Fallout 4

Buy81%

Very Positive · 429k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Bethesda Game Studios · Open World · Nov 10, 2015

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
12,178
concurrent players
#100 by players on Steam
Achievements
84
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio6 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Fallout 4?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 60 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 429k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise17% are divided58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What can I say at this time which hasn’t been said since Fallout 4 launched in 2015, the game has the same swagger of the previous games, large robust open world environments, which are painstakingly put together with oceans of lore and multiple bits of story around every ghoul filled corner and empty bottle filled Dresser.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game also features loads of buildings to explore, weapons and armor to loot, and bad guys to kill.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics look great and the way the perk system is laid out makes it easier for new players to understand than 3/NV.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay69 reviews
Combat34 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
86% still recommend
Controls
67% still recommend
Players complain
Story
65% still recommend
Crashes
25% still recommend
Bugs
29% still recommend
Performance
39% still recommend
Monetization
25% still recommend
Optimization
33% still recommend
Interface
17% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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