Fallout 4 vs Fallout 3
Which game? Pick one and see how the world splits.
What the votes say
The world is split down the middle between Fallout 4 and Fallout 3: 50% each. Fallout 4 is #110 of the 1,100 video games in the world ranking, and #44 of the 401 from the 2010s. Fallout 3 is #120, and #38 of the 302 from the 2000s.
The case for each
Fallout 4: Bethesda's 2015 game in post-war Boston: the Sole Survivor wakes from cryogenic sleep to find a son stolen. Added settlement building and a voiced hero, and found a new wave of players after the 2024 Fallout TV series.
Fallout 3: Fallout's 2008 jump to 3D: the Lone Wanderer leaves Vault 101 for a ruined Washington, D.C., with the Brotherhood of Steel, the bomb in Megaton and Three Dog on the radio.
Side by side
| Fallout 4 | Fallout 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #110 | #120 |
| Year | 2015 | 2008 |
| Genre | Action role-playing game / Survival game | Action role-playing game / First-person shooter |