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Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

Release DateMar 29, 2017
PriceFree
Steam Rating (All Reviews)88.7% (very positive)  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (All Reviews)87.3%  Top 10%
Reviews63.8K  Top 1%
Curators517 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time19.6 hours  Top 10%
Followers104.3K  Top 1%
Owners± 9.2M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 7.1M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 12.6M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Fallout Shelter steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Fallout Shelter's Steam rating and reviews from March 2017 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 83.4% (May 2017) to 88.6% (December 2023).

With 63.8K reviews Top 1%, Fallout Shelter is definitely a major AAA level success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages

Donut graph showing review languages for Fallout Shelter and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Fallout Shelter's reviewers. The most popular language is English (39%), followed by Russian (26%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 29 languages represented. The game is translated in 6 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Fallout Shelter percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Fallout Shelter depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is great, reaching 68 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (63 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Fallout Shelter's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game.

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