic Heart collaboration launches worldwide on July 23 for PC and mobile, bringing new characters, an original crossover story, exclusive cosmetics and a generous collection of free rewards for players.