Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

Buy94%

Very Positive · 18k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Black Isle Studios · RPG · Aug 19, 2009

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio0 of 3
Subtitles0 of 3

Should I buy Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 18k 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
46% of themes are praise9% are divided45% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is full of memorable characters and quests that build up effortlessly.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And of course, there are so-called meta-builds that practically trivialize the game itself, but we have a wide range of possibilities when it comes to creating and customizing our hero.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
An interesting mechanic is the "Aimed Shot" system, which allows you to shoot specific body parts of opponents, and this is also reflected in combat – shooting in the eyes can blind the opponent, reducing their chances of hitting, while aiming for the arm can disarm them and completely prevent them from fighting.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You can drive a highwayman (car, kinda bugged but cool), wear power armor, see enemies explode, despite the old graphics the atmosphere and death animations are really nailed.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is great though a lot of songs from Fallout 1 are reused.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story83 reviews
Gameplay74 reviews
Combat51 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
65% still recommend
Difficulty
88% still recommend
Crashes
52% still recommend
Interface
74% still recommend
Performance
63% 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

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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