Games

Fallout Shelter

Bethesda Game Studios

2015•Strategy•PEGI 12•About 50 hours

Taste attributes: adventurescience fictionheistheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA fantastical strategy game that is emotionally cool, glossy and expansive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

66 / 100

418 ratings

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About This Game

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. Vault-Tec has provided the tools, but the rest is up to you. What are you waiting for? Get started building your Vault today for free.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Set in the post-nuclear world of the Fallout series, Fallout Shelter places the player in the role of an Overseer tasked with running an underground Vault. From this sealed refuge, the Overseer welcomes survivors in from the irradiated wasteland and shapes them into a thriving community. Success means keeping the dwellers fed, powered, and content while expanding the Vault deeper underground. Danger is never far, as raiders, radroaches, and other hazards threaten the safety of those living within its walls.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureScience fictionHeistAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

Post-apocalypticManagementMicromanagementFree-to-playExplosionWindows storeLoot gatheringReal-time waiting

Where to play

Details

Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Released: 14 June 2015
Series: Fallout
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 50h normally, 100h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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