Fallout Shelter

Last updated: 2026-02-16
  • Fun and enjoyable gameplay
  • Engaging vault and resource management
  • Authentic Fallout atmosphere and graphics
  • Free with no pay-to-win mechanics
  • Repetitive and boring gameplay loop
  • Excessive microtransactions and grinding
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
79,363
Positive
69,89588.1%
Negative
9,46811.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
4,057,102
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
142.39%
Estimated copies lost
716
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
152.6%
Avg playtime 1h
193.2%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
18030.7%
Avg playtime 100.2h
37263.5%
Avg playtime 135.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.2 rev/day
Last 30d2.9 rev/day
Quarterly8.9 rev/qtr
Days covered3,245.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
586 total
Organic purchasers00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Key activations586100.0%
Voted up: 67%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
586 total
First impression0-2h528.87%
Voted up: 60%
Mid game2-10h12821.8%
Voted up: 69%
Late game10-20h7713.1%
Voted up: 69%
Endgame20h+32956.1%
Voted up: 67%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.37% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
50.0%
Global baseline 66.7%
8 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 79,363 total.