Fallout Shelter

Fallout Shelter

Bethesda Game Studios · March 29, 2017 · Free to Play, Base Building, Survival, Post-apocalyptic, Singleplayer

Fallout Shelter is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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About Fallout Shelter

✦ AI summary

Build and manage an underground Vault to keep your Dwellers happy, assigning them jobs, crafting gear, and sending them out to explore the radioactive Wasteland. Defend your thriving community from disasters and threats while balancing resource management, romantic matchmaking, and the constant risk of your explorers never coming home.

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.

BUILD THE PERFECT VAULTCreate a brighter future…underground! Select from a variety of modern-day rooms to turn an excavation beneath 2,000 feet of bedrock into the very picture of Vault Life.

OVERSEE A THRIVING COMMUNITY
Get to know your Dwellers and lead them to happiness. Find their ideal jobs and watch them flourish. Provide them with outfits, weapons, and training to improve their abilities.

CUSTOMIZE
Turn worthless junk into useful items with Crafting! Customize the look of any dweller in the Barbershop.

PROSPER
A well-run Vault requires a variety of Dwellers with a mix of skills. Build a Radio Room to attract new Dwellers. Or, take an active role in their personal lives; play matchmaker and watch the sparks fly!

EXPLORE THE WASTELANDSend Dwellers above ground to explore the blasted surface left behind and seek adventure, handy survival loot, or unspeakable death. Find new armor and weapons, gain experience, and earn Caps. But don’t let them die!

PROTECT YOUR VAULTFrom time to time, idyllic Vault life may be disrupted by the dangers of post-nuclear life. Prepare your Dwellers to protect against threats from the outside…and within.

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.

Fallout Shelter — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

Fallout Shelter in the rankings

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 17, 2026
Fallout Shelter is a game about building a safe underground home for survivors of the nuclear apocalypse. At least, that's what it claims to be. In reality, it's a game about putting random people in rooms, assigning them jobs they're probably not qualified for, giving them guns, and hoping nobody dies horribly while you're looking away. You start with an empty vault and a handful of survivors. Your job is to build rooms, produce food, water, and electricity, and slowly turn your little bunker into a thriving underground civilization. Sounds wholesome. Then you realize you're basically running a post-apocalyptic sweatshop. “Your SPECIAL stats are good for electricity, so you're going to work in the power room forever.” “But I wanted to explore!” “No.” “Can I have a break?” “No.” “Can I eat?” “After you generate enough electricity.” This is management. The funniest part is how quickly you become emotionally attached to your dwellers. You give them names. You give them outfits. You equip them with weapons. You send them out into the wasteland. They return with some junk. You feel proud. Then a Deathclaw shows up and tu…
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Not recommended Sep 17, 2026
Feels like a mobile app, that should have stayed mobile...
Not recommended Sep 17, 2026
played for 3 hours spent money then saved and exited came back to no vault. rip off
Recommended Sep 16, 2026
its ok for a free game
Recommended Sep 16, 2026
good
Recommended Sep 16, 2026
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