Aged well; a gaming classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Its aged incredibly well for something that came out in 1997 and is a must play if you like the other fallout games.”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%Interplay Inc.2015Turn-Based Combat · CRPG · RPG
The verdict
A foundational 1997 CRPG with superb writing, atmosphere and real choice, but clunky UI, brutal RNG combat and bugs. Skip it if you need modern conveniences or hand-holding.
Great for
Patient CRPG fans and Fallout lovers who enjoy old-school, no-hand-holding games with deep writing and choices
Main risk
Clunky dated UI, punishing RNG combat and crashes or corrupted saves can make it a frustrating slog
What players love
Excellent writing and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The writing is excellent too, very interesting characters with memorable backstories that made them feel like real people.”
Steam review · 20.7 h played ↗
Unmatched dark, desolate atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Best atmosphere of the entire series. Its level of charm and desolation is unmatched by the other Fallout titles.”
Steam review · 56.5 h played ↗
Real choices and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“your choices really do matter, and the world manages to be both dark and humorous at the same time”
Steam review · 863.8 h played ↗
Great music, voice acting and talking heads
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The voice acting is really solid, and the strange art deco stylings tie everything together so nicely.”
Steam review · 41.6 h played ↗
Compact length, cheap price
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“fallout 1 packs a well written story and rpg into a comfortable 15-20 hours”
Steam review · 18.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes, corrupted saves and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Tab out? Crash. Save the game? Crash. Score a crit? Crash. Walk? Crash.”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
Clunky, unintuitive UI and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The inventory system is probably the worst I've ever seen in any game, even worse than DayZ”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Punishing RNG combat and instant deaths
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“random crits can just insta-kill you whenever the game feels like it no matter what armor you wear”
Steam review · 22.1 h played ↗
Poor guidance; guide needed
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Nothing tells you what to do or where to go.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Slow, tedious turn-based combat and pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“The game is PAINFULLY slow. I mean every ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ action takes so long”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Steam version censorship and missing fixes
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“steam version censorship i dont recommend this version due to censorship (cant kill kids and drugs are called chems)”
Steam review · 39 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable565 MB
Minimum
OSWindows
ProcessorPentium 90Mhz or faster
Memory16 MB
GraphicsSVGA
Storage565 MB
OSWindows
ProcessorPentium 90Mhz or faster
Memory16 MB
GraphicsSVGA
Storage565 MB
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