Choose Fallout: New Vegas
Choose Fallout: New Vegas if you want a RPG game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.2% positive across 166,925 reviews.
Fallout: New Vegas vs Metro Exodus
Fallout: New Vegas and Metro Exodus both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Fallout: New Vegas (2010) is 10 years older than Metro Exodus (2020). Fallout: New Vegas scores higher on Steam reviews (96.2% positive) than Metro Exodus (87.1% 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 Metro Exodus
Choose Metro Exodus if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 33,790 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Fallout: New Vegas and Metro Exodus sit in Action 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 |  Metro Exodus | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.2% positive (166,925 reviews) | 87.1% positive (33,790 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Obsidian Entertainment | 4A Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Fallout: New Vegas (2010) is 10 years older than Metro Exodus (2020).
- Fallout: New Vegas scores higher on Steam reviews (96.2% positive) than Metro Exodus (87.1% positive).
- Fallout: New Vegas is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Metro Exodus (9.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Fallout: New Vegas vs Metro Exodus — FAQ
- Which is better, Fallout: New Vegas or Metro Exodus?
- On Steam reviews Fallout: New Vegas scores higher (96.2% positive) than Metro Exodus (87.1% 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 Metro Exodus first?
- If you want chronology, Fallout: New Vegas (2010) came out before Metro Exodus (2020). 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 Metro Exodus similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.