Bethesda has revealed some astounding statistics forFallout Shelterto celebrate the game’s tenth anniversary, revealing the mobile game has been downloaded more than 230 million times. The post-apocalyptic RPG franchise has been one of the developer’s flagship games since the franchise’s inception in 1997, standing right alongsideThe Elder Scrollsto build up the juggernaut studio.Fallouthas seen plenty of opportunities to branch out throughout its storied history, ranging from a successful Amazon Prime series to even its own cookbook. Now,Fallout Shelteris ringing in its tenth anniversary with some major numbers.
Fallout Shelterserved as a bold new experiment from Bethesda when the mobile spinoff of the RPG franchise first debuted in 2015.Shelterserved as the first game in the franchise to depictwhat life is like within theFalloutfranchise’s iconic Vaults, allowing players to build and maintain their own Vault as its Overseer. The game has also seen multiple ports to different platforms, brought to the Xbox One in 2017 with PS4 and Switch ports coming later in 2018.Fallout Shelteris now celebrating its tenth year and a major downloads milestone.
As reported by Eurogamer, Bethesda officially revealed the staggering user count forFallout Shelteras part of the game’s tenth anniversary celebrations. Within Bethesda’s official announcement post forShelter’s anniversary festivities, the developer revealed thatFallout Shelterhas seen more than 230 million downloadsacross all versions of the game. Bethesda also shared some special perks players will receive for the game’s tenth anniversary, giving out Lunchboxes, Pet Carriers, and Nuka currency during the celebration. The anniversary login rewards are currently scheduled to begin inFallout Shelteron June 16, running through June 21.
Fallout Shelter Celebrates Tenth Anniversary and 230 Million Downloads
Fallout Shelter’s anniversary celebrations come as the game has brought plenty of unique content throughout its long and storied life.Shelterhas featured several pieces of crossover content withFallout 4following the game’s 2015 release, including Preston Garvey as a character and Dogmeat as an in-game pet.Fallout Shelteralso recently receivedseveral new cast members from theFalloutTV seriesas in-game characters, giving fans the opportunity to pick up Vault Overseers Betty and Hank among others.
Shelter’s tenth anniversary joins fans eagerly waiting for more news on the next installment of the beloved RPG franchise. While a potentialFallout 5has yet to be officially revealed, Todd Howard did state in 2022 that the nextFalloutgame will not be coming until after the release ofThe Elder Scrolls 6. TheFalloutTV series also looks to have lots on the way for fans, with a second season premiering in December anda third season already greenlit by Amazon.Fallout Shelterfans have lots to celebrate from the game’s tenth anniversary with even more on the way from the franchise soon.
