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Fallout Shelter

By Bethesda Game Studios · Windows

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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.

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FIND YOUR KIND OF PLAY

Before you play.

Game style: RPG · Simulation · Free To Play
Platforms: Windows

A glimpse of the gameplay

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.

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FIND YOUR FIT

Is this your kind of game?

A solo option on PC
Full controller support on Steam

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Before your first session

For the Steam edition, check the Windows requirements below before installing.

PC EDITION · STEAM

Choose how you play.

Platforms: Windows
Play modes: Single-player
Controller support: Full
Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian
Release date / window: Mar 29, 2017
Full game price · US: Free to play; extras may cost more

Steam lists the base game as free to play. Prices are a US storefront snapshot. DLC and in-game purchases may cost extra.

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Windows minimum requirements

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

macOS minimum requirements

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Linux minimum requirements

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UPDATES, VIDEOS & PLAYER PERSPECTIVES

A little more before you play.

From the developer

Official Steam announcements · Checked Oct 26, 2026.

The In Gold We Trust season has returned! ↗Oct 21, 2026 · Developer announcement on Steam
Fallout Day Celebrations 2026: Fallout Shelter and Fallout 4 News ↗Oct 20, 2026 · Developer announcement on Steam
Fallout Shelter’s House Always Wins season returns! ↗Sep 2, 2026 · Developer announcement on Steam

Watch gameplay & guides

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What Steam players say

Very Positive · 33,427 reviews

28,523 positive · 4,904 negative

English-language Steam reviews across all purchase types, including free games and key activations, with off-topic activity filtered by Steam. Checked Oct 26, 2026. See reviews on Steam ↗

A pretty chill little management game where you build your vault, assign dwellers to rooms, and try to keep everyone alive. It's fun watching your…

Steam player review ↗ · Recommended · Oct 15, 2026

This is one of those games that sound interesting on paper, but not so much in execution. It starts out okayish enough. You get a…

Steam player review ↗ · Not recommended · Oct 21, 2026

Fallout Shelter is a fun little Fallout game, and it’s genuinely cool to build and manage your own vault. The art style is great and…

Steam player review ↗ · Recommended · Oct 5, 2026

Excerpts selected from 20 returned reviews. Steam helpful-review order; selected excerpts include both recommendations when available. The sample is not representative of all players. Steam used a 30-day helpful-review window. These are player opinions about the Steam edition.

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