Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition

I used to be a Fallout New Vegas diehard, but after replaying this game I have come around. This game is fun; right off the bat as you exit the starting area you can go ANYWHERE. You can run into many different encounters that may end in defeat, but you learn to run away and live another day. Really makes you feel like a lone wanderer.

Amazing story.. Amazing Ending... AMAZING gameplay and gunplay... not once in my 42 hours of gameplay did i find myself bored.. This was AMAZING

I wouldn't recommend this game for only one simple reason.... And that's the problem with launching it on windows 10. I had to put both the Fallout 3 and fallout launcher on high priority mode on the Graphics settings on my windows to get it to run. Other than that its a fun game, just get it from the internet if you don't want to have to fix the game you just bought in order to run it.

Unfortunately major issues with getting this game to work exist. If you are just looking to buy the base game I would suggest looking elsewhere. Love Fallout 3, but the struggle is real.

FINALLY RUNS!!! Really good game, but it's not as many unique weapons as there are in NV that has a different look. (Might've been less resources to do that.) Yet I enjoy the guns (not in vanilla ADS) functionality and gameplay.

Still a great game, plus this combined with New Vegas allows you to set up Tale of Two Wastelands. Get those games just for the Begin Again modpack via the Wabbajack app and you can have a more modern experience on those two games.

fuck the launcher just rename and launch it through your files step 1: open files step 2: open your drive thingy step 3: find programfiles x64 or wtv it is maybe x86 step 4. find steam step 5. apps -> common apps (i think) step 6. fallout3 goty step 6. rename the launcher to FalloutLauncher

Un juego que se puede completar facilmente. Algo simple, pero muy bueno con una atmosfera bien hecha. Es tambien divertido en lo que a fallout se respecta y uno de mis juegos favoritos :D

I think this is Bethesda's best Fallout game. It has some of the atmosphere and feel of the original games, but it fails in what the old Fallout titles did right, and that's freedom of choice and a well-written story. Fallout 3 has its moments, but it's definitely not a masterpiece. It's nothing compared to its cousin New Vegas or the classics.

fyi this game is 16 years old is unable to run on most modern hardware without fixes/workarounds. Bethesda could of easily fixed this when they patched to game recently but chose not to because it would actually take more time then a minute to fix

As much as I enjoy Fallout 3, it doesn't track my hours played, have achievement support, and the fact I had to download fan patches to even get the game to run properly I unfortunately gonna have to give the steam version of Fallout 3 a negative review.

I purchased the game back a few months ago, I am unable to play it, as I own a Windows 11. It crashes as soon as I click to start. I have tried every "fix" ive found, but still, no success. Ive wasted my time and money.... I just want to play it again :( do NOT buy if you have a newer windows gaming computer

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It’s a good game although it’s annoying that it doesn’t show my actual play time because steam seems to think that the launcher is the game

The story itself is pretty solid, and I would say that it's pretty good, even tho It's a fallout made singly by bethesda. I've Had alot fun with it, didn't play much on pc, but I have 100+ hours on the PS3, and (incredbly) I still found some things that I never had explored on my past walkthrough. I would recomend this for someone that is into RPG more than FPS shooters, since the shooting gameplay can be a little buggy sometimes unfortunately, but excluding that, it's a very fun game, with lots of content to be explored, and remarkable characters. Surely, It's among one of my favorite video games.

Great game, you need a mod to run it though on windows 11 https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout3/mods/17209 Use that

Best game of all time. So much detail in the stories and in each building or land you travel to. For a game that is nearing 20 years old, it beats most RPGs coming out. Comparatively, the graphics are not as great as current games (obviously) but the gameplay and story make up for it. Beautifully constructed game, from a time when game developers cared.

The game that got me into gaming back when I thought an apocalypse was the stuff of fiction. This game is a pillar in the parthenon of my joys. I once spent two weeks living inside this game and it was perhaps the best two weeks of my entire life... and it wasn't even my first playthrough... it was around the time that I first discovered that Creep song by Radiohead though, so I kinda had that playing a ton as well. It was just a real vibe. #oversharing.

Honestly, my new favourite Fallout game, even more than New Vegas and 4. I didn't expect to enjoy as much as I did, but it's great, highly recommended!!

Great atmosphere, gameplay, quests, dialogs.

best fallout, with mods from vortex and nexus you can make it better than 4 76 or new vegas or link new vegas and fallout 3 with tale of two waastelands and go to both in one game its the best

One of the best game ive ever played yeah it can be a bit glitchy at times but i find it way more fun that fallout new Vegas

very good game , played all 3D fallouts and trhis one just gives me so much nostalgia that in my book its the best one

Although I think Fallout 3 is the worst written game in the series (aside from BOS and tactics), I have to give it credit for bringing a beloved RPG from the 90s into a modern 3d world with rewarding exploration and enjoyable gameplay. There are a LOT of issue with this game, but I like it at the very least because it kept fallout alive, and helped the series get to where it is today.

this is the first time i've played a fallout game. i haven't tried new vegas yet as of writing this review. i tried out the game and got instantly hooked. exploration in fallout 3 is fun, albeit a bit repetitive, and the sidequests cracked me up a lot. the writing shines most in the side content. from superhero larping to a reclusive vampire cult caught in conflict with a small town, the quests explore a variety of tones, themes, and ideas. that kept me excited with every new story i stumbled into. another addition to the game is the gta-like radio, filled with over twenty 50s tracks. the songs grew on me, and without even noticing, i often found myself singing along while playing. having the radio on is also way better than the actual game soundtrack, which honestly sounds mediocre at best. there were many instances where my game got softlocked due to random glitches that messed up the physics or broke progression, like being unable to access an important location without noclipping, the map turning blank, or an npc disappearing entirely. the console can help with problems like these by letting you noclip, spawn npcs in front of you, or teleport to specific locations. i personally don't like the combat system. it's not quite like a regular fps and took me a while to get used to. for example, even if you shoot an npc in the head, they might barely take any damage. there were a lot of moments where i'd get stuck because my weapon couldn't deal any real damage, forcing me to either run away until the pip-boy let me fast travel or rely on powerful weapons i would’ve preferred to save for emergencies. the pip-boy map can also be unreliable. destination markers for certain locations are often misplaced, and the level layouts are just confusing. for example, the map doesn't clearly show whether you need to go up or down, and floor layers tend to overlap. the local map, too, shouldn't be trusted blindly. it often fails to show exactly where you need to go, and sometimes it gives no direction at all. bugs and flaws aside, i still had a lot of fun. for its age, it holds up surprisingly well.

This is my personal favorite Fallout title. Fallout 3 really delivers a cool and horrifying ambience that really makes you feel like you're walking through the aftermath of something truly awful.I love the vibe of the capital wasteland, it can be a genuinely scary place. The DLC for this game is super fun, the quest that ends Point Lookout and brings you back to the wasteland was so cool and scary. Same with The Pitt, wish that one was longer even, I love how scary it is when you're retrieving the ingots and being chased by Trogs. I honestly loved all the DLC. This is genuinely a great game and I 100% recommend it.

The game is super. It's very interesting. But how do I get out of the shelter? Is there nothing else besides the shelter? Is there a way to get out of it?

Great game! Really is a good alternative when your laptop can't run fallout 4 (For reference, mine is a really old one from the early 2000's) I recommend going to sprindale school early on. Yes, there are raiders, but it can give you some decent loot to trade at megaton for caps

One of my all time favorite games, I see a lot of people complaining about crashes making it unplayable on Windows. So far I haven't encountered that at all.

holy peak the story is way better then fallout 4. Graphics wise not the best but this game is definitely worth playing and was golden for its time

Fallout fans are too stuck up about which games are good lol. Fo3 may not be the best fallout but it's worth a shot. I love it, if we did'nt have Fo3 we would Not have FoNV.

Rather stroke my shit with nails than play this shitbox unmodded god bless the enclave

I've 100% Fallout 3 (twice). Once I had done so in 2022. This was a playthrough I did after playing Fallout 4. I wanted to see the predecessor to Fallout 4. Twice, I had do so in 2024. So I consider myself knowledgeable on the game. Fallout 3 is not a bad game by any means. Mechanically it suffers in a lot of areas; even for a game in 2008. It thankfully doesn't suffer from Bethesda-Bug-Syndrome; due to patches that have been released. But you'll most likely see a crash once or twice. Depends what mods you have installed (I had none). Fallout 3 doesn't have iron sights that most FPS games have. When you aim your weapon, the gun just moves closer to the screen. I also think as a "Fallout" game, it is poorly done. You remember in Fallout 4 where you felt your choices didn't matter? Or your choices didn't have impact? In Fallout 3 this is where this orginated. Now some of your choices matter, but they aren't felt throughout the wasteland. Granted, Bethesda's true goal was to create a 3D version of the franchise everyone loved in the late 90s, and they did their job successfully. The atmosphere is top notch, and graphics look good (on gamebyro of ALL THINGS). BEFORE YOU BUY: Please get the GOTY edition. You get all 5 DLC packs (one of them continues the main story) and you get to continue playing the game after concluding the original game. The level cap also increases by ten. Some of the DLC is really good/experimental. Barring quality, I would pick the GOTY editon just so you can continue playing after beating the game. What the game does well: Since Bethesda removed traits (brought back in FNV). They incorporated a VATS system. This stops time and throws in a turn-based mechanic into the game. This is the highlight of the game and one of the best things Bethesda added to the Fallout franchise. The basic priniciples are there. Your SPECIAL stats, perks, skills etc... OVERALL: The game is a good FPS/Exploration game. It's also a "decent" RPG, but I think it fails as a Fallout game if you desire consequences to your actions. P.S. hey at least there isn't a voiced protagonist. Right?? (Oops, your character says "dada" in the tutorial. Oh well...)

This game is good but i recommend fellow scientists to get ready to have to deal with many, many bugs.

Disclaimer: This review is based on the game with all DLC content installed. Short review; subject to change or replacement later. Fallout 3 has sparked debate for over a decade, some love it, others don’t. I’ve played every DLC and done multiple playthroughs, and honestly, I think it’s worth your time. It might not be the best Fallout game out there, but with all the DLCs included, it offers a ton of fun and interesting gameplay. Definitely worth sinking a weekend (or three) into.

The first FPS RPG I've played that taught me what RPG is all about. Multitude choices are given in every quest leading to different outcomes. You can choose your own journey. The world building, especially different vaults, and characters you encounter are so unique. If you weren't a lore person before, you most likely will turn into one. It knows not to take itself too seriously giving good laughs time to time. Listening to silly radio broadcasts, mapping and using V.A.T. combat system with Pip-Boy greatly heighten the joy of exploration.

[h3]DONT BELIEVE THE LIES YOU READ ON THE INTERNET, FALLOUT 3 IS AMAZING![/h3] Theres a conspiracy of the internet that says that this game is only a prototype for Fallout New Vegas, but that’s not true at all, Fallout 3 stands on its own legs with a decent main story, good side quests and the overall aesthetic of the destroyed Washington DC after the nuclear apocalypse. Some quests are really remarkable like the “Vampire Family” and “Tranquility Lane”. Overal, this is a great Bethesda RPG shooter. [h3]8.5/10 [/h3] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3500425736

a great classic a little outdated but still a good play

Tried to play this dumb ahh game and download mods to make the game better shit broke my ssd and now steam wont download any other games and is breaking everything

They finally fixed tthe game. No need for legacy/defunct softwares from third party to make it work The game still crashes from alt tabing but that also happens with New vegas so it isn't a big deal, just save often The main point is YOU CAN FINALLY PLAY IT AS IT'S

This game is good, but it becomes a huge chore to finish if you've actively been playing side-quests and DLC. Once you pass level 20, enemies from Broken Steel begin spawning and they are massive bullet sponges. Vault 87 in particular is overflowing with mutant overlords and it is such a pain to get through.

When I first bought this game I encountered the same issue where the game wouldn't start. I tried everything and watched every video and nothing worked, so I left a negative review. But I did some more research and found out a way that fixed the issue for me. Open Settings and search for Graphics settings. Click on browse and go to your Windows (C:), Program Files (x86), Steam, steamapps, common, Fallout 3 goty, then add FalloutLauncherSteam. If Fallout3.exe is not added then make sure to add that too. Click options on each one (Fallout 3 Launcher and Fallout3) then choose High Performance. If this didn't work for you then don't ask me for help. Aside from all that I LOVE this game, it has always been one of my favorite games every even though I never got to play it. The environment, the characters, and the story are all perfect. Truly a timeless game.

This game is a Masterpiece, BUT, if You own a decent gaming PC & you do not know how to use mods, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME ON STEAM! It is not optimized and plays very poorly or Not at All. Play it on XBOX.

This game gets way too much hate from New Vegas chuds, and people who got their opinions from a hbomberguy video uploaded nearly a decade ago. This game walked so New Vegas could run. Period. Is this game perfect? No. It is a Bethesda title, there's going to be some jank. Does this deliver an authentic post nuclear apocalypse experience? Absolutely. This game doesn't have the same political scheming and broader philosophical pondering found in New Vegas's writing because it was never about that. New Vegas is in essence a story about how people pick up the pieces of a bygone age and decide on what guiding principles will carry them forward. Fallout 3 is simply a tale of exploration and survival in a hostile land filled with the husks of civilization and how that can look. The setting is phenomenally bleak and I think there's an overall grim atmosphere oozing from every corner of this title that no other modern Fallout title has been able to replicate thus far. Basically? Liam Neeson is your dad. 10/10

Literally one of the best franchises that I have ever been apart of. Been a Fallout fan since Fallout 3 came out and I gotta say well fucking done Bethesda (and Obsidian for the beauty that is New Vegas)

I would love to review gameplay, but the game doesn't work. I have tried disabling integrated graphics, tried forcing it to use my 4050 through a mod launcher, windows graphics settings and NVIDIA settings, and tried installing mods for it to function. How a game is on steam that doesn't operate is beyond me. Fix the game and maybe I can play it.

If you ask me; Bethesda Games are like Big Quizzes. You'll most likely Need to do a lot of research (Walkthroughs & Wiki) before you start them. My First Experience with Fallout is nothing short of Chaotic Fun, which in turn makes me feel like I & my character are growing in skills & overcoming any perils that cross my/our path.

common issue where the game just can't be launched anymore

Fallout 3 might be showing its age, but there's still something special about it. The atmosphere is unmatched — bleak, immersive, and full of that classic post-apocalyptic charm. Exploring the ruins of Washington D.C., stumbling across bizarre side stories, and making morally gray choices still holds up surprisingly well. The writing and world-building are standout features, and there’s a real sense of freedom in how you approach quests and character builds. Yes, the combat is a bit clunky and the UI isn’t great by today’s standards, but once you get past that (or throw on a few quality-of-life mods), it becomes a deeply rewarding experience. If you’re into story-driven RPGs with exploration and player choice, Fallout 3 is still absolutely worth playing.

I'm not sure how my playtime got so messed up (I must have been playing in Offline Mode), but this is a fun time. The random encounters can be terrifyingly dangerous, so you won't quite find the comforting Skyrim-power-fantasy here. Still, the story and worldbuilding are interesting.