Fallout: New Vegas
Open-world action RPG shaped by factions and player choices
Obsidian Entertainment · Published by Bethesda Softworks · Released Oct 19, 2010
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 262K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 994 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 1,628
- peak 24h 3,797
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)
What is Fallout: New Vegas?
A first-person, single-player action RPG set in the open Mojave Wasteland and New Vegas. You explore towns and desert, fight in real time or with the pause-and-target V.A.T.S. system, meet characters, and choose sides among rival factions after being shot and left for dead.
For you if...
- +you value strong writing and faction-based role-playing
- +you enjoy exploring a post-apocalyptic open world
- +you want choices that support repeated playthroughs
Not for you if...
- −you prefer linear levels over open-world exploration
- −you want multiplayer rather than a solo campaign
- −you dislike first-person combat in role-playing games
What players say
96% of 261,800 reviews are positive · 93% of 994 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the writing, characters, faction choices, and freedom to role-play across repeated playthroughs. Their dominant complaint is severe instability on modern PCs, including frequent crashes, startup failures, and save-loading problems; many say community mods and manual tweaks are needed, while some still cannot get the game running reliably.
Screenshots and trailer
Fallout: New Vegas system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/Vista/XP
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.0GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 6 series, ATI 1300XT series
- Memory
- 2GB RAM
- Storage
- 10GB free space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 75
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 16+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Open World
- RPG
- Post-apocalyptic
- Singleplayer
- Moddable
- Story Rich
- Exploration
- First-Person
- Action
- Adventure
- FPS
- Sci-fi
- Western
- Atmospheric
- Action RPG
- Character Customization
7 DLC available.
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