Great writing, story, characters and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It has excellent writing, one of the best soundtracks of the series”
Steam review · 47.6 h played ↗
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Black Isle Studios2009Turn-Based Combat · CRPG · RPG
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $2.49
The verdict
A huge, funny, reactive classic CRPG with great writing and freedom, held back by a brutal start, clunky controls and Steam-version bugs. Skip it if you want modern UX.
Great for
Patient RPG fans who love choices, dark humor and Fallout lore, and don't mind installing fan patches
Main risk
Crashes, world-map freezes and corrupted saves, plus a punishing start, can stop you before you get going
What players love
Real choices and roleplaying freedom
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Amount of choices even in small dialogues is insane in this game.”
Steam review · 27.7 h played ↗
Huge content, bigger than Fallout 1
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The map is bigger, there are far more towns, companions and quests, and the game gives you even more freedom to do things your own way”
Steam review · 864.1 h played ↗
Still holds up; deep, satisfying turn-based RPG
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“It’s old, ugly, brutally unfair, and still smarter than most modern RPGs.”
Steam review · 25.3 h played ↗
Mods and Restoration Project improve it
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Played with Restoration Project on classic version. New pathfinding and screen resolutions give another great feeling of the game.”
Steam review · 18.4 h played ↗
Dark humor and pop-culture jokes
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The black humor is quite fitting and funny.”
Steam review · translated · 36 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes, freezes and world-map lockups
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“on Windows 11 the game will freeze once you get to the map screen. So unplayable as is.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Frustrating RNG combat and balance
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Honestly kind of ruined by RNG. 95% hit chance, always missing.”
Steam review · 22.3 h played ↗
Corrupted saves and game-breaking bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“all 10 of my save slots got corrupted with no mods or anything”
Steam review · 20.5 h played ↗
Steam version unpatched; needs fan patches
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the steam version is unpatched.”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
Brutal, unfair start and Temple of Trials
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“The temple of trials is unironically the worst tutorial level of any game that I have ever played, it is not fun, it is tedious, annoying”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Clunky, outdated controls and UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“The UI is so clunky and outdated doing anything is painful and time consuming.”
Steam review · 16 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
More games to check
Other games we’ve read the reviews for
SPAM
Mostly Positive · 79%
+ Generous free-to-play progression
− Feels pay-to-win, gacha and duplicate talents
analyzed 9 d ago
Monster Sanctuary
Very Positive · 91%
+ Deep team-building and synergies
− Brutal late-game difficulty spikes
analyzed 4 d ago
Grimm's Hollow
Not enough reviews
+ Moving, tearjerking story
− Combat isn't truly turn-based
analyzed 4 d ago
Xenonauts
Very Positive · 86%
+ Faithful to classic X-COM
− Unfair-feeling combat and cheating AI
analyzed 4 d ago
Weekly digest
Fresh games worth a look, in your inbox
The most interesting games we’ve just analyzed, once a week.Once a week we send the most interesting games we’ve just analyzed: the verdict, top pros and cons, and what changed. No spam.
One email a week · unsubscribe in one click