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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

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.

321
playing now
82%
positive of 56k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
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)
$19.99
steam price (US)

321 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 321 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 3% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 2.2M–4.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 56,128 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.68-72%
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 56 of 128 observed days · $2.77 above the all-time low (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

5861592026-08-06 21:00 — 410 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 306 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 231 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 421 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 320 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 356 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 530 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 343 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 379 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 586 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 336 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 338 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 469 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 270 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 308 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 408 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 270 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 326 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 546 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 327 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 217 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 374 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 336 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 260 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 335 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 299 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 180 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 313 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 321 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$22.70$2.912015-01-012026-08-292015-01-01 — 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 $4.982026-08-29 — 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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