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Fallout Shelter
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
74 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game has been out for almost 10 years now yet it always seems like it lacks a lot of content. It's fun at first but becomes very stale and boring fast. Adding seasons with battle passes really isn't fixing it,…”
“This game is so neat. I've been playing it since I was 17, and it just keep getting better and better. Absolutely perfect for a behind-the-scenes game you can play while also watching true crime and CaseOh on YouTube in…”
“In the early days of this game, I was kinda meh. Its cute and all.. But recently, for me, seasonal vaults have been added and it has hooked me in to login every day to work on the goals set by the experimental vault. If…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“opened this thinking id play for 20 minutes. my vault has 47 people, three of them are on fire, and i havent slept. its a mobile game on pc which means it was designed by people who hate you and want your time. and yet.…”
“I love it because it's free and I get to manage a vault. love the style you don't have to purchase in game content however you might want to just because they have a lot of stuff.”
“Great free Fallout game that can be found a lot. I have it in my Tesla and totally recommend it to others.”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Very fun and relaxing game to play in your free time if your a fallout fan. A lot to do in the game and it is very fun to play.”
“alwase something to do, and when you get to the point for multi hour explorations... you can go do something else, just remember to stock them befor sending them out there”
“Great game. You can play as an idle game but also spend hours playing at a time. Whatever playstyle you like, this game has it.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is so neat. I've been playing it since I was 17, and it just keep getting better and better. Absolutely perfect for a behind-the-scenes game you can play while also watching true crime and CaseOh on YouTube in…”
“I love it because it's free and I get to manage a vault. love the style you don't have to purchase in game content however you might want to just because they have a lot of stuff.”
“ejhhh, it does it job as a mobile game on the app store. certainly less scummy then alot of the ones out there. get the save editor if you play on pc though, super easy to use, just drag and drop.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is so neat. I've been playing it since I was 17, and it just keep getting better and better. Absolutely perfect for a behind-the-scenes game you can play while also watching true crime and CaseOh on YouTube in…”
“Great game. You can play as an idle game but also spend hours playing at a time. Whatever playstyle you like, this game has it.”
“Basic mobile game. I just keep having enough fun with it that I come back every few months. Take that for the tepid endorsement it is.”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“This game has been out for almost 10 years now yet it always seems like it lacks a lot of content. It's fun at first but becomes very stale and boring fast. Adding seasons with battle passes really isn't fixing it,…”
“Despite being out for nearly a decade, Fallout Shelter still suffers from fundamental mechanical issues. Even after 100+ hours of playtime, the "click" detection remains unreliable, and the camera frequently glitches,…”
“Years ago I played this a lot and really enjoyed myself. I came back to it a few days ago to see what the seasons and changes were like and I'm wholly disappointed. This game became very slow to progress and riddled…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This game has been out for almost 10 years now yet it always seems like it lacks a lot of content. It's fun at first but becomes very stale and boring fast. Adding seasons with battle passes really isn't fixing it,…”
“Years ago I played this a lot and really enjoyed myself. I came back to it a few days ago to see what the seasons and changes were like and I'm wholly disappointed. This game became very slow to progress and riddled…”
“It's a boring money grab game, no real gameplay and you would have to pay in the 1000s to complete all achievements or play for a decade. Even with cheat egnine it took me hours of just opening loot boxes to complete…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“lousy port of the mobile game to PC, the click zones are not properly configured, sometimes, it is really hard to click a dweller to select him/her alot of unnecessary zooming in/out or screen panning during child…”
“Years ago I played this a lot and really enjoyed myself. I came back to it a few days ago to see what the seasons and changes were like and I'm wholly disappointed. This game became very slow to progress and riddled…”
“It's a boring money grab game, no real gameplay and you would have to pay in the 1000s to complete all achievements or play for a decade. Even with cheat egnine it took me hours of just opening loot boxes to complete…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Despite being out for nearly a decade, Fallout Shelter still suffers from fundamental mechanical issues. Even after 100+ hours of playtime, the "click" detection remains unreliable, and the camera frequently glitches,…”
“lousy port of the mobile game to PC, the click zones are not properly configured, sometimes, it is really hard to click a dweller to select him/her alot of unnecessary zooming in/out or screen panning during child…”
“They really need to add a option to disable that forced zoom in. It's annoying af. This game also has some bugs that are really irritating and unless you're skipping the time this game isn't really that fun to play…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Seasons only last 35 days because that's how long your vault saves can stay stable, apparently. Spent more than a month with a vault? Too bad: Failed to load vault.”
“lousy port of the mobile game to PC, the click zones are not properly configured, sometimes, it is really hard to click a dweller to select him/her alot of unnecessary zooming in/out or screen panning during child…”
“Fallout Shelter on the Microsoft store has been broken since July 2025 and I'm begging you to fix it, it is by far the most neglected port and there is no reason for it to be discontinued. I had a save on the Xbox cloud…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Yes, it's just a mobile game ported to pc. And yes, it's still kind of buggy after a decade. But that's Bethesda! I never would have gotten back into this if it weren't for the Steam Deck, but it is quite good there. Even better if you load up cheat mods on your main pc and give…”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played“Love this game but i really hope they add new things such as outfits ,weapons ,room types, themes etc. in the future to the regular vaults and not just the event vaults. As well as more achievements and a higher dweller amount. Also would be nice to see more characters from…”
— a player, Steam review · 178 hrs played“i have a bajillion hours on this game on my ipad, every room filled every resident placed literally all have power armor its insane, so uuh yea ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ goated”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:26 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | RPG, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Base-Building · Survival · Post-apocalyptic · Singleplayer · Management · Simulation · Strategy · 2D · Building · Casual · Crafting (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · In-App Purchases · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Steam Cloud · Stats |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.falloutshelter.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64 bit Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9550 @2.83GHZ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1Ghz, Radeon HD 6970 1GHz Storage: 2 GB available space