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Steam app 22370 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 18:28 UTC

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition

Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition Steam header artwork
Bethesda Game StudiosBethesda Softworks
331playing now
33124-hour peak
11,396all-time peak
279average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−42Gain−13.05%% gain549Peak

719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

014829644559313 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 2026421 peakFriday 14 August 2026445 peakSaturday 15 August 2026509 peakSunday 16 August 2026549 peakMonday 17 August 2026439 peakTuesday 18 August 2026409 peakWednesday 19 August 2026378 peakThursday 20 August 2026390 peakFriday 21 August 2026361 peakSaturday 22 August 2026423 peakSunday 23 August 2026501 peakMonday 24 August 2026379 peakTuesday 25 August 2026373 peakWednesday 26 August 2026349 peakThursday 27 August 2026344 peakFriday 28 August 2026349 peakSaturday 29 August 2026432 peakSunday 30 August 2026471 peakMonday 31 August 2026365 peakTuesday 01 September 2026323 peakWednesday 02 September 2026329 peakThursday 03 September 2026323 peakFriday 04 September 2026318 peakSaturday 05 September 2026406 peakSunday 06 September 2026428 peakMonday 07 September 2026391 peakTuesday 08 September 2026341 peakWednesday 09 September 2026312 peakThursday 10 September 2026287 peakFriday 11 September 2026315 peakSaturday 12 September 2026331 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

171 months, July 2012 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

03k6k9k12k2012201420172019202120242026July 20122,079 monthly peakAugust 20122,112 monthly peakSeptember 2012908 monthly peakOctober 2012648 monthly peakNovember 20121,074 monthly peakDecember 20121,015 monthly peakJanuary 20131,037 monthly peakFebruary 2013920 monthly peakMarch 2013860 monthly peakApril 2013869 monthly peakMay 2013860 monthly peakJune 2013830 monthly peakJuly 20132,606 monthly peakAugust 20132,686 monthly peakSeptember 20131,175 monthly peakOctober 2013972 monthly peakNovember 20131,718 monthly peakDecember 20131,406 monthly peakJanuary 20141,268 monthly peakFebruary 20141,067 monthly peakMarch 2014897 monthly peakApril 2014929 monthly peakMay 2014961 monthly peakJune 20142,288 monthly peakJuly 20142,810 monthly peakAugust 20141,484 monthly peakSeptember 20141,076 monthly peakOctober 20141,363 monthly peakNovember 20142,979 monthly peakDecember 20141,594 monthly peakJanuary 20151,543 monthly peakFebruary 20151,250 monthly peakMarch 20151,163 monthly peakApril 20151,064 monthly peakMay 20151,260 monthly peakJune 201510,357 monthly peakJuly 20155,093 monthly peakAugust 20153,188 monthly peakSeptember 20152,465 monthly peakOctober 20154,807 monthly peakNovember 20155,011 monthly peakDecember 20153,055 monthly peakJanuary 20162,249 monthly peakFebruary 20161,366 monthly peakMarch 2016898 monthly peakApril 2016817 monthly peakMay 2016735 monthly peakJune 2016718 monthly peakJuly 2016723 monthly peakAugust 2016781 monthly peakSeptember 2016608 monthly peakOctober 2016704 monthly peakNovember 2016789 monthly peakDecember 2016674 monthly peakJanuary 2017820 monthly peakFebruary 2017662 monthly peakMarch 2017590 monthly peakApril 2017682 monthly peakMay 2017704 monthly peakJune 2017801 monthly peakJuly 2017775 monthly peakAugust 2017817 monthly peakSeptember 2017722 monthly peakOctober 2017787 monthly peakNovember 2017716 monthly peakDecember 2017706 monthly peakJanuary 2018793 monthly peakFebruary 2018704 monthly peakMarch 2018648 monthly peakApril 2018615 monthly peakMay 2018769 monthly peakJune 20181,469 monthly peakJuly 20181,175 monthly peakAugust 2018833 monthly peakSeptember 2018594 monthly peakOctober 2018770 monthly peakNovember 2018800 monthly peakDecember 2018755 monthly peakJanuary 2019686 monthly peakFebruary 2019462 monthly peakMarch 2019432 monthly peakApril 2019383 monthly peakMay 2019520 monthly peakJune 2019494 monthly peakJuly 2019702 monthly peakAugust 2019633 monthly peakSeptember 2019473 monthly peakOctober 2019741 monthly peakNovember 2019665 monthly peakDecember 2019546 monthly peakJanuary 2020577 monthly peakFebruary 2020487 monthly peakMarch 2020578 monthly peakApril 2020596 monthly peakMay 2020569 monthly peakJune 2020481 monthly peakJuly 2020546 monthly peakAugust 2020637 monthly peakSeptember 2020425 monthly peakOctober 2020570 monthly peakNovember 2020493 monthly peakDecember 2020423 monthly peakJanuary 2021432 monthly peakFebruary 2021426 monthly peakMarch 2021380 monthly peakApril 2021341 monthly peakMay 2021424 monthly peakJune 2021411 monthly peakJuly 2021439 monthly peakAugust 2021667 monthly peakSeptember 2021470 monthly peakOctober 20211,787 monthly peakNovember 20211,211 monthly peakDecember 2021990 monthly peakJanuary 20221,050 monthly peakFebruary 2022995 monthly peakMarch 2022936 monthly peakApril 2022830 monthly peakMay 2022843 monthly peakJune 20221,057 monthly peakJuly 20221,132 monthly peakAugust 20221,543 monthly peakSeptember 20221,161 monthly peakOctober 20221,617 monthly peakNovember 20221,210 monthly peakDecember 20221,066 monthly peakJanuary 20231,154 monthly peakFebruary 2023963 monthly peakMarch 2023955 monthly peakApril 2023888 monthly peakMay 2023830 monthly peakJune 2023861 monthly peakJuly 20231,123 monthly peakAugust 20231,207 monthly peakSeptember 2023944 monthly peakOctober 20231,078 monthly peakNovember 2023963 monthly peakDecember 20231,175 monthly peakJanuary 20241,208 monthly peakFebruary 20241,073 monthly peakMarch 20241,274 monthly peakApril 202411,396 monthly peakMay 20247,520 monthly peakJune 20243,037 monthly peakJuly 20241,658 monthly peakAugust 20241,363 monthly peakSeptember 2024980 monthly peakOctober 20241,235 monthly peakNovember 20241,042 monthly peakDecember 2024896 monthly peakJanuary 2025973 monthly peakFebruary 2025761 monthly peakMarch 2025796 monthly peakApril 2025688 monthly peakMay 2025570 monthly peakJune 2025524 monthly peakJuly 2025589 monthly peakAugust 2025628 monthly peakSeptember 2025563 monthly peakOctober 2025762 monthly peakNovember 2025710 monthly peakDecember 20251,110 monthly peakJanuary 20261,639 monthly peakFebruary 20261,978 monthly peakMarch 20261,040 monthly peakApril 2026574 monthly peakMay 2026439 monthly peakJune 2026426 monthly peakJuly 2026513 monthly peakAugust 2026605 monthly peakSeptember 2026428 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

0163327490653July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 2026513 peak — daily detail belowAugust 2026605 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 2026428 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

013927741655401 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 2026342 peakThursday 02 July 2026339 peakFriday 03 July 2026362 peakSaturday 04 July 2026428 peakSunday 05 July 2026447 peakMonday 06 July 2026379 peakTuesday 07 July 2026360 peakWednesday 08 July 2026369 peakThursday 09 July 2026408 peakFriday 10 July 2026356 peakSaturday 11 July 2026431 peakSunday 12 July 2026466 peakMonday 13 July 2026383 peakTuesday 14 July 2026358 peakWednesday 15 July 2026373 peakThursday 16 July 2026356 peakFriday 17 July 2026400 peakSaturday 18 July 2026513 peakSunday 19 July 2026510 peakMonday 20 July 2026403 peakTuesday 21 July 2026382 peakWednesday 22 July 2026400 peakThursday 23 July 2026366 peakFriday 24 July 2026373 peakSaturday 25 July 2026467 peakSunday 26 July 2026484 peakMonday 27 July 2026402 peakTuesday 28 July 2026381 peakWednesday 29 July 2026376 peakThursday 30 July 2026384 peakFriday 31 July 2026369 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 438 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

016332749065301 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 2026486 peakSunday 02 August 2026519 peakMonday 03 August 2026437 peakTuesday 04 August 2026421 peakWednesday 05 August 2026449 peakThursday 06 August 2026417 peakFriday 07 August 2026449 peakSaturday 08 August 2026528 peakSunday 09 August 2026605 peakMonday 10 August 2026498 peakTuesday 11 August 2026474 peakWednesday 12 August 2026427 peakThursday 13 August 2026421 peakFriday 14 August 2026445 peakSaturday 15 August 2026509 peakSunday 16 August 2026549 peakMonday 17 August 2026439 peakTuesday 18 August 2026409 peakWednesday 19 August 2026378 peakThursday 20 August 2026390 peakFriday 21 August 2026361 peakSaturday 22 August 2026423 peakSunday 23 August 2026501 peakMonday 24 August 2026379 peakTuesday 25 August 2026373 peakWednesday 26 August 2026349 peakThursday 27 August 2026344 peakFriday 28 August 2026349 peakSaturday 29 August 2026432 peakSunday 30 August 2026471 peakMonday 31 August 2026365 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 281 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

011623134746201 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 2026323 peakWednesday 02 September 2026329 peakThursday 03 September 2026323 peakFriday 04 September 2026318 peakSaturday 05 September 2026406 peakSunday 06 September 2026428 peakMonday 07 September 2026391 peakTuesday 08 September 2026341 peakWednesday 09 September 2026312 peakThursday 10 September 2026287 peakFriday 11 September 2026315 peakSaturday 12 September 2026331 peak

October 2026

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition was released on 17 Dec, 2009.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 18:28 UTC
App ID
22370
Last updated
04 Jun 2024 build 14365463
Developer
Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Release date
17 Dec, 2009
Platforms
Windows
Download size
13.11 GB
Install size
16.36 GB
Genres
RPG
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Metacritic
91

Features & support

Steam features

Family Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

Open WorldRPGPost-apocalypticSingleplayerModdableFirst-PersonSci-fiFPSAdventureActionExplorationReplay ValueAtmosphericSandboxThird PersonStory RichShooterAction RPGGreat SoundtrackCharacter Customization
About this gameFull description from Steam
Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival. Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition includes all five of the Fallout 3 Game Add-on Packs: Operation: Anchorage - Enter a military simulation and fight in the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from its Chinese Communist invaders. The Pitt - Travel to the post-apocalyptic remains of Pittsburgh and become embroiled in a conflict between slaves and their Raider masters. Broken Steel - Increase your level cap to 30, and finish the fight against the Enclave remnants alongside Liberty Prime. Point Lookout - Embark on a mysterious and open-ended adventure in a huge, murky swampland along the coast of Maryland. Mothership Zeta - Defy hostile alien abductors and fight your way off of the alien mothership, orbiting miles above the Capital Wasteland. Key Features Limitless Freedom - Take in the sights and sounds of the vast Capital Wasteland! See the great monuments of the United States lying in post-apocalyptic ruin! You make the choices that define you and change the world. Just keep an eye on your Rad Meter! Experience S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Vault-Tec engineers bring you the latest in human ability simulation — the SPECIAL Character System! Utilizing new breakthroughs in points-based ability representation, SPECIAL affords unlimited customization of your character. Also included are dozens of unique skills and perks to choose from, each with a dazzling variety of effects! Fantastic New Views - The wizards at Vault-Tec have done it again! No longer constrained to just one view, experience the world from 1st or 3rd person perspective. Customize your view with the touch of a button! The Power of Choice - Feeling like a dastardly villain today, or a Good Samaritan? Pick a side or walk the line, as every situation can be dealt with in many different ways. Talk out your problems in a civilized fashion, or just flash your Plasma Rifle. Blast 'Em Away With V.A.T.S. - Even the odds in combat with the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System for your Pip-Boy Model 3000! V.A.T.S. allows you to pause time in combat, target specific body parts on your target, queue up attacks, and let Vault-Tec take out your aggression for you. Rain death and destruction in an all-new cinematic presentation. Mind-Blowing Artificial Intelligence - At Vault-Tec, we realize that the key to reviving civilization after a global nuclear war is people. Our best minds pooled their efforts to produce an advanced version of Radiant AI, America's First Choice in Human Interaction Simulation. Facial expressions, gestures, unique dialog, and lifelike behavior are brought together with stunning results by the latest in Vault-Tec technology. Eye-Popping Prettiness* - Witness the harsh realities of nuclear fallout rendered like never before in modern super-deluxe HD graphics. From the barren Wasteland, to the danger-filled offices and metro tunnels of DC, to the hideous rotten flesh of a mutant's face. *Protective Eyewear Encouraged.
Content & age ratings4 regional ratings

Regional ratings

BBFC18
ESRBmBlood and Gore · Intense Violence · Sexual Themes · Strong Language · Use of Drugs
OFLCma15Strong violence, drug references and coarse language
PEGI18
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

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 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

Recommended

Recommended: Operating system: Windows XP/Vista Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo processor Memory: 2 GB System RAM Hard disk space: 7 GB Video: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series) Sound: DirectX®: 9.0c Controller support: Xbox 360 controller
Supported languages5 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish - Spain

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

2 developer announcements, Oct 2021 to Jun 2024 · times in UTC

June

  1. Fallout 3: Game of the Year - Launcher Update

    The Fallout 3: Game of the Year German Low Violence version has been updated and no longer installs Games for Windows Live dependencies. If the Fallout 3: Game of the Year German Low Violence version was previously installed on Steam, we…

    Patch notes

October

  1. Fallout 3: Game of the Year - Update 1.7.0.4

    Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition has been updated and no longer installs Games for Windows Live dependencies. If Fallout 3 was previously installed on Steam, we suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the title. The title no longer…

    Patch notes

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