Fallout 4

Fallout 4

Steam Deck Verified

Bethesda Game Studios · Open World · Nov 10, 2015

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $7.99.

81%
Very Positive
427k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 427k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

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
9% of themes are praise64% are divided27% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
NPC Visual Creations: Fixed stuttering and hitching caused by Creations that edit NPC visuals.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love1 theme
Graphics20 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters104 reviews
63%
Combat48 reviews
63%
Gameplay41 reviews
51%
Monetization21 reviews
5%
Performance16 reviews
38%
Difficulty10 reviews
80%
Interface7 reviews
43%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes49 reviews
24%
Bugs41 reviews
34%
Optimization9 reviews
22%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $7.99 (−60%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
84
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.