Fallout: New Vegas
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
- Released
- 2010
- Developer
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- 84
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- Not stated
What is Fallout: New Vegas?
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 19 October 2010 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Obsidian Entertainment |
| Publisher | Bethesda Softworks |
| Platforms | PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Action RPG, Role-Playing |
| Languages | 5 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q753749, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Fallout: New Vegas received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | 7 DLC listed |
| Age gate | 16+ |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Fallout: New Vegas on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes97 of 300 (32%)
The PC version now has so many constant crashing issues that it is genuinely no longer playable.
Steam review, 9 June 2026 · 53 hours played · 15 readers marked it helpfulBut it constantly crashes when you try to enter somewhere or just randomly in the middle of play.
Steam review, 21 June 2026 · 70 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpful
A further 15 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Fallout: New Vegas
24 games overlap with Fallout: New Vegas on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Fallout 4, Fallout 3 and Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.
Common questions about Fallout: New Vegas
What platforms is Fallout: New Vegas on?
Fallout: New Vegas is available on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Steam Deck. It first released in 2010.
How much does Fallout: New Vegas cost?
$9.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Fallout: New Vegas?
96% of 261,194 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Overwhelmingly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Fallout: New Vegas?
84 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Fallout: New Vegas work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Fallout: New Vegas as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
Who made Fallout: New Vegas?
Fallout: New Vegas was developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks.