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Fallout 4 VR cover art

Fallout 4 VR

Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda Softworks · 2017-12-11

Steam

RPG

Franchise: Fallout · Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 12, 2017 (SteamVR)

Fallout 4, the legendary post-apocalyptic adventure from Bethesda Game Studios and winner of more than 200 ‘Best Of’ awards, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year, comes in its entirety to VR.

48
playing now
60%
positive of 8.8k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
56/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

48 players in-game as of 2026-08-29 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 48 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 214 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~27/week).
  • · Review velocity up 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 219k–526k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,759 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$53.27-11%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $10.56 at GamesPlanet UK (2022-10-04) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 31 of 93 observed days · $9.24 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
959520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

73212026-08-06 22:00 — 36 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 52 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 52 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 39 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 56 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 56 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 44 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 59 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 54 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 29 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 37 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 51 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 40 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 41 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 44 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 32 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 59 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 47 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 28 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 40 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 50 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 29 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 40 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 54 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 35 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 24 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 58 players2026-08-29 10:00 — 48 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$11.092017-06-122026-08-292017-06-12 — best price $59.992018-01-01 — best price $54.032018-05-10 — best price $41.992018-08-06 — best price $36.332018-11-15 — best price $46.992019-03-06 — best price $59.992019-07-19 — best price $14.992019-11-09 — best price $47.992020-01-20 — best price $49.412020-03-24 — best price $59.992020-06-04 — best price $52.682020-07-22 — best price $59.992020-09-05 — best price $50.392020-10-28 — best price $59.992021-01-06 — best price $50.372021-04-25 — best price $24.972021-08-24 — best price $50.372021-12-22 — best price $13.982022-03-25 — best price $58.542022-06-22 — best price $59.992022-08-26 — best price $52.282022-11-14 — best price $59.992023-02-02 — best price $52.682023-05-05 — best price $14.992023-07-23 — best price $12.842023-11-28 — best price $53.992024-03-28 — best price $50.392024-07-18 — best price $21.592024-12-04 — best price $59.992025-05-01 — best price $59.992025-11-24 — best price $18.322026-03-26 — best price $59.992026-06-07 — best price $52.682026-07-30 — best price $14.992026-08-29 — best price $53.27
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
65.9%
earned "War Never Changes"
2.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyVR SupportSteamVR CollectiblesFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,0301%50

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

VRFPSRPGGoreActionShooterViolentSurvivalAdventureOpen World

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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