Fallout Shelter
Free-to-play vault management sim about surviving the post-apocalypse
Bethesda Game Studios · Published by Bethesda Softworks · Released Mar 29, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 83K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 540 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 1,219
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 9 months ago
- Dec 12, 2025
Metacritic: 63/100 (critic reviews)
What is Fallout Shelter?
A single-player, free-to-play 2D management simulation set in an underground Vault after nuclear war. You build rooms, assign dwellers to jobs, balance resources, craft equipment, repel threats, and send dwellers into the wasteland for loot and quests.
For you if...
- +you enjoy base building and detailed resource management
- +you prefer short sessions with gradual progression
- +you like optimizing workers, rooms, and equipment
Not for you if...
- −you dislike real-time waiting and time-gated progress
- −you want varied long-term goals after finishing your vault
- −you avoid free-to-play games with microtransactions
What players say
88% of 82,824 reviews are positive · 80% of 540 in the last 30 days
Players praise the accessible vault-building loop, resource optimization, and ability to play without spending. Common complaints focus on time-gated progress, loot boxes, microtransactions, and the season pass, while experienced players say the late game becomes repetitive and short on goals. Some recent players also report crashes, broken challenges, and lost vault saves.
Screenshots and trailer
Fallout Shelter system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64 bit
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9550 @2.83GHZ
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1Ghz, Radeon HD 6970 1GHz
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 35
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Steam Deck: Verified
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian.
Tags
- Free to Play
- Base Building
- Survival
- Post-apocalyptic
- Singleplayer
- Management
- Simulation
- Strategy
- 2D
- Building
- Casual
- Crafting
- Adventure
- Multiplayer
- Sandbox
- RPG
Recent updates
- Dec 12, 2025 · Fallout Shelter’s largest update yet is here!
- May 24, 2017 · Fallout Shelter - Update 1.12
- May 24, 2017 · Fallout Shelter - Update 1.12
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