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Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

Interplay Inc. · Bethesda Softworks · 2015-11-01

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RPG

Franchise: Fallout · Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 11, 2002 (Mac), Q4 1997 (DOS), Aug 19, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 30, 2012 (OnLive Game System), Jan 03, 2012 (Linux)

You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.

165
playing now
94%
positive of 25k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
IGDB user rating (660 ratings)
25h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 50h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

165 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Fallout is a 1997 role-playing video game developed and published by Interplay Productions, set in a mid-22nd century post-apocalyptic and retro-futuristic world, decades after a global nuclear war led by the United States and China. Fallout's protagonist, the Vault Dweller, inhabits an underground nuclear shelter. The player must scour the surrounding wasteland for a computer chip that can fix the Vault's failed water supply system. They interact with other survivors, some of whom give them quests, and engage in turn-based combat.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 165 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,624 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~203/week).
  • · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 6,214 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 629k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 25,163 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.00 at Humble Store (2025-02-07) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days · $7.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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69169120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 691 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

338782026-08-06 21:00 — 219 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 141 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 158 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 257 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 169 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 206 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 318 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 216 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 242 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 311 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 185 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 200 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 285 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 159 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 174 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 254 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 142 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 161 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 250 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 150 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 105 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 153 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 147 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 116 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 161 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 151 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 78 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 139 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 176 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 165 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

RPGCRPGRetro1990'sSci-fiClassicAdventureIsometricOpen WorldTurn-Based

Census log

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

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