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Fallout: New Vegas cover art

Fallout: New Vegas

Obsidian Entertainment · Bethesda Softworks · 2010-10-19

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ActionRPG

Franchise: Fallout · Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 04, 2010 (PlayStation 3), Nov 04, 2010 (Xbox 360), Oct 22, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

5,195
playing now
96%
positive of 261k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
93
twitch viewers (latest)
82/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (2405 ratings)
53h
to beat · rushed 21h · completionist 95h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

5,195 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Fallout: New Vegas is a 2010 action role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game, which was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, is set in the Mojave Desert 204 years after a devastating nuclear war. The player controls a courier who survives an assassination attempt and becomes embroiled in a conflict between different governing factions that are vying for control of the region. Fallout: New Vegas features a freely explorable open world, and the player can engage in combat with a variety of weapons. The player can also initiate conversations with non-player characters in the form of dialogue trees, and their responses determine their reputation among the many different factions.

Trailer

Fallout: New Vegas trailer thumbnail

Fallout: New Vegas Trailer - E3 2010

≈495,970 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 5,195 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 22,576 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2,822/week).
  • · Review velocity up 108% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 10M–21M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 261,106 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.87-11%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2026-03-19) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 32 of 90 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8.8k8.8k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 705 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 493 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 455 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 402 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 402 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 866 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 710 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 590 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2,056 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 673 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 579 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 458 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 2,016 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2,325 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 850 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3,684 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,460 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,972 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,645 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,884 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2,093 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,993 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,806 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,159 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2,295 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,629 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2,189 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2,212 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2,810 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3,494 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2,630 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2,225 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,898 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2,364 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2,449 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2,936 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2,932 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2,038 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2,215 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,134 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2,205 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2,320 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,748 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,589 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,337 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,374 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,782 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2,183 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2,068 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,410 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,911 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,695 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,731 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,726 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,148 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,346 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,257 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,254 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,837 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,923 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,744 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,246 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,163 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,507 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,597 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,643 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,353 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,310 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5,447 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 614 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5,431 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 411 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2,404 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 186 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,019 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,563 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,067 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,123 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,153 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,321 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,304 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,040 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,369 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,328 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,219 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 986 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,235 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,374 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,048 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,310 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,488 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,906 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8,797 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 272 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3,723 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2,053 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,461 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,179 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,050 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,274 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,139 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 80 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7.1k02026-08-06 21:00 — 4,996 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 4,016 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 2,983 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 5,139 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 4,627 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 3,523 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 6,353 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 5,058 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 3,853 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 7,133 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 4,371 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 3,197 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 5,457 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 4,148 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 3,187 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 4,991 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 4,255 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 3,138 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 6,551 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 4,787 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,347 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 4,258 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 5,073 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 4,086 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 5,083 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2,137 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 3,613 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 5,195 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.75$2.072015-01-012026-08-242015-01-01 — best price $4.262015-05-23 — best price $11.002015-07-16 — best price $9.762015-11-10 — best price $13.582016-02-05 — best price $2.492016-07-04 — best price $9.992016-11-29 — best price $3.302017-08-02 — best price $2.502017-11-28 — best price $9.992018-04-16 — best price $2.162018-08-28 — best price $3.402019-01-28 — best price $9.992019-06-26 — best price $3.292019-11-26 — best price $2.992020-01-23 — best price $2.702020-03-24 — best price $9.992020-06-03 — best price $9.992020-07-23 — best price $8.892020-09-03 — best price $4.992020-10-14 — best price $8.892020-12-03 — best price $8.472021-03-22 — best price $9.992021-07-26 — best price $9.992021-11-29 — best price $9.992022-03-07 — best price $4.492022-06-22 — best price $9.992022-10-01 — best price $9.992023-01-06 — best price $8.992023-05-23 — best price $9.992023-08-25 — best price $8.992024-01-06 — best price $9.992024-05-09 — best price $9.992024-10-29 — best price $7.192025-03-13 — best price $4.992025-09-05 — best price $9.992026-01-30 — best price $8.692026-05-14 — best price $4.992026-07-13 — best price $8.692026-08-24 — best price $8.87
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3.2k6072026-05-30 — 607 pageviews2026-06-02 — 775 pageviews2026-06-05 — 720 pageviews2026-06-08 — 741 pageviews2026-06-11 — 665 pageviews2026-06-14 — 923 pageviews2026-06-17 — 703 pageviews2026-06-20 — 642 pageviews2026-06-23 — 730 pageviews2026-06-26 — 614 pageviews2026-06-29 — 843 pageviews2026-07-02 — 830 pageviews2026-07-05 — 712 pageviews2026-07-08 — 3,219 pageviews2026-07-11 — 1,295 pageviews2026-07-14 — 1,674 pageviews2026-07-17 — 2,651 pageviews2026-07-20 — 1,562 pageviews2026-07-23 — 1,000 pageviews2026-07-26 — 991 pageviews2026-07-29 — 819 pageviews2026-08-01 — 876 pageviews2026-08-04 — 820 pageviews2026-08-07 — 800 pageviews2026-08-10 — 880 pageviews2026-08-13 — 733 pageviews2026-08-16 — 714 pageviews2026-08-19 — 779 pageviews2026-08-22 — 775 pageviews2026-08-25 — 762 pageviews2026-08-27 — 720 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

518142026-08-27 23:34 — 192 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 319 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 176 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 110 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 103 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 97 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 131 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 94 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 353 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 282 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 310 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 50 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 59 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 78 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 95 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 518 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 469 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 91 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 115 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 487 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 468 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 294 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 73 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 99 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 132 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 93 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
92.1%
earned "Ain't That a Kick in the Head"
15.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing7 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)151,7085%75
Xbox 360 (Xbox)117,0784%75
PS3 (PlayStation)87,6936%76
Steam (Steam)22,0809%75

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPSRPGActionSci-fiWesternModdableAdventureAction RPGOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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