>Atomic Heart

Atomic Heart had good looking trailers and Bioshock has such a good rep that something that looked like a Soviet Bioshock was going to get people excited. Everyone loves Bioshock and alternative histories so its the perfect mix. It also looked quite good and had stuff like mesh deformation on the enemies that looked cool (but was toned down for release).

I wouldn't say its getting hate, beyond the questions about the development team and their connection to Russia, its just that people quickly realized it wasn't quite like Bioshock and was for the most part an average game. Well beyond the hype and marketing leading up to it.

Typical gamer stuff.

I beat it and did all the side content but on Game Pass. I wouldn't pay more than $30 maybe $40 for it. It doesn't have any replay value and like I said, its average. 6/10 at my most generous.

>Forspoken

Haven't played it but the dialogue was basically the open world was empty (at least at the beginning), the combat and parkour are cool, but the protagonist is written pretty gratingly.

For what its work I have heard this is mostly issues at the beginning and that it does get a bit better but not quite enough to redeem the negative qualities. Plus if your audience doesn't even want to finish the game after the first few hours, I chalk that up as a fail.

>The Callisto Protocol

Made by the former creative lead of the legendary Dead Space and his team, it looks incredible and was hyped up since everyone loved the other game.

Also didn't play, but apparently the game isn't all that scary, the combat is unintuitive and aggravating to play, and it doesn't last all that long. It also apparently has an ending that sets up future stuff.

I plan on picking it up when it goes on sale eventually but I'm in no rush, personally.

Honestly, I'd skip them all unless you're desperate for something to play. In that case, if you can choke it down Forspoken seems like the best investment in terms of dollar/time.