Status SuperFieroStatus Mar 20, 2020
Shallow, obtuse at times, made exclusively to take your money. Doesn't "feel" like a game to me.
Fallout Shelter (2015)
Android · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · iOS
2.75 from 1925 ratings
4801 members have it in their collection · 122 playing now · 883 backlogged · 74 wish listed
How long? Main story 44h · 100% 98h (from 4 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Publishers
- Bethesda Softworks
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
- Themes
- Science fiction, Survival
- Franchises
- Fallout
- Series
- Fallout
- Events
- Fallout Day 2025, Nintendo Direct: E3 2018, Bethesda E3 2018 Showcase, Bethesda E3 2016 Showcase, Bethesda's E3 2015 Showcase
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Jun 14, 2015 (North_America) iOS
- Jun 15, 2015 (Worldwide) iOS
- Aug 13, 2015 (Worldwide) Android
- Jul 14, 2016 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Feb 07, 2017 (Worldwide) Xbox One
- Feb 07, 2017 (North_America) Xbox One
- Jun 10, 2018 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
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Rating distribution
5 stars
84
4 stars
254
3 stars
854
2 stars
557
1 star
176
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Chovus Feb 26, 2019
Tried this out on PC, using my xbox account rather than steam. I decided to start with survival mode, and oh man was that a bad idea. Needless to say, I failed hard. Then I started on normal mode and spent a couple hours learning how to play. I got a guided fat man and tuned alien blaster from the …
Tried this out on PC, using my xbox account rather than steam. I decided to start with survival mode, and oh man was that a bad idea. Needless to say, I failed hard. Then I started on normal mode and spent a couple hours learning how to play. I got a guided fat man and tuned alien blaster from the starter loot boxes. Talk about starting off OP; I sent 2 level 1 dwellers out into the waste with those and they wrecked the place. I kind of think a level 1 newb with a fat man would likely kill himself with it though....
Then I started a new survival mode and got 2 intelligent dwellers from the starter loot boxes; exactly what was needed to succeed in survival mode though I am sure it is possible to succeed without that. From then on I played both vaults simultaneously; only loading the game up for a short while each day. The strategy required for each one is different (mainly because I could not afford to send anyone out into the wasteland on survival mode for a LONG time due to lack of decent weapons), though the normal mode vault is doing better and the survival one is more fullfilling. Both vaults have around 70-80 dwellers, though after playing for a week or so the game is just a chore. Beyond the challenge of learning the game mechanics and making a sustainable vault in survival mode, the game is just not fun.
Status Zeggo Nov 10, 2017
Played the first Quest and basic gameplay for a while. While playing felt somewhat enjoyable (the pip-people were cute and relatable), it still didn't give anything meaningful and felt more like a chore. Also basic gameplay was somewhat too complicated and picking up people needed too precise pointing even on a tablet. Decided to cut it before I would get …
Read morePlayed the first Quest and basic gameplay for a while. While playing felt somewhat enjoyable (the pip-people were cute and relatable), it still didn't give anything meaningful and felt more like a chore. Also basic gameplay was somewhat too complicated and picking up people needed too precise pointing even on a tablet. Decided to cut it before I would get too hooked.
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Status PietDAmore Oct 11, 2015
After a certain number of people the game will crash on the iPad Mini (1st gen). Since then, I quit playing this game. But I was kind of fun to play it for a couple of hours.