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Fallout: New Vegas 2010

Shooter by Obsidian Entertainment, published by Bethesda Softworks. Directed by Josh Sawyer.

PlayStation 3 PC (Microsoft Windows) Xbox 360 Shooter Role-playing (RPG) ESRB: M Steam Deck Playable
82
Critics
aggregate score
84
Players
IGDB rating
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
212,947 Steam reviews
2,862 playing now
on Steam, 4,609 peak today
21 h to beat
main story, 95 h for everything
0 awards won
1 nominations

About

On Steam, 96% of 212,947 player reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive). 2,862 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 5,376 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 21 hours, doing everything about 95 hours. It was nominated for 1 award.

In this first-person Western RPG, the player takes on the role of Courier 6, barely surviving after being robbed of their cargo, shot and put into a shallow grave by a New Vegas mob boss. The Courier sets out to track down their robbers and retrieve their cargo, and winds up getting tangled in the complex ideological and socioeconomic web of the many factions and settlements of post-nuclear Nevada.

Story

The player takes control of "the Courier", who is hired by a delivery service to take an unknown package across the Mojave Desert to "The Strip" but intercepted, shot in the head, and left for dead by a mysterious man who steals the package. After being found by a friendly local robot, Victor, and healed by a man named Doc Mitchell, the Courier is thrust back into the desert to seek revenge and recover the stolen package. Through doing this, the player becomes caught up between various factions competing for control over the desert and it's most valuable asset, the Hoover Dam; ultimately coming to shape the future of its inhabitants.

What is happening now

Fallout: New Vegas remains a landmark entry in the series, the 2010 shooter-RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment that gave players faction-driven storytelling across the Mojave Wasteland. Over a decade later, the game continues generating activity through extensive modding - from full conversion projects like New California to smaller additions that range from PS1-style graphics overhauls to expanded quest content and specialized faction gameplay. Recent industry coverage has centered on Obsidian's turbulent present rather than New Vegas itself. Microsoft's layoffs have left the studio in uncertain territory, though the company is reportedly working on a new Fallout game following the cancellation of Avowed 2. Industry figures have reflected on New Vegas' legacy and how its design sensibilities still influence Obsidian's work, while the community continues sustaining the game through creative mods. The broader conversation has also revisited the game's own history, including how the canceled Fallout 3 project Van Buren shaped New Vegas' development.

How long to beat Fallout: New Vegas

from 11 players
Main storyrushing through the story
21 h
Main + extrasstory plus side content
53 h
Completionisteverything the game has
95 h

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Cast and crew

6 credits

Crew

Josh Sawyer
Director
Inon Zur
Composer

Voice cast

Keith Szarabajka
as Joshua Graham
René Auberjonois
as Mr. House
Michael Hogan
as Doc Mitchell
Matthew Perry
as Benny

Awards

0 won, 1 more nomination
British Academy Games Awards 2011
Nominated: Strategy

Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
October 19, 2010 (North America first)
October 19, 2010 (North America first)
October 19, 2010 (North America first)

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks

Minimum
OS *
Windows 7/Vista/XP
Processor
Dual Core 2.0GHz
Memory
2GB RAM
Hard Disk Space
10GB free space
Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce 6 series, ATI 1300XT series

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Fallout: New Vegas player count

concurrent players on Steam
2,862playing now3m ago
4,609peak today
5,37630-day peak
5,376highest we have seenOct 25, 2026
Oct 23: 4,170 Oct 24: 4,991 Oct 25: 5,376 Oct 26: 4,934 Oct 27: 4,411 Oct 28: 4,216 Oct 29: 4,097 Oct 30: 4,061 Oct 31: 4,405 Nov 1: 5,055 Nov 2: 4,609
Oct 23daily peak, last 11 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Fallout: New Vegas achievements

75 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Pros Only Completed any three Gun Runners' Arsenal (GRA) three star (***) Challenges.
2%
Caravan Master Win 30 games of Caravan.
2.2%
Artful Pocketer Pick 50 pockets.
2.3%
Combat Veteran Completed any three Gun Runners' Arsenal (GRA) two star (**) Challenges.
2.4%
Up to the Challenge Completed any three Gun Runners' Arsenal (GRA) one star (*) Challenges.
2.5%
Warhead Hunter Detonated all of the warheads in the Divide.
3.2%
All 75 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Desert Survivalist Heal 10,000 points of damage with food.
3.6%
Veni, Vidi, Vici Complete Veni, Vidi, Vici.
4.5%
Render Unto Caesar Complete Render Unto Caesar.
4.6%
Arizona Killer Complete Arizona Killer.
4.7%
Globe Trotter Discover all snow globes.
4.9%
ED-Ecated Found all of ED-E's upgrades in the Divide.
4.9%
Hardcore Play the game from start to finish in Hardcore Mode.
5.1%
Know When to Fold Them Win 3 games of Caravan.
5.9%
Rocket's Red Glare Fully upgraded The Divide's signature weapon.
5.9%
All or Nothing Complete All or Nothing.
6%
May my Hand Forget its Skill Evacuate Zion.
6.1%
The House Always Wins Complete The House Always Wins.
6.4%
The Legend of the Star Complete The Legend of the Star.
7%
The Courier Who Broke the Bank Get banned from all the Strip's casinos.
7.1%
Safety Deposit Box Trap Father Elijah in the Sierra Madre's Vault.
7.3%
The Whole Gang's Here Recruit all companions.
7.6%
Eureka! Complete Eureka!
7.9%
Old-Tyme Brawler Cause 10,000 damage with Unarmed weapons.
8.1%
Mod Master Install 20 weapon mods.
8.2%
For the Republic Complete For the Republic.
8.5%
Little Wheel Play 10 spins of Roulette.
9%
Cash Out Confront Father Elijah in the Sierra Madre's Vault.
10.7%
Love the Bomb Cause 10,000 damage with Explosives.
10.9%
No Gods, No Masters Complete No Gods, No Masters
11.6%
Talent Pool Complete Talent Pool.
12.1%
Hometown Hero Completed Lonesome Road.
12.1%
Wild Card Complete Wild Card.
13%
Hack the Mojave Hack 25 terminals.
13.1%
Condemned to Repeat It Decided the fate of all the Divide dwellers.
13.4%
New Vegas Samurai Cause 10,000 damage with Melee Weapons.
13.6%
Having a Ball Complete the Sierra Madre Gala Event.
13.6%
O Daughter of Babylon Crush the White Legs.
13.8%
Stim-ply Amazing Heal 10,000 points of damage with Stimpaks.
14.5%
Return to Sender Complete Return to Sender.
14.5%
Sierra Souvenir Aficionado Collect 500 Sierra Madre Chips.
14.5%
Making Friends Reactivate all of the Sink's robotic assistants.
14.5%
Make up your Mind Make up your mind... about your brain.
15.1%
Outsmarted Complete Old World Blues.
15.2%
Assemble Your Crew Recruit Dean Domino, Christine and Dog.
15.3%
You'll Know It When It Happens Complete You'll Know It When It Happens.
15.4%
Master of the Arsenal Caused 10,000 damage with Gun Runners' Arsenal (GRA) Weapons.
15.6%
In a Foreign Land Scout the Zion Valley for signs of the White Legs.
16.3%
Cardiac Arrest! Search your feelings... for your heart.
16.5%
Spinal-Tapped Recovered X-8 vertebrae-pulse-de-sensitizer frequency!
17%
Restore Our Fortunes Resupply Daniel and the Sorrows.
17.4%
Master of the Mojave Discover 125 locations.
18.2%
One Armed Bandit Play 10 spins of Slots.
18.3%
Curios and Relics Caused 10,000 damage with unique Mojave Wasteland weapons.
19%
When We Remembered Zion Arrive at Zion.
19.2%
The Boss Reach 30th level.
21.6%
Double Down Play 10 hands of Blackjack.
22.4%
Blast Mastery Cause 10,000 damage with Energy Weapons.
22.5%
Outstanding Orator Make 50 Speech challenges.
27.2%
Volare! Complete Volare!
28.9%
G.I. Blues Complete G.I. Blues.
30.6%
Up and Comer Reach 20th level.
31.9%
That Lucky Old Sun Complete That Lucky Old Sun.
32.5%
No Tumbler Fumbler Pick 25 locks.
33.4%
Walker of the Mojave Discover 50 locations.
35.2%
You Run Barter Town Sell 10,000 caps worth of goods.
36.3%
Lead Dealer Cause 10,000 damage with Guns.
38%
Jury Rigger Repair 30 items.
38.4%
Ring-a-Ding-Ding Complete Ring-a-Ding-Ding.
39.4%
Crafty Craft 20 items.
42.4%
Come Fly With Me Complete Come Fly With Me.
43.5%
New Kid Reached 10th level.
45.5%
Ol' Buddy Ol' Pal Recruit any companion.
46.4%
They Went That-a-Way Complete They Went That-a-Way.
47.3%
Ain't That a Kick in the Head Complete Ain't That a Kick in the Head.
92%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

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