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ActionRPGOpen WorldPost-apocalypticSingleplayerModdableStory Rich

1,725 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 4,085

Peak in the last 7 days: 5,049

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Game description

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Basic info

DeveloperObsidian Entertainment
PublisherBethesda Softworks
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateOct 19, 2010
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7/Vista/XP
ProcessorDual Core 2.0GHz
Memory2 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 6 series, ATI 1300XT series
Storage10 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 386 reviews from the past 1 year

89.8/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Metacritic: 84 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

Players still praise the writing first: this open world RPG scores 89.8, top 20% of games we analyzed, across 263,151 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

117 reviews praise the story and writing, pointing to factions that make sense and moral choices with no easy answers, and Story & World ranks 18th of 1096. 103 say it is fun and addictive, and some call it their favorite RPG despite its technical issues. 30 describe a world that feels alive, with memorable locations and a wild west desert atmosphere. Content Volume ranks 18th of 1351, and Gameplay ranks 48th of 1396. A few add that mods make it even better.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 44% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1344th of 1399. 142 reviews report bugs and crashes, including physics glitches, crashes when saving or entering buildings, and trouble on newer versions of Windows, and some say stability mods are needed to enjoy it. 17 say it does not run well on modern systems without patches. 15 find the controls and gunplay clunky and dated, and a few say movement has aged poorly. Visuals & Sound ranks 1119th of 1249, with some calling the graphics dated.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“engine janky, NPCs forget doors, physics bugs” · 142 reviews
“writing is absurdly good, factions make sense, morally complex” · 117 reviews
“addictive gameplay with 2000+ hours invested” · 103 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +4.65 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “Ung's diverse builds and playstyles (strength, intelligence, charisma) enable creative problem-solving.” · 17 reviews

Progression 6% · Difficulty 3% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 28% · Controls & feel 12%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Story +4.47 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “writing is absurdly good, factions make sense, morally complex” · 117 reviews
Negative “Caesar's faction narrative structure undermines philosophical persuasiveness” · 2 reviews

Characters 20% · World 32%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +4.34 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “fifteen year old game with tons of content worth ten dollars” · 11 reviews
Negative “viel Inhalt wurde gekürzt, Charaktere und Geschichten unvollständig” · 1 review

Variety 7% · Replayability 13%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.71 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “Tremendo soundtrack, experiencia imprescindible” · 2 reviews

Visuals 17%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Community +3.15 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 4% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.03 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “selling for $4.99 while older Fallout 76 sells for $3.99” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -1.32 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “engine janky, NPCs forget doors, physics bugs” · 142 reviews

Performance 13% · Developer support 10%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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