Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

Despite its age and dated graphics, Fallout 1 remains an outstanding experience that truly embodies the post-apocalyptic genre. The game’s gripping narrative, immersive setting, and brutal atmosphere all combine to create a world that feels genuinely hostile and unforgiving.

One of Fallout 1’s greatest strengths is its complexity. There are no convenient quest markers here—if you want to succeed, you’ll have to pay attention, explore, and put in the effort. In the early stages, you’ll feel weak and vulnerable, yet good tactics and resourcefulness can carry you further than you’d expect. When you finally grow strong, that sense of power is palpable, but the game never stops being dangerous; even a high-level character can still meet a swift demise if you’re careless.

Overall, Fallout 1 delivers a challenging, deeply rewarding experience that stands the test of time. It’s a must-play for anyone looking to truly immerse themselves in a stark, post-nuclear world. Fallout New Vegas is called the best Fallout game even, but this one set the tone and started it all!

You can make your character a professional gambler with the IQ of a caveman

10/10 game would recommend.

Old game so world rules and combat take some learning but for sure a fun ride once you get into it. Very punishing on your first run however, expect to fail or make big mistakes and you will enjoy yourself more.

Love the OG Fallouts. Dated but amazing

this a good classic game try it the fast traveling might be funky but try

Although its lacking in intuivity at times, this games story telling telling will give you whiplash.
Its really sparks the imagination of what could, and can be in this rad world.

This is one of the most unforgiving, frustrating, and sometimes downright confusing games I have ever played. That being said, oh my goodness was it unbelievably fun! Once I started it was very hard to stop. It does have a bit of a learning curve to it, and there was multiple times I had to reference the internet for help, but I could not step away from this game. I'd 100% recommend this game, it is amazing!

Controls are Horrible. The story is great. Just like i remember.

Fallout 1 is undeniably a classic, but it's incredibly outdated by today's standards. The graphics are rough, the controls feel clunky, and the pacing can be a bit slow for modern tastes. If you're not a fan of that old-school RPG style, it's tough to look past the rough edges. The story and world-building are still solid, and there’s a charm to the game that some will enjoy, especially for those who appreciate the roots of the Fallout series.

But honestly, it’s really only for people who are into that nostalgic, old-school RPG feel. If you’re expecting something more polished or modern, you might want to pass on this one.

5,5/10
Only for hardcore fans of retro RPGs. It’s hard to recommend to a broader audience.

when the funny giant bug, funny nuclear war, cool power armor, awesome little cool gun game turns into a tragedy in which its misguided villains try to save the world, with no good end in reach to justify their horrific and genocidal means. oh my goodness gracious dude.

oh hey also fun fact, the Glow woke me up to a whole series of fears i never knew i had. this game is so awesome dude.

One of the best something, something I beat the game something, something, master kills himself something, something

Fantastic RPG that is surprisingly accessible for newcomers. The story, atmosphere, and pacing are all fantastic. The upgrade system is arguably a little too simple, but it works for the game's short length. Overall this is a classic, bite-sized RPG that everyone should try.

Amazing atmosphere and introduction to the series. Gritty and dark, post apocalyptic nuclear amazingness.

something very simple in that it is 2D but so very complex; in the story and mechanics

Excellent game, a classic, it's from the 90s so don't expect it to hold your hand.

I can tell why this game is so popular, it has a great story, and a gritty setting that definitely mellows somewhat in later games.

However, I don't think I'll be playing it more than once. I managed to get power armor, save Vault 13, and destroy The Master. I' content with that win.

One regret: I wish I hadn't taken the one-hander trait. I feel like picking traits at the beginning is a poor choice on my part, since they all have drawbacks. In my case, one-hander served me well in the early game (especially since I got a .223 pistol very early on), but it stopped me from experimenting with the other cool weapons in the game.

Word to new players: Sneaking is auto-disabled if you have always run enabled, this is important to switch to manual, since while sneaking a single enemy who spots you can have a whole gunfight with you and the other chumps in the room won't notice, as long as you don't wander too close to them during the fight.

Word to new players 2: Don't worry about ammo too much, there's always more, so Dakka away!

Word to new players 3: Don't be too proud to look up guides online, games this old usually came with guidebooks anyway.

this game will make you hate it, and in doing so, that's when you'll begin to love it. it's not fast or flashy or beautiful, it's not some 50's era bubblegum bullshit bethesda cranks out. this is made by the same devs who made new vegas. the only fps fallout game worth playing. obsidian produced fallout with love and care and attention to detail that modern devs couldn't replicate with a trillion dollar budget. step into this world and understand what fallout really is. this game has no tutorial and no hand holding. you will simply have to die and try until you get there. and on that bittersweet day, you will understand. good luck

It's hard to imagine playing a top down, turn based, rpg, under the Fallout title. Especially after playing through games like Fallout 3, and New Vegas. But, after learning the mechanics, and following a progression path, I began to enjoy this game much more than I expected to. I even completed my entire first play through. It's given me the motivation to play the second game, and I think it's really great for its time.

Good Fallout game, the plot is good and you have a lot of options to deal with the main quest and the side quests, the controls are a bit hard to figure out, it's not a big deal since you can just press F1 in game to show the controls. It is also a very short Fallout game, there's not that many side quests compared to the later games and you can beat the game in a few hours if you know what you're doing. I kid you not, I was level 10 (almost level 11) when I beated the game, although it's excusable, since this is the first Fallout game. I recommend trying this out along with Fallout 2 and New Vegas.

Lots of bugs, including ones that prevent quest progression and the requirement of numerous mods and patches to make the game playable.

I appreciate the grim, and gritty aspect of Interplay's post apocalyptic universe.

its a fantastic game and if your a fallout fan give this a shot! the 150 day timer can be intense at first, but if you dont walk around the whole map you'll be fine. after getting the chip, the game really opens up. and like fallout new vegas your choices matter, which makes you want to play it again. the combat is solid. its bit hard at first, but it makes since since your a vault dweller who's never had to fight they're whole life. overall its a fantastic game would play again. the only real issue i had with the game was it didnt have quest tracking, but it came out in 1997 so its good enough for its time. and the only bug i found was a bug that caused some memory error that crashed my game a few times but it only happened at the end of the game so it was annoying for like 10 minuts.

Damn, Interplay had no chill with this game. No Mercy is shown for the player at all in Fallout 1. Fallout 1 is a very difficult, but fun game. Interplay had a clue of how to make this game. Now, I don't have much to say about Fallout 1, but it is quite interesting and challenging. Unlike Fallout 3-76, Fallout 1 shows no mercy for the player. Even fighting the most basic enemies in Fallout 1 is a challenge. It seems that the developers knew what they were doing, I am very happy and satisfied with the money I put into buying this game

10/10 Game

Positives:
- Classic masterpiece.
- Lets you choose 'male' & 'female' instead of body type 1 or 2. Ah, those were the days.

Negatives:
- A buggy mess that feels clunky & awkward by modern standards. Can be mitigated by fan made patches.

Notes:
Overall a bit of a rough diamond, but definitely worth picking up on sale.

its a classic and fun with many hours of game play with lots of lore of fallout.

If you're a fan of the other fallout games, the first is a must have in my opinion. It isn't as evolved as the newer ones but its definitely fun to try.

One of the greatest PC games of all time. Truly an RPG masterpiece, with endearing though dated mechanics and combat. Well worth playing through, if just for the story.

fallout the first of many in the fallout franchise is a epic game where u set your own story 10/10

Its a really amazing game, at first its really hard because there is no guide besides a chapter book on how to play to game [Hell no i'm reading it]. But towards the end of the game it becomes very very fun because there is no expected time limit, and the first part of the game of finding the water chip is just a integrated tutorial without you noticing. But the games not teaching you, you are. because the game added the time limit to force you to drag yourself franticly through the game to find this goddamn water chip, this forces the player to explore the games opportunities and rewards you for doing so at the same time teaching the player what they can do with these opportunities to help them progress in the game much better. this is how the game teaches the player how to play without a guide, this is why its such a masterpiece and genius concept, highly advise you play ASAP.

Basic Score and Summary:
(8/10) Good sound quality, old-school graphics, gameplay can be tricky.

***No glitches/issues at time of review. Will update if necessary.***

Detailed Review:
Despite the game coming out in 1997, I fell in love with the "Old World" graphics, the sound quality and action within the gameplay.
One notable thing I did not expect was the fact that I can't find any bugs within the game so far - aside from Radscorpions. It's unlike any other Fallout game I've played (Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Fallout 4 and Fallout 76) in every way.
1. The game mechanics are a little finicky to deal with at first - but as long as your intelligence is above a one or two - you should be able to manage quite well.
2. Combat is turn based, but can be adjusted moreso into your favor by increasing your "initiative" as well as your Action Points. (This is better explained in game, rather than in a comment box.)
3. Read and check any online guides, and don't be afraid of reading the game manual. I get that you just want to play, but there are some neat tricks you can learn from the manual and other players.
4. Character Customization is possible, unless you prefer going with a preset. You are able to adjust the S.P.E.C.I.A.L., T.A.G. skills and get a Trait - if you want it. (Honestly, I prefer this way more than the other Fallout games.)
5. Dogmeat is first introduced in this game. That's already a huge plus.

Overall, Fallout does not disappoint, and I would have easily spent $60 on this vs. Fallout 76.
(And I didn't, as this was on sale at the time, but my point still stands.)

this game is amazing, from the story to the characters, the locations you will discover to the horrors you will experience. fallout as a series has stolen my life and it all started here, if you are a fan of gritty and challenging turn based rpg’s and are looking for an amazing world to get lost in this is the series for you, i cannot recommend fallout enough, thank you to everyone who has worked on this amazing series over the years

I liked the variety of options to approach the final enemies, and the way the game allowed me to play the way I wanted -even if it was unoptimal.

I was a bit sad I couldn't leave the dog behind, however, and had to do a suicide mission with them to make them leave.

the game can be had to figure out but it is quite fun not my favorite fallout but i love it non the less

My first fallout was 3... one reason I wanted to build a PC was to play these ogs.... If you love fallout you'll love this game. That being said it was hard in the beginning, but after that, you get hooked.

The isometric view and turn based combat of the early fallout games can be a major turndown to alot of new players but I would totally recomend trying this and fallout 2

Is this a worthy classic? Absolutely. Is it worth playing today? Honestly, I don't think so. IMO Fallout 1's biggest achievements are all originating things that later games have done better. I'll just make a couple of points then a tl;dr

1) This is a SMALL game. There are only 12 locations in the game (if you're generous), each made up of a couple of screens. Each location has half a dozen quests at most. Most of the creativity went into the basics of the setting that we're all familiar with. If you're expecting interesting locations and quests and characters, you'll be disappointed.

2) The skill system isn't great. Apart from combat skills, Speech and Lockpick, skills are basically useless. This isn't an issue of balance; it's that these skills are so pointless that it doesn't feel like roleplaying someone who's good at these things.

3) A lot of people praise the way skills can be used unprompted in the world because it makes you "think for yourself". This is great in theory but in practice it doesn't work because they just didn't script enough interactions. Very occasionally you can use Repair or Science on a world object to achieve something and that's cool. But that's 10% of the times you think you might be able to use Repair/Science and you just can't because they didn't script anything to happen.

I'm not trying to dump on Fallout. My point is it doesn't have much to offer new players today. If you have any familiarity with the series, you won't find new and exciting content. It doesn't have much roleplaying potential beyond the RPG standard of side with the good/bad guy and professional/bleeding heart/arsehole dialogue options. And the "open ended quest solutions that make you think for yourself" are greatly exaggerated.

Make build all about melee, encounter raiders, get shot to death in like 3 turns, fun game.

A Word coming from a Gen Z person

For The first time playing this game I have to say It was a good game for its time. it takes time to learn the game but when you do it can be enjoyable and the story and side story are really simple to understand. It Really Sets the basics for future installments of the game. now it don't hold up to the new games of this time but it has to be one of the games for people that want to Experience old Years of Gaming

Rating
6/10

There is a lot about this game to like, and there's a some things that I don't like. I personally don't mind the dated UI, or the brutal difficulty, and aside from the flaws I'll bring up next, most everything else is either, good, funny, or charming.

Now as for some flaws with the game: 1: the movement and NPC pathfinding kinda sucks, it takes a long time to move, and sometimes there'll be an area that you can't move to since a door is blocking the way, so you need to go up to the door open it, then walk through, and for lab or vault doors, they close on their own, so when leaving rooms with those doors, you need to do the same thing again, and of course sometimes NPCs will be blocking the way. 2: The game is very luck based, for example, while wearing power armor and fighting super mutants, you'll never really be able to guess whether or not the minigun they have is going to miss completely, or shred you in an instant. 3: Skills are very underutilized, this may only be because of the way I built my character but I found myself hardly using skills such as, first aid and doctor, and for skills like lockpick or steal, it often just doesn't work, although that may have to do with the fact that my level in those skills are fairly low.

Overall, Fallout 1 is a great classic RPG that gives a hardcore experience, when you actually get to play the game. Please help, the game will sometimes tab out on startup and when I open it back up it tabs out again, and I can't for the life of me find out why and how to fix it.

I really like this game i recomend you play it if you are a Fallout Fan it is a 2D game the controls are a bit hard but when you figer it out its very fun your goal in this game is to find a waterchip for your vault it has a timer on 150 days if you dont find the waterchp in that 150 days you lose and your vault dies out but when you find the waterchip the timer stops in this game your action points is everthing in this game it takes action points to sprint shoot open your inventory so basicly everthing takes action points i do not recomend Fallout 1 as your first Fallout game i recomend to start with Fallout 4 or 76 if you are a new player. and thats my review on Fallout 1

It's good. Just finished it and am waiting for Fallout 2 to finish downloading while writing this. Oh, looksie, it just finished. I'm gonna play Fallout 2 now.

No Idea on what to do but I'm enjoying the game before my inevitable death by a Death Claw or rat. Also Get the Rope, I don't know why but It seems to be important according to others.

I highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys turn-based style games or anyone who likes the story of Fallout there are some spots you'll have to look up but you still have an amazing experience, especially for the time that this was made

This game is old as fuck. The story and world (oh, the world!) is good, don't get me wrong, but the actual gameplay portion is clunky and often exceedingly cryptic for no reason. This game is absolutely classic, but I don't blame anybody that uses a walkthrough or even edits their saves to see this game to completion - or even just past its start.

TL;DR: Absolutely classic game, but also old as all hell.

Steep learning curve, especially for anyone like myself with goopy goblin gamer brain, but once you get past that it is one of the best RPGs ever made

While as a vanilla game it is a slow start and a bit of a slog to play through, the interactions are great because you really don't play through the same game twice. There's always something different to find or do and so many characters to interact with. I would recommend installing Fixt or et tu some better gameplay.

Really really fun, even if it is buggy at times.

This is the best game of all time, besides silent hill 2 and red dead redemption 2. This game changed how I view my life, and it made me gain 10 IQ. It truly did revitalise what made gaming special. It's just... So peak. Larian studios should remake this game and give it the Baldur's gate 3 treatment. It deserves it greatly.

Ok look if you're reading this you probably already know this game is fantastic. You probably already know it has a phenomenally good story so I'm not going to bother selling you on the game.

Instead, I'm going to tell you HOW to play it. Because that's the part most people seem to struggle with.

1. Character creation is crucial and its the number one barrier of entry for playing this game. So here's a hint, set Agility to 10, and take the Gifted trait. Charisma can be used as a dump stat since it's useless, so set it to 1 and spend the points elsewhere. Second most important stat is intelligence since it judges your skill point gain per level up. Go for high Endurance if doing melee and high Perception if doing guns. For tagged skills, pick a weapon skill, either Small Guns, Unarmed or Melee weapons, and then two utility skills, Speech, Lockpick, Sneak and Repair are all solid choices depending on your playstyle.

2. In the Hub, there is an NPC called Irwin, do his quest and he will give you the best Small Guns weapon in the game, this is a fantastic weapon to use for most of the midgame.

3. Do not invest in Big Guns or Energy weapons until after you collect the water chip and especially don't tag them, because the weapons that use that skill don't show up until later. Once you do reach the midgame, gradually transition over to these weapons as small guns and melee fall off in usefulness. The Minigun, the Gatling Laser and the Plasma Rifle are all viable endgame weapons.

4. If you go to the Brotherhood of Steel bunker and talk to an NPC called Talus he'll give you a mission to retrieve an NPC in the Hub. Do this and select the Power Armour as your reward. It's the best armour in the game and mandatory if you want to combat your way through the endgame.

5. To use an item from the Inventory screen like Stimpaks, right click the item, scroll down to the hand icon, then let go. Hold shift to run, there's an option in the menu to make your character always run, I recommend turning this on.

Good luck out there Vault Dweller.

Its NOT garbage. but it is just too old for me.

got into Fallout games when 3 launched (I was 10). I loved it, and have been playing each release since. I'm a huge lore nerd, and now that I'm pushing 30 i decided to return to where it all began.

as someone who did not grow up on this particular style of RPG, and doesnt have nostalgia for this game in particular, i did not enjoy it. I appreciate and am thankful for the lore, and world it created. However the game play and visuals are just not enjoyable to me, and theres only so much time in the day to play games as an adult. Ill give the 2nd one a fair shake next, but this just wasnt for me.