

In Japan alone, the number of pre-registered players exceeded 400,000, and everyone was given a free Robert MacCready (who appeared in Fallout 3 and 4) outfit.The ease of digital distribution means companies can always try to maximize their profits by cutting the man in the middle - saving in on any distribution fees that third party would demand for its services. Anyone in the game could be a Synth, “including the player” teases the official website.īethesda began promoting Fallout Shelter Online on social media. Synths will appear in all forms, either as humans or companions. Other locations from FO4 will also appear, like Sanctuary Hills. Some of the artwork and social media pages show Nick Valentines plus the Minutemen’s Sturges, who can be added to players’ parties. However, it does seem as though the game is starting off by focusing on Fallout 4 characters first. Another benefit is a PvP multiplayer mode to fight against other Overseers. More characters and locations from the Fallout series will be added over time. This will be another attempt to bring the series online after Fallout 76, which had a rough launch but is now gaining favor with some players after the addition of NPCs and more story quests.įallout Shelter Online will add additional content, not in the first game. After vaults have grown to max capacity and dwellers are powerful to take on the lands alone, many players have lost interest.įallout Shelter Online hopes to bring the original joy of the first game but bring it online. Some power dwellers can leave the vault and explore other parts of the Wasteland for additional supplies.īethesda has added events and missions to keep players engaged. The Great War happened long ago, but people are still suffering the effects of radiation and need a place for shelter.Īs Overseer, players can choose who to let in, encourage vault dwellers to populate the vault, and manage basic utilities. Players in those regions can pick up the game now on iOS or Android.įallout Shelter’s basic premise is to act as an Overseer of a growing underground vault. Almost five years later, Bethesda has released the game’s sequel Fallout Shelter Online in specific countries: South Korea, Japan, and SEA countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore.


The game was later released on additional platforms. During E3 2015, Bethesda announced its free-to-play mobile game Fallout Shelter.
