Choose Fallout: New Vegas
Choose Fallout: New Vegas if you want an Action game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.2% positive across 166,925 reviews.
Fallout: New Vegas vs Fallout 4
Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4 both land in RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are RPG games on Steam. Fallout: New Vegas (2010) is 5 years older than Fallout 4 (2015). Fallout: New Vegas scores higher on Steam reviews (96.2% positive) than Fallout 4 (81% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Fallout 4
Choose Fallout 4 if you want the Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2015) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 181,116 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4 sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Fallout: New Vegas |  Fallout 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.2% positive (166,925 reviews) | 81% positive (181,116 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Obsidian Entertainment | Bethesda Game Studios |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Fallout: New Vegas (2010) is 5 years older than Fallout 4 (2015).
- Fallout: New Vegas scores higher on Steam reviews (96.2% positive) than Fallout 4 (81% positive).
- Fallout: New Vegas is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Fallout 4 (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Fallout: New Vegas is Deck Playable, Fallout 4 is Deck Verified.
Fallout: New Vegas vs Fallout 4 — FAQ
- Which is better, Fallout: New Vegas or Fallout 4?
- On Steam reviews Fallout: New Vegas scores higher (96.2% positive) than Fallout 4 (81% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Fallout: New Vegas is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Fallout: New Vegas or Fallout 4 first?
- If you want chronology, Fallout: New Vegas (2010) came out before Fallout 4 (2015). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4 similar?
- They overlap on RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.