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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.

Fallout 3 is a open world, post-apocalyptic and rpg game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.
Released on October 28th 2008 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 20,930 reviews of which 16,975 were positive and 3,955 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.87€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Fallout 3 into these genres:

Open World Post-apocalyptic RPG Singleplayer Exploration First-Person Sci-fi Moddable Adventure Action FPS Atmospheric Shooter Character Customization Third Person Story Rich Sandbox Action RPG Horror Female Protagonist

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Minimum:

Operating system: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
Memory: 1 GB (XP)/ 2 GB (Vista)
Hard disk space: 7 GB
Video: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better)
Sound: DirectX®: 9.0c
Controller support: Xbox 360 controller
Other Requirements: Online play requires log-in to Games For Windows - Live

Supported Video Card Chipsets:

NVIDIA GeForce 200 series, Geforce 9800 series, Geforce 9600 series, Geforce 8800 series, Geforce 8600 series, Geforce 8500 series, Geforce 8400 series, Geforce 7900 series, Geforce 7800 series, Geforce 7600 series, Geforce 7300 series, GeForce 6800 series
ATI HD 4800 series, HD 4600 series, HD 3800 series, HD 3600 series, HD 3400 series, HD 2900 series, HD 2600 series, HD 2400 series, X1900 series, X1800 series, X1600 series, X1300 series, X850 series

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025

GO BUY THE GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION Had a pretty long ass review written on this but figured I'd shorten it up. This game is just as much the tits as it was 17 years ago. Graphically it's aged pretty damn well imo. Ive had zero issues and crashes, thanks to the removal of GFWL. Downloaded a couple of mods like the unofficial patch but honestly, it's a complete "plug-n-play" package right out the box; a rarity these days for games released pre-2010. Havent played it since before NV released and it was a breath of fresh air, with the bull shit that Bethesda has released since FO4 (havent played NV or 4 since their releases either for what it's worth). The music is solid and GNR (a radio station in game) is a must when playing the game. Overall it's still a fantastic game and rpg and holds up well in 2025. Just dont expect 2025 quality and youll have fun. If youre like me and havent played 3 or any FO in awhile, it's definitely worth checking out or revisiting, especially if youre a fan of old Bethesda games. If you wanna mod the game, youre gonna need the game of the year edition. https://store.steampowered.com/app/22370/Fallout_3_Game_of_the_Year_Edition/

April 2025

Played this after new vegas and can't understand the hate it gets... Great story, great gameplay, the game crashed like twice in my entire playthough. Overall great game!

March 2025

This game is timeless, and will be so until the end of dawn and the universe. Recommend to anyone who likes games a little bit, because this includes so many parts that good games include, good gameplay, astounding story. And fantastic characters are just few of the reasons why this is my all time favorite video game.

Feb. 2025

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful (With mods then this one) ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs (This Is Bethesda we are talking about...) ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10

Aug. 2024

This game is very fun! Despite its older graphics, it looks amazing. I don't know how to put this but the story line is made in such a way that it makes your experience all the better. It may glitch at some parts of the game but it's always a minor glitch and not that huge. 10/10 Must try game (This goes with all the fallout franchise, and most of all New Vegas)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fallout 3 is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

Fallout 3 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

Fallout 3 received 16,975 positive votes out of a total of 20,930 achieving a rating of 7.95.

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Fallout 3 was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.

Fallout 3 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Fallout 3 is not playable on MacOS.

Fallout 3 is not playable on Linux.

Fallout 3 is a single-player game.

There are 6 DLCs available for Fallout 3. Explore additional content available for Fallout 3 on Steam.

Fallout 3 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Fallout 3 does not support Steam Remote Play.

Fallout 3 does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

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