Fallout 4 vs Far Cry 4
Fallout 4 is an action-RPG FPS game from Bethesda Game Studios (2015) while Far Cry 4 is an action-adventure action-RPG game from Ubisoft Toronto (2014).
Quick answer: Fallout 4 rates higher, 7.9 to 7.7 on the GamingPickz Score, and Fallout 4 is the cheaper at $19.99.
What each one is
Fallout 4 is filed under Action-RPG and FPS. In contrast, Far Cry 4 under Action-Adventure and Action-RPG.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
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Story, characters and reception
Plot
Setting The Massachusetts Institute of Technology served as inspiration for the fictional Commonwealth Institute of Technology, which the Institute organization began from. Fallout 4 takes place in the year 2287, 10 years after the events of Fallout 3 and 210 years after the Sino-American War, a war between the United States and China over natural resources, which ended via a nuclear holocaust called the Great War. The setting is post-apocalyptic ,… (Wikipedia)
Characters
The player's character takes shelter in Vault 111, emerging exactly 210 years later on October 23, 2287, and assuming the name of the "Sole Survivor". There are thirteen possible companions in the story. Dogmeat , a loyal German Shepherd , is the only mandatory companion, but six others must at least be encountered: Codsworth, the Sole Survivor's robotic butler; Deacon, a Railroad agent; John Hancock, mayor of the settlement Goodneighbor; Nick Valentine… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Edit on Wikidata Fallout 4 received "generally favorable" reviews on all three platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . GameSpot s Peter Brown awarded it a score of 9 out of 10, saying " Fallout 4 is an argument for substance over style and an excellent addition to the revered open-world series. " Brown praised the "thought-provoking" narrative, "intuitive" creation tools, the large amount of content, the overall… (Wikipedia)
Plot
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Reception
Reception Far Cry 4 received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic . The game's story received mixed responses. Chris Carter from Destructoid praised the personality of Ajay Ghale, which is "less in-your-face" than that of Far Cry 3' s protagonist Jason Brody . (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Fallout 4 | Far Cry 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.9/10 | 7.7/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (81%, 428,604) | Very Positive (85%, 73,512) |
| Critic aggregate | 84/100 | 80/100 |
| Price | $19.99 | $29.99 |
| Install size | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | unsupported |
| Released | 2015 | 2014 |
| Developer | Bethesda Game Studios | Ubisoft Toronto |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Fallout 4 vs Far Cry 4, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Fallout 4Action-RPG FPS gameFar Cry 4Action-adventure action-RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Fallout 4Open World, Post-apocalyptic, ExplorationFar Cry 4Open World, Action, FPSThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Fallout 4 ✓Score 7.9 · 81% on Steam · 84 criticFar Cry 4Score 7.7 · 85% on Steam · 80 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Fallout 4428,604 reviews · 10 add-ons · 30 GBFar Cry 473,512 reviews · 5 add-ons · 30 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Fallout 4 ✓$19.99Far Cry 4$29.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Fallout 4 ✓VerifiedFar Cry 4UnsupportedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Fallout 4 takes 3 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueFallout 4 and Far Cry 4 on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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- PC
Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Fallout 4 (GamingPickz Score 7.9)
- The cheaper right now: Fallout 4 ($19.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Fallout 4 (verified)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Fallout 4 (428,604 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Open WorldSingleplayerExplorationRPGAdventureAtmosphericShooterFirst-Person
Where they differ
Post-apocalypticSci-fiGreat SoundtrackThird PersonThird-Person ShooterCharacter Customization
Co-opMultiplayerStealthHuntingOnline Co-OpCrafting
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Fallout 4 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Far Cry 4 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Fallout 4 | Far Cry 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz | 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Install size | 30 GB | 30 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Fallout 4 · Far Cry 4.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 5 accessibility features for Fallout 4 and 1 for Far Cry 4. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Fallout 4 and Far Cry 4 in scope?
Fallout 4 has drawn 428,604 Steam reviews, ships 10 add-ons and installs in 30 GB. Far Cry 4 has drawn 73,512 Steam reviews, ships 5 add-ons and installs in 30 GB.
Is Fallout 4 or Far Cry 4 better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Fallout 4 rates higher (7.9 to 7.7). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Fallout 4 or Far Cry 4?
Fallout 4 is cheaper right now at $19.99, against $29.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Should I get Fallout 4 or Far Cry 4?
Fallout 4 rates higher, 7.9 to 7.7 on the GamingPickz Score, and Fallout 4 is the cheaper at $19.99. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.