What a week it has been, with the sun finally showing its face again after a chilly April for the UK. We’ve still had plenty of time to play games though, and I’ve been continuing to plug away at Fallout 4 and No Rest for the Wicked, as well as taking some time to chill out with Endless Ocean: Luminous which is just a little bit too calm for its own good. Besides that I’ve made a start on Sand Land for our review which will appear after the weekend.
Even Fallout Shelter Is Getting a Boost From the Fallout TV Show
16.04.2024 - 15:37 / ign.com
We’ve already reported on how the PC and console Fallout games have received a shot in the arm following the success of the Fallout TV show. Now it’s the turn of mobile game Fallout Shelter.
Fallout Shelter, a free-to-play base-building and people management sim set within the post-apocalyptic Fallout world, has seen its daily revenue skyrocket from an average of $20,000 to $80,000, mobile analysis firm Sensor Tower said, as reported by GamesIndustry.biz. Downloads of the game have more than doubled around the launch of the Prime Video show, the data also revealed, from around 20,000 to over 60,000 within three days.
Sensor Tower's data governs the mobile version of Fallout Shelter, but other versions of the game have seen an increase in players, too. SteamDB reveals a 24-hour concurrents peak of 5,713, when pre-TV show Fallout Shelter would average a figure in the mid 1,000s.
Perhaps Fallout TV show fans have flocked to Fallout Shelter because it contains official S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats for the main characters, including Lucy (Fallout fans are trying to work out what XP level Lucy ends Season 1 with, given the events of the show.) Based on Fallout Shelter, we know Lucy’s character sheet:
If you’re wondering, here are how other characters look, courtesy of Fallout Shelter:
SteamDB reported that Bethesda's Fallout games had more than doubled their concurrent players on Steam with the release of the Fallout TV series. That’s for Fallout 4, released in November 2015, Fallout New Vegas, released in October 2010, and Fallout 76, released in April 2020. The boost was significant enough to propel Fallout 76 to a new peak concurrent players Steam record of 39,455 — four years after it came out. Even the older, non-Bethesda developed Fallout games are enjoying a resurgence.
If you’re looking for more on the Fallout TV show, IGN has rounded up 111 details in the Fallout show that have been pulled straight from the games, leading to a season finale that sets up a new adventure in a beloved setting. And since we're talking about Lucy here, be sure to check out How Lucy MacLean and Her "Okey Dokeys" Became Fallout's Secret Weapon.
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