Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

14° East · Post-apocalyptic · Aug 19, 2009

Player review score
79%
Mostly 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 Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 80 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is full of just as much number-crunching and bloody death-animations, but is finally not mind-numbingly slow.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Rich Squad Customization: The game retains the SPECIAL system from the main Fallout series, allowing for detailed character customization and progression.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics have been improved too, with much less grainy textures than in the previous Fallout titles.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Amateurs and neophytes alike should enjoy it despite the high level of difficulty.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Its tactical combat, character customization, and immersive environments create a satisfying experience for fans of strategy games and the Fallout universe alike.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Fallout Tactics has great multiplayer as well (all it needs is gameranger and a few friends).

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Combat89 reviews
Gameplay75 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Difficulty17 reviews
Characters14 reviews
Multiplayer13 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Story
83% still recommend
Bugs
47% still recommend
Crashes
56% still recommend
Interface
90% still recommend
Performance
75% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

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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