Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Game
Game2008
Fallout 3
Developer Bethesda Game Studios
Fallout 3 is a 2008 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game, which was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, is set in the Washington metropolitan area 200 years after a devastating nuclear war. The player controls a 19-year-old character who leaves a fallout shelter in search of their missing father. Fallout 3 features a freely… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
407 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
78
LovedLoved
180 positive · 52 negative
95% range 72–82%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 180 | 52 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 34 | 12 | 102 |
| Lemmy * | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
9,417 of 11,659 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
78% recommend · 169 yes, 47 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 216 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (18,099 of 22,212 positive).
Many players praise the game's atmosphere, world, and exploration. [1][2][3] Several reviewers report that the game does not run on modern computers without mods. [4][5][6] Some players express nostalgia and emotional connection to the game. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
Doesn't work on modern computers. Check all recent reviews, they're all talking about how the game closes on launch or they had to mod it to get it to work. Don't buy this game through steam with then intention of playing it because it will not work.
- [1]
This is, in my opinion, the best fallout game. New Vegas is still PEAK dont get me wrong, and fallout 1 and 2 are absolutely fire. But fallout 3 and the CAPITAL wasteland just hits so different. yeah it has its flaws, but coming into fallout 3 as my first fallout game, it was SO awesome seeing the brotherhood, and the enclave at war for the first time. this game is baller, and don't let haters keep you down for …
- [7]
Really good game, I played it a ton on ps3 but I got it on steam and played through it after my mom past away. it's made me think a lot about how me and my dad get along and are similar but we also argue and get on to each other a lot about stuff. when I was doing the main quest when I had dialog options with lone wander's dad it was pretty much like talking to my own dad. it warmed my heart. definitely a top 5 role …
- [2]
Main story isn't that great but the world, side quest, and general exploration in this game is amazing
- [3]
i walked in mostly blind and that was so beautiful, as harsh and dark as the capital wasteland is it was such a great enviroment established within this game and the experience was like no other 10/10 game 10/10 experience
Summarised from 34 of the 348 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 9, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Fallout 3 talk about great atmosphere and world design; those who didn't talk about does not work on modern computers without mods. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Fallout 3 was well received by critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the Microsoft Windows version of Fallout 3 was assigned the game a weighted average critic score of 91/100, the PlayStation 3 version a 90/100, and the Xbox 360 version a 93/100. The Xbox 360 version is tied with Braid, Gears of War 2, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl as the fourth highest rated game from 2008 on Metacritic. 1UP.com's Demian Linn praised its open-ended gameplay and flexible character-leveling system. While the V.A.T.S. system was called fun, enemy encounters were said to suffer from a lack of precision in real-time combat and little variety in enemy types. The review concluded, Fallout 3 is a…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 407 · most liked firstNEW: Bethesda has announced a slew of new Fallout games, including Fallout 5 and Fallout 3 + New Vegas remasters. The company also confirmed my scoop last week that it is working with Obsidian on a Fallout game. I spoke to Todd Howard about the roadmap: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
neutral · AI labelView post →It's kinda wild to have lived through the cultural and critical reevaluation of Fallout: New Vegas. I remember that game kinda feeling like an afterthought compared to Fallout 3 being everywhere, and yet now I feel like I never hear people talk about 3. It's either praising New Vegas or hating 4
neutral · AI labelView post →If you want an actual excuse to play Fallout 3 then please play it through Tales of Two Wastelands for all the benefits of playing this game with all of the quality of life features of New Vegas. Aim down sights, survival, crafting, perks. It's also fucking free
positive · AI labelView post →What's your ranking of Bethesda Game Studios' games? Here's mine for today; I haven't played Oblivion: 1. Fallout 3 2. Fallout: New Vegas 3. Starfield 4. Morrowind 5. Skyrim 6. Fallout 76 7. Fallout 4
positive · AI labelView post →What has the likeliest chance of being announced tonight the Game Awards? Titanfall 3 Fallout 3 remaster Dark souls 3 remaster Half life 3 Bloodborne 3
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Kasen Thursday! The current vibe is thinking about Fallout 3! ngl Fallout 3 is an amazing game 🥹 it was the first Bethesda RPG I had ever played, and the world they created was so crazy to me, it was an awesome experience! I hope you have a wonderful day, I send love and positivity your way 💛☺️
positive · AI labelView post →I finally did it. I got every game I’ve shipped as a tattoo. Bloodrayne 2, Aeon Flux, Metroid Prime 3, Fallout 3, Skyrim, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Starfield and The Axis Unseen. 🤘
neutral · AI labelView post →I think video game centrists have a morality system like in Fallout 3 where you can offset doing bad things by giving a homeless man a bottle of water every now and then
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 793 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing. Today‘s game is Fallout 3. I really probably shouldn’t have started another game while I was finishing the DLC of Assassin’s Creed 3 and Pokemon Platinum. But I also really wanted to play Fallout 3 recently for some reason. I may not finish it, but that’s fine. I got my fix at least. I did a fully unarmed build this time. I usually go for guns but this time I wanted to use my fists to punch stuff. It’s lead to some pretty…
neutral · AI labelView post →“I installed Google Chrome, MalwareBytes, Kaspersky Internet Security 2011, Roblox, and some other programs. I then Installed some games, like Gmod, Soldier Of Fortune 2: Double Helix, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Game Of The Year Edition, Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition, and a bunch of others”
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 802 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing. Today’s game is Fallout 3. I didn’t realize how short the main story was for this. For context I just met up with the Brotherhood of Steel before ending off and I’m on my way to get the G.E.C.K. I can’t check exact hours right now but I’d say I’m maybe 15 hours in? Maybe 10. It’s not a strike against it, I like shorter stories, but it’s just something I’ve noticed.…
neutral · AI labelView post →Bethesda just did a bunch of announcements. This includes official announcements for an Obsidian Fallout game, Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, confirmation they will still make Fallout 5, Fallout 76 will receive a Raven Rock expansion, and Starfield will receive a Starborn expansion.
neutral · AI labelView post →While Fallout 3's story and quests generally fall flat for my personal tastes, I think the exploration in that game is some of the most smartly designed exploration of its era. Points of interest are well paced, you can almost always see something interesting, and the landscape hides the ugly LODs.
neutral · AI labelView post →We announce the first game from our new studio @softrains.bsky.social at the PC Gaming Show on Sunday. From a team made up of developers behind Skyrim, Fallout 3 & 4, Left 4 Dead/2, Half-Life 2 Episodes/Alyx, Watch_Dogs: Legion, and so many more AAA favorites. Two days out! Don't miss it, June 8.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fallout 3 on the PS3 is broken in ways that require an entirely unique approach, both during and outside of gameplay. A fascinating mess.
negative · AI labelView post →Day 799 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing. Today’s game is Fallout 3. My network has been out all evening. So i chose to take this as an opportunity to play some Fallout 3. First thing I did was I made my way back to the metro I got my ass kicked in last time before crashing. I got my ass kicked again though so I went back and did some questing to get better gear. Then I came back and cleared the floor.…
neutral · AI labelView post →Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition + Fallout New Vegas Ultimate (Steam) is $6.99 on Fanatical Build your own Special Editions Bundle buff.ly/3YjEaKY #ad add more game packs to save more
neutral · AI labelView post →its wild that we dont even get like, stopgap games much anymore The time between Fallout 3 and 4 was seven years but there was New Vegas in between that reused a lot from FO3 but still was a full on Fallout game
neutral · AI labelView post →Bethesda revealed their studio roadmap: - The Elder Scrolls VI is the primary focus - Fallout 5 is in pre-production - Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters are being developed - Obsidian working on a Fallout game - Starfield will continue to get new updates gematsu.com/2026/07/beth...
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 801 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing. Today’s game is Fallout 3. I finished gathering up the Radar dish today and climbed the Washington Monument to hang it up there. Honestly, seeing something like that, that I recognize from real life is just a “wow” moment. Like. You see it and approach it and there’s just this factor of “I recognize that!” Regardless of current state of things, it was cool to see in game and get to climb.…
positive · AI labelView post →Corvega advertisements illustrated by Adam Adamowicz for Fallout 3. These illustrations can be found directly in game through loading screens and deteriorated posters and billboards. #Fallout3 #Fallout
neutral · AI labelView post →Strange how the first Fallout game was called Fallout 3
neutral · AI labelView post →Recreating the Red Chinese nuclear bombardment on DC from the hit video game Fallout 3 ah ah celebration
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 17th, Fallout 3. I'll always be grateful to Craig Sechler (voice actor for Oblivion, Fallout 3) for telling me about this game just as it was about to be released. It's one of those games that just stays with you for all time. 💚
positive · AI labelView post →"from one of the developers of Skyrim, Fallout 3, 4, 76 and that game from the movie Grandma's Boy" is a fucking insane opener to a trailer selling a medieval-fantasy horror game lmao (game is The Axis Unseen, haven't played it so this is all I know)
neutral · AI labelView post →Doesn't work on modern computers. Check all recent reviews, they're all talking about how the game closes on launch or they had to mod it to get it to work. Don't buy this game through steam with then intention of playing it because it will not work.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →John Fetterman looks like someone modded the game to play as a pile of omelettes in Fallout 3
neutral · AI labelView post →Fallout 3 is a comedy masterpiece of a video game
positive · AI labelView post →Fallout 3 (PS3 / Bethesda Game Studios / 2008) - I Like V.A.T.S.
positive · AI labelView post →Sign that I'm old: it sounds weird to me when people say "The Fallout games" and they mean 3/New Vegas/4 and not 1 and 2. Fallout 3 still feels like a "new game" to me.
neutral · AI labelView post →Go read blogs from Fallout: A Tale of Two Wastelands modders and the trouble they had importing Fallout 3 items into Fallout: New Vegas - games written on the exact same game engine. It was a NIGHTMARE.
neutral · AI labelView post →My current game line-up as I head into 2026. 🤘🏻 Currently on Disc 3 of Lost Odyssey and eyeing Fallout 3 (replay) next. Then maybe Trails in the Sky remake. 👀
neutral · AI labelView post →Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition is $6.59 on GOG buff.ly/xY6wqDD #ad
neutral · AI labelView post →Saying this again for engagement accounts, speculative journalism, and those in the back The Fallout countdown timer is TV show related ONLY. It is not for a Fallout 3 or NV game announcement, this has been personally confirmed 👏 #Fallout
neutral · AI labelView post →The game doesn't run or work at all. I bought both Fallout 3 and Fallout 3 GOTY. Neither work. I've tried MULTIPLE solutions, and nothing will work. The game won't even open. I tried running it as administrator. I tried going through the files. I tried downloading a new graphic model. I tried using the Intel graphics bypass mod, which you should NOT even have to do in the first place, and it still won't work. Most it will do is load up the opening image, before immediately crashing. I usually…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy 14th Birthday #FalloutNewVegas Fallout 3 was the game that introduced me to Fallout. New Vegas was the game that cemented my love of this universe permanently.
positive · AI labelView post →Do not sell this in the steam store if the game cannot open without third party mods found online.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →& happy birthday to my favorite game of all time.. Fallout 3 🖤 This game got me through a lot of tough years, man.
positive · AI labelView post →Happy Birthday to my favorite game of all time, Fallout 3. This game is so special to me. I remember renting it for the first time from Hollywood Video back in high school & locking myself in my room for days haha. Now I own a million copies, have a lil Fallout collection, & love it wholeheartedly.
positive · AI labelView post →Fallout 3, the most beautiful game ever made
positive · AI labelView post →todays video game map is the Capitol Wasteland from Fallout 3
neutral · AI labelView post →Consider: every time you start a Fallout 3 game without completing the story you're damning your father to an eternity of nonverbal VR doggy TF
neutral · AI labelView post →More support for - Cosplayers - Brewers - Writers - Game design nerds - Men with the haircut of a Fallout 3 raider who tell you all the ways your commander sucks and then whether or not he would fuck them - Cube curators
neutral · AI labelView post →Plenty of games I’ve started and need to finish rn, but I started a new Fallout 3 save instead tehe I love this game 🫠
positive · AI labelView post →Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are being remastered for modern systems, Bethesda Game Studios has announced. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fallout...
neutral · AI labelView post →I tried everything to get this game to work on my new PC, even to the point of going to a mod site, creating an account, went to download the mod needed to play this game, only to be redirected to my account page for the mod site. I loved playing this game in the past and its a real shame Bethseda doesn't want to take the time to patch a wonderful game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#RandomGameSaturday this week conjures up Fallout 3. My first Fallout game, and I still prefer the bleak loneliness of this game to the bustling activity of some others.
positive · AI labelView post →Fallout 3 is the best fallout game, and it’s not really that close
positive · AI labelView post →all 35 minutes of my playtime is me trying to launch the game, refused, still refuses, cant get a refund. bethesda at its finest.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rocking a cozy game "Winter Burrow" then maybe fuel my bloodlust in "Fallout 3" later! 💜🦉💜 Twitch.tv/WhatsHerFace
neutral · AI labelView post →💥 Trivia Tuesday 💥 Under the Lawbringer section in the original print of the Fallout 3 game guide, it states that Super Mutants will drop fingers when killed. This was scrapped from the game entirely. #Fallout #Fallout3
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 40th to me! For my birthday today everyone should play Fallout 3, the best game ever made 💚
positive · AI labelView post →celebrating mother's day by continuing Fallout 3, a game where your in-game mom dies like it's Disney as soon as your character customization is over! come hang out if you wanna! ☢️ twitch.tv/vividlyVIVI 🌆
neutral · AI labelView post →New Vegas. A top five game for me. When I played it at launch, I didn't enjoy it, because I thought it would be Fallout 3 But More. So, I dropped it. Years later, I came back to it. I quickly realised that New Vegas wasn't trying to be FO3, and was a masterpiece.
neutral · AI labelView post →Give me a new Fallout game. Remaster Fallout 3. Remaster Fallout New Vegas.
neutral · AI labelView post →According to the Fallout 3 Official Game Guide's Wasteland Census, Abraham Washington is 45 years old. #Fallout
neutral · AI labelView post →Probably a great game but it refuses to get past the menu configuration and when i tired to fix it it didnt even load that
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What’s your favorite thing I’ve worked on? Diamond City (Fallout 4), Blackreach (Skyrim), Little Lamplight (Fallout 3), The Axis Unseen (my indie game) or something else?
neutral · AI labelView post →This is, in my opinion, the best fallout game. New Vegas is still PEAK dont get me wrong, and fallout 1 and 2 are absolutely fire. But fallout 3 and the CAPITAL wasteland just hits so different. yeah it has its flaws, but coming into fallout 3 as my first fallout game, it was SO awesome seeing the brotherhood, and the enclave at war for the first time. this game is baller, and don't let haters keep you down for enjoying PEAK
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fallout 3, 2007, Bethesda Game Studios
neutral · AI labelView post →
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