Fallout Shelter

Fallout Shelter

Steam Deck Verified

Bethesda Game Studios · Free to Play · Mar 29, 2017

Yes, worth playing.

It's free to play.

88%
Very Positive
82k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Steam Deck: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 82k player reviews · updated 3 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
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
And, most importantly, the gameplay?
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I wasn't disappointed in the game's graphics or mechanics (with a few exceptions), but it became glaringly clear after a couple days of gameplay that Fallout Shelter is designed to get you to spend as much money as possible.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I've played this game a lot on mobile but also enjoy playing it on both steam deck and the big screen pc, I think the seasons addition with experimental vaults are a great addition and keep me coming back to the game, its a nice time based grind.
6 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 love3 themes
Gameplay34 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization59 reviews
47%
Story and characters53 reviews
66%
Interface7 reviews
43%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat33 reviews
55%
Crashes28 reviews
7%
Bugs10 reviews
50%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
35
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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