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Shares faction politics with Fallout 3.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2010
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Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Why this: Shares open world exploration and faction politics with Fallout 3.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Why this: Shares side quests with Fallout 3.
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Shares open world exploration and faction politics with Fallout 3.
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- Released: 2008
- Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 80% of 9,805 reviews
- Genres: RPG
- Metacritic 91
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Dark tone feels authentic
- Detailed post apocalyptic setting
- Large wasteland to explore
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Immersive
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Why this: Shares faction politics with Fallout 3.
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Why this: Same dark mood as Fallout 3.
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Why this: Shares open world exploration with Fallout 3.
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About Fallout 3
The closest matches to Fallout 3: Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, The Outer Worlds, Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Fallout 3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4 and The Outer Worlds — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and immersive, and single out its faction politics and open world exploration. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Fallout 3 is a first-person RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, developed by Bethesda Game Studios and released in 2008 at a price of 9.99 USD. Players explore an expansive open world, navigating faction politics, completing side quests, and developing their character through traditional RPG progression while engaging in third-person shooting combat. The game holds an 80% positive rating from over 9,800 Steam reviews. Reviewers highlight the detailed post-apocalyptic setting and the atmospheric, immersive tone that players describe as both dark and melancholic. The large wasteland to explore and the memorable story with its branching side quests are frequently cited as standout elements, with the shooting mechanics also praised. The game is marked as Playable on Steam Deck.
About Fallout 3: Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.
Is Fallout 3 worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 80% of 9,805 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 16 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dark tone feels authentic
- Detailed post apocalyptic setting
- Large wasteland to explore
- Memorable story and side quests
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“War changed when they updated it - it wont load now this version is UN-LAUNCHABLE in WINDOWS 10 PRO DONT BUY IT it wont RUN - maybe GOTY edition runs... but I cant get it load at all. I LOVE FALLOUT 3 --- But this version is broken and I…”
People who play it also play: Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, The Outer Worlds
Frequently asked about Fallout 3
Can I run it?
Does Fallout 3 run on Steam Deck?
Fallout 3 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Fallout 3 cost?
Fallout 3 is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Fallout 3?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Fallout 3 are Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, The Outer Worlds.
Who developed Fallout 3?
Fallout 3 was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.