Strategy · August 19, 2009

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (2009)

calendar_todayAge 16+local_offer-75% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend2.2k recommendations

Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling, radiated wasteland. Your weapons will become more than your tools, they will become your friends. You will use your skills to inspire the lowly and protect the weak... whether they like it or not. Your squadmates will be more dear to you than your kin and for those that survive there will be honor, respect and the spoils of war.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

Post-apocalyptic · 244
RPG · 197
Turn-Based · 178
Strategy · 177
Tactical · 170
Isometric · 141
Classic · 110
Singleplayer · 101
Turn-Based Strategy · 96
Sci-fi · 94
Tactical RPG · 78
Open World · 70
Real-Time with Pause · 65
Action · 57
Atmospheric · 53

Position in Strategy

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	2.6k Steam reviews	Top 84% in Strategy
Positive rating	79% positive	Genre average: 84% — this title sits in top 75%
Metacritic	82/100	Genre average 79 — top 31% of Strategy titles
Engagement hours	5 h average	Top 95% for session depth among Strategy

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

79%Mostly Positive · 2.6k reviews

2.1k positive · 548 negative

Metacritic

82/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.7/10

Curator recommendations

2.2k

Release & Availability

Release date	Aug 19, 2009
Developer	14° East
Publisher	Bethesda Softworks
Base price	$2.49 -75%
Required age	16+
Platforms	Windows
Estimated owners	1M–10M
External links	Metacritic page · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

short (5–15 hours)

Median

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2-week avg

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Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

Multi-player

Community

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Single-player
Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (3)

English
French
German

Editions & Packages

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