Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Game
Game2010
Fallout: New Vegas
Developer Obsidian Entertainment
Fallout: New Vegas is a 2010 action role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game, which was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, is set in the Mojave Desert 204 years after a devastating nuclear war. The player controls a courier who survives an assassination attempt and becomes embroiled in a conflict between different governing factions… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
1,305 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
91
LovedLoved
626 positive · 62 negative
95% range 89–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 626 | 62 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 84 | 22 | 422 |
| Lemmy * | 5 | 1 | 56 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 2 | 23 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
201,588 of 209,567 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 294 yes, 31 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 325 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (251,802 of 262,356 positive).
Players praise the game's exceptional role-playing and writing, calling it one of the best RPGs ever made. [1][2][3] Many note that the game requires extensive modding to fix stability issues on modern systems. [4][5][6] Some reviewers express frustration with frequent crashes, especially on Windows 11. [7][6][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
Unplayable on modern systems without crashing every 30 minutes. Having to install an entire armada worth of mods to just play the game is not an excuse. Glad I experienced this on the 360 when it came out.
- [1]
Fallout: New Vegas is one of those games that doesn’t just let you roleplay, it dares you to. From the moment you crawl out of a shallow grave with a hole in your head, the game basically looks at you and says: “Alright. Be a hero. Be a villain. Be an idiot. I don’t care. Just commit.” And that’s the magic of it. The writing is absurdly good, and the factions are easily the strongest part of the game. They’re all …
- [4]
This game is great, but the game on Steam is riddled with bugs, what I recommend doing for this if you're interested in playing this game is to go on Nexus Mods, install NVSE, extract the file and copy and paste the extracted files into your game files, get the 4GB patcher also on Nexus mods, install and extract the file, copy and paste it and run the file in the Fallout New Vegas file, after all of that you can now …
- [3]
Genuinely the greatest open world game ever made and it's not even close. Fallout New Vegas is a testament to the work and passion that Obsidian (ex Interplay devs, who worked on Fallout 1 and 2) had for the Fallout series. Every little location is chock-full of interesting scenery and NPCs. Your actions in the world have incredibly real consequences. Betraying a faction now could lead to something happening dozens …
- [2]
This game is the definition of lightning in a bottle, we will never have a game this special ever again, very compelling and strong characters in an amazing story and setting.
Summarised from 34 of the 462 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 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Fallout: New Vegas talk about exceptional role-playing and faction writing; those who didn't talk about frequent crashes and instability on modern systems. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 1,305 · most liked firstHello! My name is Josh Sawyer. I’m a video game writer, designer, and director active in the RPG genre. I directed Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity 1 & 2, and Pentiment.
neutral · AI labelView post →Today marks 15 years since the release of Fallout: New Vegas. Since 2010, players have explored the Mojave Wasteland where countless Couriers have walked the same road—each carving their own story. Thank you for keeping the spirit of the game alive all these years. Viva New Vegas. 🎲
neutral · AI labelView post →BREAKING: Obsidian Entertainment is making a big pivot as part of the Xbox restructuring. It has laid off a quarter of its staff, canceled a planned sequel to Avowed, and is now beginning work on a new Fallout game, according to people familiar with the plans www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
neutral · AI labelView post →I think a lot of people forget that The Elder Scrolls VI was only announced in 2018 (along with Starfield) to soften the blow of Fallout 76 — "Don't worry, even though we're making a multiplayer game we've got single-player stuff coming too!" Sorry to say this game is still more than 2 years away!
neutral · AI labelView post →I know Fallout is historically a FPS series but what do you think about the concept of a turn based Fallout game? One with more emphasis on the RPG mechanics and managing the AP system. Would y'all play something like that?
neutral · AI labelView post →The Fallout show feels like if someone played the Fallout games and then said “let’s make a show based on this.” Which sounds obvious but historically has been rare for video game adaptations.
neutral · AI labelView post →NEW: 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 →The fact that there hasn’t been a proper Fallout game in 10 years or a proper Elder Scrolls in 14 is kinda ridiculous.
neutral · AI labelView post →Balatro: Friends of Jimbo (Pack 4) - Official Reveal Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tUJ... -Bugsnax -Assassin's Creed -Slay the Princess -Fallout & more now on Game Pass
neutral · AI labelView post →The only Big Game I care about is Fallout New Vegas.
positive · AI labelView post →What’s y’all’s comfort game? Whenever I need to just vibe I always boot up Fallout: New Vegas or 4
positive · 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
positive · AI labelView post →Obsidian is now working on a new 'Fallout' game 🎮 (via Business)
neutral · AI labelView post →Just had to say that this is selling for 4.99 while fallout 76, is selling for 3.99. A decade older and still outperforming the newest installment, makes you wonder, was the game rigged from the start?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Survivalist from Fallout New Vegas, a game I can’t help but revisit often. Someone should give me an excuse to draw more Fallout stuff
positive · AI labelView post →Manifesting hard I am gonna voice in Elder Scrolls I am gonna voice in a FromSoft game I am gonna be in Deadlock I am gonna be in Fallout I am gonna be in a Silent Hill I'm gonna be in more horror games I'm gonna be in more dinosaur games I'm gonna do it, I WILL do it Nothing will stop me
neutral · AI labelView post →Fallout: New Vegas is one of those games that doesn’t just let you roleplay, it dares you to. From the moment you crawl out of a shallow grave with a hole in your head, the game basically looks at you and says: “Alright. Be a hero. Be a villain. Be an idiot. I don’t care. Just commit.” And that’s the magic of it. The writing is absurdly good, and the factions are easily the strongest part of the game. They’re all clear reflections of real historical ideologies and power structures, just…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just want people who aren't terminally online to know that the Fallout community is currently ripping itself apart because the TV show fans are making fun of game fans for 'injecting their OCs into everything.' Every single mainline Fallout game forces you at gunpoint to make an OC.
neutral · AI labelView post →[Speech 95/65] You should buy the game, it`s worth it. [Terrifying Presence] If you don't buy this game, i will make sure you never see the light of the day again. This great game for this low, low price?! You can't pass a opportunity like this, my friend. I have calculated the chance of you not having fun in this game. It's lower than 1%. [Low Intelligence] You buy pizza warm game for big fun. [Confirmed Bachelor] You know, this game makes your penis ten times bigger. [Explosives 35/15] How…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →changing my vote to the candidate whose ads play like a joke in a Fallout game
neutral · AI labelView post →Season 2 of Fallout is good I guess, but all the little storylines are structured just like game quests and it’s just making me wish I was playing a new Fallout game instead of watching this show.
negative · AI labelView post →I have played this game since its release as well as fallout 3 and fallout 4. I have countless hours across xbox copies, gog buys, *downloaded* copies, another steam account, and also have over 2,000 hours just on this steam account across the fallouts with this one being the most. with the amount of time ive spent playing new vegas, i couldve gotten a good college degree or mastered some skill. I have yet to go to college, i live at my moms house, and im 27. But i do still play this game. its…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is like an image from a Fallout game
neutral · AI labelView post →Vault Girl Comic (Inspired by my 50th replay of the game) #fallout #newvegas
neutral · AI labelView post →Let's play a beloved game from a series I've never tried... Fallout: New Vegas!! www.youtube.com/live/h7jnN0w...
positive · AI labelView post →You're getting another Obsidian Fallout game that's going to be even more rushed and crunched while under Microsoft
neutral · AI labelView post →We are proud to confirm our partnership with Bethesda to put the original Fallout game on Virtual Boy. We hope you hate playing it as much as we hated making it!
neutral · AI labelView post →I have played this game since I was fifteen, I turn thirty in three months and I have no Intention of stopping. Keep it classy New Vegas here's to the next fifteen! *You take a sip from your trusty Vault 13 canteen*
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I saw the menu before it crashed again. Peak gameplay %100 recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For no particular reason I’m kind of regretting never having played a Fallout game today
neutral · AI labelView post →You could never set a Fallout game outside of America. The amount of guns and soda would simply not be believable.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is great, but the game on Steam is riddled with bugs, what I recommend doing for this if you're interested in playing this game is to go on Nexus Mods, install NVSE, extract the file and copy and paste the extracted files into your game files, get the 4GB patcher also on Nexus mods, install and extract the file, copy and paste it and run the file in the Fallout New Vegas file, after all of that you can now enjoy the game with less crashes or if you want to add in mods that you like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →Ahem. Anyway. Good morning. I'm going to stream Fallout: New Vegas tonight. I've never played a Fallout game before EVER.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fallout New Vegas is $0.99 on Steam buff.ly/VZOTbmK Deck playable also on Game Pass Premium
neutral · 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. 🤘
positive · AI labelView post →>watches Fallout season 2 >wants to play New Vegas again >realizes that you have New Vegas Epic Games version >buys it from Steam expecting for better mod compatibility and stability >downloads some new mods >crashing >crashing >crashing Owning this game almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter edit: now there's 20% chance that the game even starts
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is the definition of lightning in a bottle, we will never have a game this special ever again, very compelling and strong characters in an amazing story and setting.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the greatest games of all time. If you think it runs bad now, you should have tried playing it launch day on the PS3 lol.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is like a series of headlines from a failed state in a dystopian video game like Fallout.
neutral · AI labelView post →it's like a journal story you'd find in a Fallout game
neutral · AI labelView post →If the next Fallout game doesn’t have a 100 Men vs 1 Gorilla Vault, I’m gonna riot
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 14th Birthday to Fallout: New Vegas! Best game ever made!
positive · AI labelView post →The game mechanics in the Fallout series are fucking shit and render the games unplayable to me
neutral · AI labelView post →Fallout: New Vegas released 16 years ago today! This is STILL the best Fallout game I've ever played. Obsidian just seemed to "get it" and made a Fallout game that had weight to the choices you had to make. Also... it had Red Lucy. 😏 Is New Vegas your favorite Fallout or does another one top it?
positive · AI labelView post →We (alongside @michaelhobbes.bsky.social) have come to a consensus: Fallout: New Vegas is the ultimate woke 2 video game
positive · AI labelView post →spent 40 hours modding the game to make it stable crash 2 billions time patrolling the mojav make me wish fore a nuclear winter 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FNV is the top of the class for a near perfect role playing experience and presents so much replay value, you are going to be bathing in its law, its world and its atmosphere for many countless months to come. Course you must mod the bee gees out of this game very much in the same mould as Skyrim to get the experience this game deserves. Its got some top notch mods, such as full player avatar, guns guns guns. So many visual effects and world content mods, but most of all do install the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The next Fallout Game (whenever that will be) should look to the Dragon Quest Builders series for inspiration.
neutral · AI labelView post →Elder Scrolls 6 is gonna have all the stupid settlement building and radiant quest shit from Fallout 4 and be the size of the actual state of Rhode Island when all they had to do was make a game basically the exact same size as Skyrim but slightly prettier
neutral · AI labelView post →in celebration of the new fallout season, I thought it was due diligence to pay new vegas a proper visit once again. the sheer brilliance of this game cannot be encapsulated through a mere review. there is an overwhelming amount to unpack here; substance in abundance; evidence at every turn supporting why it is so revered. new vegas is a title that dominates bethesda RPGs on nearly every conceivable front. you awaken in the town of goodsprings shortly after being shot in the head during a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The scariest thing isnt the Deathclaws, its trying to save or enter a building without it crashing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →>playing as a Mailman >no Creation Club >made by Obsidian Entertainment >Blackjack and Hookers >fun with Mods >Storywise peak >Gameplay peak >Man with bandages talking about genitals and godhood >Game was goated from the start
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Forgetting Fallout New Vegas isn't a Bethesda game" is a rake a lot of people unfortunately step on
neutral · AI labelView post →Fallout style Star Trek game set in the first years after The Burn.
neutral · AI labelView post →Thish ish something different. I made up a fake Fallout game and in thish video we pretend-play it, explore the cRPG shyshtems, do the queshts, check out all the endingsh and sho on. Video link: My Dream Fallout Game youtu.be/eJAtGLfCGQI
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 →Should I finally beat Fallout: New Vegas tonight or do girl horsey go faster game?
neutral · AI labelView post →I havent finished this game, but im compelled to call it the best fallout game because there is no limit to the larp
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best fallout experience. With mods, the possibilities are endless, but to think this game is considered a classic now. Man, have I gotten old.
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