“Fallout” returns to Prime Video this week for its much-anticipated second season, and according to the reviews, it’s picking up where the excellent debut run left off. But as much as I enjoy watching “Fallout” on Amazon's streaming service, my preference will always be stepping into my wasteland via one of the acclaimed Fallout video games.
On PC, you can enjoy every single Fallout video game ever made, from the 1998 original to the latest mainline entry, 2015’s Fallout 4 (recently updated, in the new Anniversary Edition). However, on modern consoles like PS5, Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X, your options are a little more limited. Fortunately, if you have an urge to enjoy some of the best post-apocalyptic RPGs ever made, you have options on every platform.
So, if you’re looking to adventure in the wasteland alongside streaming the new season of the “Fallout” TV show, then here’s every Fallout game you can play across PC and consoles right now.
Every Fallout game available on Xbox
- Fallout 3
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Fallout Shelter
- Fallout 4
- Fallout 76
Microsoft acquired ZeniMax Media (parent company of Fallout stewards Bethesda) back in 2021. So naturally, Xbox offers the most robust selection of Fallout games on any home console. At present, every single “modern” Fallout game is playable and available for purchase on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and even on the older Xbox One.
Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas launched on Xbox 360, but are playable on current Xbox hardware thanks to the platform’s backwards compatibility. They’ve also been given a frame rate boost, so they run better than ever on the latest Xbox consoles. Meanwhile, Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 launched in the Xbox One generation, and are also playable across Xbox machines.
If you’re an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, every Fallout game is included as part of the service’s library. Alternatively, if you’d like to own digital copies, you can purchase them on the Xbox Store starting at $9.
When “Fallout” season 1 dropped, the games went on sale to mark the occasion, so fingers crossed similar discounts appear over the next few days.
Every Fallout game available on PlayStation
- Fallout Shelter
- Fallout 4
- Fallout 76
PlayStation gamers eager to step into the wasteland face slightly more limited options. The only mainline game natively playable on PS5 (or PS4) is Fallout 4. But it was recently upgraded with the Anniversary Edition, and the base edition is included in the PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium Game Library.
Another option is Fallout 76, which launched in a less-than-ideal state but has since been updated over the year and is now worth your time.
Disappointingly, there is no way to play Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas on PS5 or PS4. While the two titles were previously available to play via cloud streaming with a PlayStation Plus Premium subscription, even that is no longer available. Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas were both removed from the Classics Catalog several months back.
Perhaps, the long-rumored Fallout 3 Remake will give PS5 gamers a chance to return to the ruins of Washington on their preferred console, but until that heavily-rumored release is confirmed, PS5 and PS4 owners will just have to get their Fallout fix via Fallout 4 or Fallout 76, or you could opt for the mobile-style spin-off release, Fallout Shelter.
Fallout games available on PC
- Fallout
- Fallout 2
- Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
- Fallout 3
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Fallout Shelter
- Fallout 4
- Fallout 76
If you want to play pretty much every Fallout game ever made, then PC is the platform for you. Not only can PC players enjoy all the “modern” Fallout games developed under the watch of Bethesda, but the first two games, and the Tactics spin-off, created by developer Interplay Entertainment, are playable on PC.
Playing Fallout games on PC is super simple as well; every single Fallout game (except for Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel) is currently playable on Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Or if you’d rather buy them individually, the entire franchise can be found on Steam, GOG, or the Xbox Store. On PC, you can even access the impressive Fallout: London fan-made mod for Fallout 4, which lets you explore a distinctly British interpretation of the apocalypse.
Right now, the Fallout Franchise Bundle, which includes Fallout 1 through Fallout 4, is on sale with a 20% discount. However, it’s been reduced as much as 75% in the past, so you might want to wait for the upcoming Steam Winter Sale, as its price tag could drop even lower.
Every Fallout game available on Nintendo Switch 2
- Fallout Shelter
- Fallout 4 (TBD 2026)
If you thought the selection of Fallout games on PS5 was bad, then look away now. As of writing, there is exactly one Fallout playable on Nintendo Switch 2, and it’s not even a full-fledged RPG experience. It’s instead the time-waster spin-off Fallout Shelter, which originally hit mobile devices in 2015, and arrived on the first-generation Switch three years later.
It’s a fun little management game, which casts you as a vault overseer, and tasks you with keeping your dwellers happy while also expanding your shelter and fending off various outside threats. It’s well-suited to the Switch 2 because it definitely feels like an experience designed for portable play sessions. Perfect for a flight, train, or doctor’s office wait.
However, it won’t be much longer until a proper Fallout game makes its debut on a Nintendo platform. Bethesda has confirmed that Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition will launch on Switch 2 sometime in 2026. Here’s hoping it’s ready to go not long after “Fallout” season 2 concludes.
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