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Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
21 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Great Game, makes you really have to think carefully about your next move and how you approach each mission. The game gradually gets more difficult which makes gameplay interesting and so does the changing enviroment…”
“A bit of a black sheep in the series. Fallout Tactics isn’t a classic RPG like Fallout 1, 2 or New Vegas — it’s much more of a tactical squad combat game. On higher difficulties it becomes genuinely satisfying:…”
“Love the classics, modded it a bit and its been fun doing melee builds. If you like the new fallouts, you must play the old ones.”
8 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Great Game, makes you really have to think carefully about your next move and how you approach each mission. The game gradually gets more difficult which makes gameplay interesting and so does the changing enviroment…”
“A bit of a black sheep in the series. Fallout Tactics isn’t a classic RPG like Fallout 1, 2 or New Vegas — it’s much more of a tactical squad combat game. On higher difficulties it becomes genuinely satisfying:…”
“Fallout Tactics is one of the most underrated entries in the series. It blends classic Fallout atmosphere with squad‑based strategy, giving you a fresh look at the Brotherhood of Steel as an actual military force. The…”
6 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“[h1][b]Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel[/b][/h1] [b]Rating: 6/10 – Fine[/b] [b]Fallout Tactics[/b] is rough around the edges, similar to [b]Fallout[/b] and [b]Fallout 2[/b]. It did work for me but not particularly…”
“enjoyable, despite its diversion from the general genre of the first two games. still has a solid atmosphere, and adds a layer of combat strategy to the isometric formula these games have.”
5 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Worth it only for nostalgia. If you don't have such feelings, it is really clunky, IF you can get it to start without doing a ritualistic sacrifice first. I am led to believe that the storytelling is pretty good, but it…”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Great Game, makes you really have to think carefully about your next move and how you approach each mission. The game gradually gets more difficult which makes gameplay interesting and so does the changing enviroment…”
“Love the classics, modded it a bit and its been fun doing melee builds. If you like the new fallouts, you must play the old ones.”
“It's a fun isometric game. SAVE OFTEN. Misclicks lead to hilarious yet sometimes frustrating situations, nothing a restart can't fix. 10/10 would play again.”
15 of the 75 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1][b]Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel[/b][/h1] [b]Rating: 6/10 – Fine[/b] [b]Fallout Tactics[/b] is rough around the edges, similar to [b]Fallout[/b] and [b]Fallout 2[/b]. It did work for me but not particularly…”
“Worth it only for nostalgia. If you don't have such feelings, it is really clunky, IF you can get it to start without doing a ritualistic sacrifice first. I am led to believe that the storytelling is pretty good, but it…”
“Man, coming from FO3,4, and NV (we don't talk about 76 here) I was expecting a painful and grueling experience. And it was, TO GET RUNNING. however I'm not docking any points as I am a PROFESSIONAL idiot at getting…”
12 of the 75 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1][b]Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel[/b][/h1] [b]Rating: 6/10 – Fine[/b] [b]Fallout Tactics[/b] is rough around the edges, similar to [b]Fallout[/b] and [b]Fallout 2[/b]. It did work for me but not particularly…”
11 of the 75 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1][b]Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel[/b][/h1] [b]Rating: 6/10 – Fine[/b] [b]Fallout Tactics[/b] is rough around the edges, similar to [b]Fallout[/b] and [b]Fallout 2[/b]. It did work for me but not particularly…”
“Worth it only for nostalgia. If you don't have such feelings, it is really clunky, IF you can get it to start without doing a ritualistic sacrifice first. I am led to believe that the storytelling is pretty good, but it…”
“I am a huge fan of Fallout series (do not confuse with TV series). I've spent countless hours in Fallout 1-4 and NV. But I always avoided Tactics part, because the gameplay always seemed for me quite to different…”
9 of the 75 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“A bit of a black sheep in the series. Fallout Tactics isn’t a classic RPG like Fallout 1, 2 or New Vegas — it’s much more of a tactical squad combat game. On higher difficulties it becomes genuinely satisfying:…”
“this game is the combat part of the first two fallout games but on cocaine. to balance out the craziness of the combat part of the game, the part of the game that represents the story is on sleeping pills. playing the…”
“I am a huge fan of Fallout series (do not confuse with TV series). I've spent countless hours in Fallout 1-4 and NV. But I always avoided Tactics part, because the gameplay always seemed for me quite to different…”
5 of the 75 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Worth it only for nostalgia. If you don't have such feelings, it is really clunky, IF you can get it to start without doing a ritualistic sacrifice first. I am led to believe that the storytelling is pretty good, but it…”
“It's a fun isometric game. SAVE OFTEN. Misclicks lead to hilarious yet sometimes frustrating situations, nothing a restart can't fix. 10/10 would play again.”
“Encounters happen every step on the map, sometimes without even moving at all you'll hit another encounter. The vehicles are glitchy and will flat out not listen to what you tell them to do. They'll back up while you…”
Counted across 75 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 78.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“A complex, unconventional tactics game with a good story. Switch to turn based mode in the settings, real time is unplayable, no idea why that's the default.”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played“Oh the memories. A fantastic entry, despite being widely overlooked.”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Game does not work on any setting for some reason.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Post-apocalyptic · RPG · Turn-Based · Strategy · Tactical · Isometric · Classic · Singleplayer · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi · Tactical RPG · Open World (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS: Windows Processor: Pentium 400Mhz Memory: 64 MB Graphics: SVGA DirectX®: 7 Hard Drive: 1,650 MB Sound: DirectSound