Artwork © Obsidian Entertainment, via Steam

RPGPost-apocalyptic

Fallout: New Vegas

A post-apocalyptic RPG set in the Mojave Desert, known for its writing, faction choices and reactive quests.

Platforms: PC
Modes: Single-player
Released: Oct 19, 2010
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

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Overview

Quick facts

Genre: RPG, Post-apocalyptic
Platforms: PC
Game modes: Single-player
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Release date: Oct 19, 2010Steam listing: Oct 19, 2010.
Steam Deck: Not availableNo Steam rating found
Playtime: Not availableNo reliable source yet

Supported features

Partial Controller Support

Source: Steam store page ↗, synced Oct 23, 2026. PC store features only.

Can you run it?

System requirements

Windows PC · as listed by the publisher

MinimumRecommended

OS: MinWindows 7/Vista/XP; RecNot listed
Processor: MinDual Core 2.0GHz; RecNot listed
Memory: Min2GB RAM; RecNot listed
Hard Disk Space: Min10GB free space; RecNot listed
Video Card: MinNVIDIA GeForce 6 series, ATI 1300XT series; RecNot listed

The publisher lists only minimum requirements for this game.

Source: Steam store page ↗, synced Oct 23, 2026. These are the publisher's figures, not PlayVerdicts measurements: we have not benchmarked this game, and real performance depends on settings, resolution and drivers.

The case for and against

Reasons to buy, and what to know

Reasons to Buy

Exceptionally well reviewed
Rule-based
95% of 212,658 Steam reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive).

Things to Know

None found by the current rules.

Computed from Steam reviews, the patch feed, the price history and the store listing by fixed rules, not written by hand. Rules: Reasons: 85%+ positive on 1,000+ Steam reviews; the latest reviews (≥50) just as positive; patched within 90 days; free, or a sale of 50%+, or priced within 5% of its lowest recorded price; Steam Deck Verified; co-op; full controller support; 10,000+ players in game right now (online games). Things to know: below 70% positive; fewer than 500 reviews; the latest reviews 10+ points under the all-time score; no recognised patch for 365+ days; priced 1.5× above its lowest recorded price; an install of 100 GB+; SSD required; Steam Deck Unsupported; no single-player mode with under 500 players in game right now; no single-player mode; in-app purchases; Early Access. At most five of each, in this order. Lines come from Steam's own listing and review counts; no text is written by hand.

Right now

Current game status

AreaSignalSummaryData as of

Performance & Stability
No status signal
No performance data has been collected for this title yet.
Not yet checked
No further detail is available yet.
Demo data
No source linked yet.
Bugs & Crashes
No status signal
Bug and crash tracking is not connected yet.
Not yet checked
No further detail is available yet.
Demo data
No source linked yet.
Recent Updates
No patches found
No patch or update announcements were recognised in the latest Steam posts.
Oct 23, 2026
Recognised from official Steam announcement titles. Whether a patch fixed a specific problem is not assessed yet — see the patch history below.
Verified
Steam store page ↗
Monetization & Content
7 DLC
No in-app purchases are listed. Steam lists 7 DLC items.
Oct 23, 2026
Taken from the Steam store listing. Whether purchases or DLC affect fairness, and how fairly they are priced, has not been assessed.
Verified
Steam store page ↗
Player Sentiment
Overwhelmingly Positive
Steam: 95% of 212,658 reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Oct 23, 2026
Counts come from the public Steam review totals. Theme-level analysis of what players praise or criticise has not been collected yet.
Verified
Steam store page ↗

Not shown: Multiplayer Health (not applicable to this game).

Patch history

Verified

No patch or update announcements were recognised among the 20 most recent Steam posts.

Source: Steam community announcements ↗ · fetched Oct 23, 2026 · titles and links only. Posts are recognised by their titles, so some patches may be missing and non-patch posts can slip in.

What players keep saying

Player feedback

Measured Steam numbers first, then recurring themes (not yet collected). Sentiment is only shown when it has been measured.

Steam · all-time

95% positive

Overwhelmingly Positive · 212,658 reviews

Steam · most recent reviews

No recent reviews returned.

VerifiedSource: Steam user reviews ↗Fetched Oct 23, 2026Counts only; recent figure is a sample of the newest reviews, not a full time window. Steam reviewers are not all players.

No theme-level feedback analysis exists for this game yet.

Buying advice

Price & buying advice

Verified

Current price

$9.99

No discount · Steam store (US)

Historical low (any store)

$0.99

−90% at Steam, Mar 19, 2026Steam only: $0.99

Value for money

—

Needs price and playtime data

Steam price, last 2 years

Lowest in this period: $0.99, Mar 19, 2026 · highest $9.99 · 30 price changes

How it usually goes on sale

On sale 16 times in the last 24 months

Typical discount about 50% off; the deepest was 90%.
Sales started about every 38 days (between 12 and 105).
A typical sale lasted about 8 days.
On sale now, 75% off.

A record of earlier sales on Steam (US), not a prediction. A "sale" here is any discount of 10% or more.

Price verdict

Wait for a sale

No discount on Steam right now ($9.99), and it has been much cheaper before. Lowest ever on Steam: $0.99 (−90%). Lowest at any tracked store: $0.99 (−90%) at Steam on Mar 19, 2026.

Price data checked: Oct 23, 2026

Lowest over 12 months: $0.99 · 3 months: $2.49 · Price history by IsThereAnyDeal ↗

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How it changed

Verdict history

Recorded by the site, never reconstructed

Oct 23, 2026
Changed
Buy nowBuy on sale
95% positive of 212,658 Steam reviews · price $9.99 · much cheaper before
Oct 23, 2026
First recorded
Buy now
95% positive of 212,658 Steam reviews · price $2.49 · 75% off · a good price for it

Recording started on Oct 23, 2026. What happened before that is not known.

A change is recorded only when the new verdict shows up on two checks in a row, so a brief flicker around a threshold does not appear here. Each entry shows the evidence at that moment.

Why you can trust this

Sources & methodology

Rule-based

Evidence status

Public store & publisher metadataAvailable
Patch notes and update historyPartial
Performance benchmarksNot collected
Player review analysisPartial
Price historyNot collected

Linked sources

Steam store page ↗Read: Oct 23, 2026

How the recommendation is formed

This recommendation is computed from measured Steam reviews, patch activity and price history using fixed, public rules. It has not been reviewed by an editor. Rules: Fewer than 500 Steam reviews → Insufficient evidence. Latest-review sample (≥50) below 65% positive and 10+ points under the all-time score → Wait for fixes. All-time score below 40% positive → Not for you. Score 80%+ and a good price (free, deep discount, near a recorded low) → Buy now; a good score at a price that has been much lower → Buy on sale; otherwise Worth considering. An exceptional score (92%+) at a fair price (little to gain by waiting) also → Buy now. Free-to-play games: unless one of the rules above (Insufficient evidence, Wait for fixes, Not for you) applies, the verdict is Free to play — the question is whether to try it, not whether to buy it. Score 40–79% (mixed to positive) → Worth considering at a good price, otherwise Buy on sale. Patch freshness: a Buy now is downgraded to Worth considering when the last recognised patch is over 180 days old AND the game is online-only (no single-player mode, so updates matter) or recent reviews are 10+ points under the all-time score. For Wait for fixes, a patch within 30 days means recent reviews may not reflect it yet; none for 180+ days means a fix may not be coming. An old patch alone never lowers a verdict, and an unrecognised patch history is never treated as stale. Confidence counts available evidence (review volume, recent sample, price history, patch feed) and never exceeds Medium without editor review. The Steam price is compared with the lowest price ever seen on Steam (or, if unknown, the lowest at any tracked store). Price signal: within 5% of the all-time low, within 10% of the 12-month low, or 50%+ off → good. If waiting could save under 25% or under $5 → fair (little to gain). Otherwise: on sale but cheaper before, or never discounted beyond 30% → fair; no sale and much cheaper before → wait.

1Collect official, store and permitted community sources
2Check current patch and update state
3Compare price against history
4Write a plain-language verdict with a confidence level

Where evidence is missing

Steam review totals are collected; theme analysis has not run yet.
No hardware benchmark data is connected.
No price history feed is connected.