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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition

Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda Softworks · 2009-12-17

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RPG

Franchise: Fallout · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Oct 13, 2009 (Xbox 360), Oct 13, 2009 (PlayStation 3), Oct 13, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition is a 2009 RPG priced at $19.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 56181 reviews).

140
playing now
82%
positive of 56k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
92/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
89/100
IGDB user rating (211 ratings)
11h
to beat · completionist 98h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

140 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Vault 101 Jewel of the Wastes. For 200 years, Vault 101 has faithfully served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world. Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants are all no match for superior Vault-Tec(R) engineering. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reason(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition trailer thumbnail

Fallout 3: Game Of The Year Edition | Trailer [GOG]

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 140 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,324 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~416/week).
  • · Review velocity up 75% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 13,848 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 2.3M–4.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 56,337 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.91 at GamesPlanet DE (2021-08-18) · bundled 14×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 51 of 122 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.3k1.3k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 633 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 204 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,234 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 354 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 881 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 204 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 432 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,330 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 45 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4041232026-09-14 20:00 — 289 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 211 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 159 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 282 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 274 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 149 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 257 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 257 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 136 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 294 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 310 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 123 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 218 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 217 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 198 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 319 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 260 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 180 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 181 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 292 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 284 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 164 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 313 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 140 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4.1k198Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 1,109 · peak 2,079Dec 2012 — avg 494 · peak 1,015May 2013 — avg 424 · peak 860Oct 2013 — avg 413 · peak 972Mar 2014 — avg 447 · peak 897Aug 2014 — avg 729 · peak 1,484Jan 2015 — avg 705 · peak 1,543Jun 2015 — avg 4,061 · peak 10,357Nov 2015 — avg 2,210 · peak 5,011Apr 2016 — avg 404 · peak 817Sep 2016 — avg 314 · peak 608Feb 2017 — avg 346 · peak 662Jul 2017 — avg 422 · peak 775Dec 2017 — avg 392 · peak 706May 2018 — avg 363 · peak 769Oct 2018 — avg 350 · peak 770Mar 2019 — avg 218 · peak 432Aug 2019 — avg 318 · peak 633Jan 2020 — avg 298 · peak 577Jun 2020 — avg 255 · peak 481Nov 2020 — avg 272 · peak 493Apr 2021 — avg 198 · peak 341Sep 2021 — avg 255 · peak 470Feb 2022 — avg 549 · peak 995Jul 2022 — avg 658 · peak 1,132Dec 2022 — avg 575 · peak 1,066May 2023 — avg 471 · peak 830Oct 2023 — avg 443 · peak 1,078Mar 2024 — avg 617 · peak 1,274Aug 2024 — avg 694 · peak 1,363Jan 2025 — avg 496 · peak 973Jun 2025 — avg 283 · peak 524Nov 2025 — avg 371 · peak 710Apr 2026 — avg 291 · peak 574Aug 2026 — avg 322 · peak 605
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
38382026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 38 new positive2026-09-22: 11 new negative2026-10-06: 10 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 2 new positive2026-10-07: 4 new negative2026-10-09: 13 new positive2026-10-11: 13 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 3 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$22.70$2.912015-01-012026-10-102015-01-01 — best price $7.312015-05-18 — best price $19.992015-08-04 — best price $19.992015-12-18 — best price $6.792016-04-28 — best price $6.792016-11-25 — best price $9.992017-07-22 — best price $19.992018-01-04 — best price $10.802018-08-08 — best price $10.312018-09-29 — best price $21.542019-03-11 — best price $16.792019-10-22 — best price $5.302020-01-19 — best price $9.972020-04-03 — best price $5.292020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-09-03 — best price $9.992020-11-07 — best price $17.882021-03-04 — best price $7.192021-06-24 — best price $7.992021-11-25 — best price $6.232022-03-25 — best price $19.512022-06-24 — best price $19.992022-10-18 — best price $6.602023-02-21 — best price $19.992023-05-24 — best price $19.992023-09-22 — best price $4.992024-01-25 — best price $6.592024-04-28 — best price $17.422024-10-08 — best price $19.992025-02-05 — best price $19.992025-06-03 — best price $6.592025-10-07 — best price $6.592026-01-28 — best price $4.992026-05-01 — best price $6.592026-07-30 — best price $4.982026-10-10 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSRPGActionSci-fiSandboxModdableAdventureOpen WorldAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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