Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition
Explore a post-nuclear Boston wasteland, shape your character through Perks and choose how to handle encounters. Settlement building turns scrap into construction material alongside quests and weapon modification.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.4 / 10
About this game
As the Sole Survivor, you explore the Commonwealth around Boston, meet characters and take on quests. Character development uses S.P.E.C.I.A.L. and Perks to shape your approach. Encounters offer opportunities to sneak past enemies, hack defenses, persuade people or fight, while faction participation brings further choices. Away from quests, you can modify weapons and build settlements from scrap. The Anniversary Edition combines the base game with all six official add-ons and a selection of Creation Club content, including additional quests, weapons, equipment and customization options. On Nintendo Switch 2, the included Creations are integrated into the game, and there is no Creations menu.
Collected in series
Fallout explores life after nuclear war through wasteland RPGs full of unusual communities and competing factions. Build a character, search ruined settlements and decide when to talk or fight; the series also branches into shared online adventures and Vault management.
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AI review
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A wasteland RPG for players who enjoy shaping both a character and a place to rebuild.
Perks and alternate encounter approaches can make character development meaningful to players who like expressing a preferred style. Settlement construction offers a different kind of project alongside quests, so the structure should particularly suit those who enjoy setting their own priorities.
Strengths
- Stealth, hacking, persuasion and combat offer room to pursue different approaches.
- Building settlements from scrap can give exploration-minded players a parallel reconstruction project.
Who it is for: Players drawn to character builds, faction choices and switching between quests, weapon modification and settlement projects.
Play notes: The included Creations are built into this edition; Nintendo Switch 2 has no Creations menu.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Quests, faction participation and settlement projects provide different priorities, which may suit players comfortable directing their own progress. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Combining Perk choices with alternate encounter approaches can reward players who enjoy defining how their character solves problems. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The ruined Boston setting can give settlement construction a clear theme of rebuilding within the wasteland. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The included Creations are integrated into the game, with no Creations menu on Nintendo Switch 2. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Bethesda Softworks
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Release date
- Feb 24, 2026
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
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- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Third PersonShootingSolo-friendlyExplorationFirst PersonScience Fiction
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
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- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- First personThird person
Release editions
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideFeb 24, 2026
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Sources
- bethesda.netSource revision: 1
- bethesda.net