Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

great game but could use some quality of life improvements or just a remaster

Amazing CRPG, 10/10 story, design, characters, gameplay and creativity, you can customise your dweller however you like and play the game in different ways, my favourite way of playing is with 1 intelligence with the unique and hilarious custom speech options you are given with it. I love this game a lot and have played it multiple times in different ways, and loved it every time. Love this game, and IMO better than fallout 2.

Anyone curious to try Classic Fallout is in for a treat. If you're more familiar with the newer titles, this may be a challenge at first, but the turn-based combat is exceptional. Take the time to read through the entire manual, it's there for a reason.
Go get that chip!

I started playing fallout with fallout 4 and loved it, but when i played this a gained a completely new understanding of this franchise, and a renewed love for it.

Good story, good controls, good combat, good characters. All around a good game that any Fallout player, new or old, should play. My first Fallout game i ever played was 3, after playing and beating the first game i was reminded of Fallout 3. While some may say New Vegas is the best in the series i would disagree. Fallout 1 is the best, not from a gameplay or graphic standpoint, but from a story and impact standpoint. Without this first game there would be no others, the story is well crafted and the world that is built feels like a wasteland that you would struggle to survive in. Fallout 1 and Fallout 3 are the only Fallout games (that i have played) that feel like post-apocalyptic game and world. New Vegas and 4 have their charms and are good games and fit Fallout but 1 and 3 capture what is Fallout the best out of all the games. But enough of my ramblings, play this game if you are new to the series or a long time fan and player. If you have never played a fallout game before then boot up your PC or laptop and get this game and play it. By the way i beat the game at LVL 12, let me know what level you beat it at :>.

This game is magnificent.

Despite it being graphically outdated compared to the Bethesda Fallout titles, it has become one, if not, my favorite game from the series. It really is that good. The game's combat can be off-putting to people who have played through the Bethesda Fallout Titles, but once you get the hang of it, it really isn't that bad. Not to mention the immersion the game gives, everything that you do in the world WILL have some form of consequence or benefit. It gives your character a sense of scale in this fictional wasteland.

To get to the point, for being nearly 30 years old, it is an amazing game, and I highly recommend to any fallout fan, give this a try. It'll live up to the hype.

This is the Capt Crunch of video games. It is delicious and bad for you and children love it still to this day.

Really good classical RPG with a unique turn based battle system that resembles strategy games yet only involves the control and development of one person.

This was a fun experience as my first cRPG and (I believe) the first '90s game I have played. Having played Fallout New Vegas and started Fallout 3 prior to this, it was interesting to see where the series got its start and just how many of its initial elements still continue to this day. In some ways, it is significantly more challenging than the modern entries and does not hold your hand much, but that is not necessarily a negative. While there are fewer role-playing elements and choices than some of the modern entries, especially in terms of factions you can join, the story is still top-notch, and the game's villain and side protagonists are so good.

A CRPG classic. Of all the Fallout games, this one by far has the best story in its main quest and ending with one of the best antagonists in gaming in general. Also the game has such a good soundtrack as although it lacks the licensed songs of modern fallout games, the OST helps creates the atmosphere a nuclear wasteland should have.

Went inside a radiated hole because I was promised power armor, once I got out the big hole puked on the floor couple times on the way to the brotherhood while 3 chem drugs were in my system, once I made it and got into the base I had to make it myself. This has made me fall out of my patience of this world 10/10.

Has it aged? yes. Does it live up to its title of CRPG masterpeice? yes. 10/10 game.

I've enjoyed every Fallout I've played, even with 3&4's flaws, I was excited to play the beginning of the series. Rough start due to adjusting to older RPG controls but have been having a blast getting my ass kicked or kicking ass.

9/10 A seminal work in the RPG space, highly enjoyable, well written, and the gameplay, while not amazing holds up well for its age.

Made a character
Left the cave
Ran into 5 mantises
Did 5 damage, instantly killed. 10/10

A true classic of a game. You will need some time to adjust but once you do, it's great

I don't care how archaic it looks, this game is absolute peak. As a fan of the other games I should have played this much earlier. Once you get used to the mechanics the game has amazing atmosphere and storytelling. This should not be forgotten or dismissed as "the early entry". This game established so many of the elements that would be seen later and still manages to execute it beautifully, placing it alongside the all-time greats.

many are put off by the old isometric style but i think it's an absolute gem and i do not in any way think that this is overshadowed by fallout 2.

this is an amazing game, with a perfectly written villain. the game doesn't hold your hand like new fallout titles do. the only issue i can honestly find with it, similarly with fallout 2, is that the game becomes ridiculously easy to cheese by savescumming.

Honestly for a game that is 28 years old it has such an amazing charm to it. The world building is excellent, although the turn based combat system does take a bit of time to adapt to if you are coming from modern gaming (by modern I really mean anything past maybe 2000).

It's kinda like Star Wars in that no matter how good some of the sequels were, and how much I love it, part of me kinda wishes the Fallout series ended with the first one. Not even close to perfect, but nothing beats the first playthrough. Steeped in atmosphere, awash with interesting artistic direction, this is a game made by people with genuine vision. Everybody needs to play it. It's not even that hard, back in the 90s it was assumed your average gamer could just jump into a game like this with nothing but a manual and their wits. World's gone soft, I'd say.

This is a game you will either love or hate. To me, Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game has a ton of things that I REALLY love! But for every good thing it makes, it does something equally terrible. The presentation is brilliant, but it can also be difficult to interact with things because the isometric view or multiple objects in an area. The story and writing is some of the best in the franchise, but it can take a while before you meet characters that are interesting. The world building and the atmosphere is phenomenal, but can take forever to get from one place to the next even after you've gotten the water chip

Probably the thing that makes this a mystery when it comes to reccomending this is the combat. I don't have a problem with the fact that it is turned based, I can handle it. But I can't handle it if some enemies can outright hit you from a mile away, when the game says I missed an enemy when I clearly did not or the one or two times where either you or your enemy can hit each other perfectly but don't deal a single bit of damage. It's understandable when it is a weaker enemy you fought in previous chapters, but when it's enemies stronger or similar to you, no excuse.

Furthermore, a lot of the important information that you need to get in order to get an idea of the place you are on is far too easy to avoid. I mean I didn't know of the main antagonist origin until the end of the game! However, while these are legit problems to me, I don't want to make it sound like I dislike everything about gameplay because of my experience with the modern games like New Vegas or Fallout 4. The exploration is admittely fun as there are a ton of interesting locations to find and figuring out some of the puzzles or even entire quests by thinking outside of the box never sizes to surprise me. Also, when the combat works the way it's supposed to , it can be intesne and really fun.

All in all, I would say that although Fallout 1 shows it's age in a lot of areas, it is something I would reccomend in case you are interested. I know it's not for everyone, what with the mechanics and graphics obviously, but it is captivating nonetheless.

very different from the bethesda fallouts but is still very fun in my opinion once you get used to its play style. i would recommend this to any die hard fallout fans, its fun.

great game, one of the best endings of all time, great start to a great series

The beauty of this game is what it was for it's time. It is challenging, interesting, and sometimes unpredictable. I really enjoyed seeing what started Fallout and learning what this game meant to those who created it.

Incredible game and a very difficult one at that. If you are not used to CRPG mechanics then you're going to die.... a lot, so I recommend decreasing the difficulty on your first go round and save in multiple slots. The overall atmosphere in this game is MUCH darker and depressing compared to the later Fallout entries, it's very effective. I've come across many character creation systems and this one is one of my absolute favorites, the aesthetics and artwork are superb. It is very important to understand this games perks and the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. system at the character creation screen because the game will punish you if you do not know how to create a sufficient character, this goes back to what I said earlier about not being used to CRPG mechanics. I also enjoyed the story and many of the characters I came across during my journey, very good game overall.

Its insanely difficult, I have barely gotten far at all and die pretty quick. I got to level 4 and got to the ghoul city, but not before the super mutants got there first. "hey, you no look like ghoul, How come?"

cool game had to watch gameplay on yt cuz it gives me a fuken headache when i play

Great Game, but definitely getting a bit old. A lot was learned about game design since then, especially about UI design, which feels quite slow and hard to use (e.g., stuff like a take all button for items, or the 'move backwards' button for your companions from Fallout 2, so they can't trap you in a room anymore like they do in this game).
If you want to play it, I suggest looking for mods to improve the experience, such as high resolution support.

An absolute classic that still holds up today. The sense of freedom, meaningful choices, and deep world-building made exploring the wasteland an incredible experience.

I loved how every decision mattered—whether it was wiping out the Khans, influencing the future of the NCR, or deciding the fate of entire towns. The writing was sharp, the humor was dark, and the game really made me feel like I was shaping the world.

The turn-based combat was surprisingly fun, especially with my Turbo Plasma Rifle and Power Armor, and watching enemies melt into a pile of goo never got old. The Cathedral and Military Base finales were intense, and escaping both explosions felt like the perfect way to wrap up the journey.

Overall, Fallout 1 was an amazing experience, and I’m glad I finally played it. It’s easy to see why this game started such an iconic series. A must-play for any RPG fan.

such a fun game, doesn't hold your hand when playing, gotta figure everything out yourself and actually pay attention. if you're a fan of fallout and turn based combat, then you should definitely give this a try

If you are a fan of the later Fallout games(fallout 3 or later), then you should definitely play 1 and 2 so you can know where the series started from. I still find enjoyment in these games years later. They're pretty short, but the whole role-playing experience is there without a doubt.

it is a bit hard to get into but after i played it i think it beats all the bethesda games i beat both one and two in one sitting and i just coulden't put the game down this game is beautiful soundtrack is beautiful and the story is beautiful

Pretty good. I hate turn-based combat so that automatically takes it down to a 6.5/10. Pretty incredible for the time it came out in.

A wonderful and frustrating game. Find a guide you like to complete the quests.

It's like playing the series I fell in love with as a kid for the first time all over again. I'd say that it's a love letter to the rest of the series, but it is in fact the wellspring itself. If you're on the fence, play it.

Absolutely incredible. Amazing amount of fun and re-playability for such an old game. If you like rpg's than as long as you have a little patience to learn the controls and mechanics than i promise you will not be disappointed.

Even as somebody who was introduced to Fallout through the 3D games, this game has quickly become one of my favorites. The main thing I love about Fallout 1 is that the game allows you to fail. If you mess up and treat the game like a low stakes sandbox where you just wander about and mess around, you will lose the game and your vault will perish. This sense of stakes makes the player act realistically, and quickly you'll find yourself role-playing without even knowing it. That is the magic of Fallout 1, the gentle hand of the games setting which forces you to adapt. 9/10

The birth of a fantastic franchise of fun, gore and nasty humor. Still worth playing 30 years later, what a game!

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☐ Workable
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☐ You could also just burn your money

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Absolutely amazing! the story and gameplay 10/10

This is one of the most hilarious and intelligently made game i have played for years. Highly recommend for true Fallout fans. Worth every penny of the £7.99.

Still remember playing the demo for the first time. What followed is probably one of the best single player story experiences you can have. This is a classic RPG with a great setting that takes itself seriously. Even though it's played up quit a bit, it's a bleak reminder of the power of the atom, and it's hopeless and unforgiving - the game doesn't hold your hand, and you're not expected to survive. Even though it's easily the best in the series, it's still a fairly short game. If you want more of what the original Fallout games have to offer, that's where Fallout 2 comes in.

This game is an absolute masterpiece. It is one of the best crpgs that I have ever played, with fantastic mechanics and a story that will stick with me for a long, long time. Play it. It is truly a classic that should not be forgotten.

Wanna feel like a massive Fallout nerd? Play this game. Like it, don't like it, you'll still get the enjoyment of feeling like a Fallout geek.

This was my first CRPG and I would argue it was a great place to start (especially if you are like me and can't run Baldur's Gate III). I went into this primarily as a fan of Fallout: New Vegas and that's kind of how I'm framing this review (no major spoilers though). I had come to understand that despite being in an entirely different genre, the rich and believable world of Fallout: New Vegas, along with its willingness to present tough choices with real consequences, could be traced back to the original game in the series. I wanted more of that universe and its choices, and Fallout 1 more than delivered.

That being said, the game asks a lot of you. It requires far more patience than just about any modern game I've played, and even then the reward for this patience is less tangible than, say, defeating a boss in a soulslike. This game asks you to do a lot of reading, with the reward ultimately kind of being... more reading. However mundane that sounds, the dialogue here is among the best rewards in any game I can think of. The writing is subtler than New Vegas, the comedy a little more sparse (yet equally funny), and the tone more focused... and what a tone it is. This game is *bleak*. It hasn't yet been 100 years since the bombs fell, and it shows. Civilization is only just beginning to rebuild. Fallout 1's characters take this world very seriously, because it appears they have no other choice.

Having given all that praise, on a first playthrough, I did feel like I was waving a cane in the dark. Stats are everything, so build a character poorly and you could be SOL, especially given the time limit on the main quest (the timer is actually quite forgiving, but it definitely didn't feel that way without knowing how far along the quest I was). Dialogue choices with major consequences are often not presented that way, and combat encounters come out of absolute nowhere at times. I learned to save frequently which mostly circumvented these problems, but there was definitely a good deal of frustration, especially at first. I also had to use a guide a few times, with some clues for progression being just a little too cryptic in my opinion (oldheads may disagree).

Ultimately, all of the resistance that came along with this game only made it that much more rewarding to complete. The feeling of finally taking out a Deathclaw, or repairing a robot using context clues alone and watching it clear a path forward, or realizing that the once-unintuitive controls had become second nature, or random-encountering a crashed alien spaceship, or losing a companion and choosing to let the story go on without them. Each of these moments meant a lot, and there were countless others like them.

This is definitely not a game to come home to during a stressful week at work, but it *is* a game to fall in love with on a long weekend. I highly recommend.

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