Fallout Shelter is a free-to-play base-building simulation set in the Fallout universe, letting you design and run an underground Vault while managing Dwellers and exploring the Wasteland. It boasts a large install base and strong player ratings across multiple markets, with 50,000,000+ total downloads and 140K downloaded in the last 30 days.
Pros & Cons
Strong, recognizable Fallout IP that enhances engagement
Offline-capable base-building experience with ongoing seasonal content
Large, loyal player base evidenced by high ratings and massive downloads
Active development with new Seasons and story-driven updates
Uses multiple permissions and advertising identifiers which may raise privacy considerations
Large APK size requires substantial device storage
Some features rely on internet connectivity for updates and licensing checks
About Fallout Shelter
Fallout Shelter is a simulation app developed by Bethesda Softworks LLC.
Download Statistics
Fallout Shelter has been downloaded 61 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 140 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 simulation apps.
User Ratings
Fallout Shelter is rated 4.61 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 3.4 million ratings.
App Information
Fallout Shelter is FREE to download. The APK download size is 466.51 MB. The latest version available is 2.4.1. The last update was on May 28, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Fallout Shelter requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of High Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play August 2015.
Description
Create a brighter future…underground! Take on your role as Overseer in this base builder and post-apocalyptic simulation from the Fallout franchise. Build a base and create the perfect vault under 2,000 feet of bedrock. Manage your Dwellers, explore the hostile Wasteland, and survive against radioactive threats.
Lead Dwellers on the quest to true happiness as you expand your vault. Outfit Dwellers with specialized gear, help them find ideal jobs, and train them to improve S.P.E.C.I.A.L. abilities. Play matchmaker to repopulate your underground base. Oversee your thriving community and protect your Dwellers from danger.
Send Dwellers on Wasteland quests to explore the blasted surface left behind. Find adventure, search for life above, and earn survival loot to take back to your vault. Build a base and battle hazardous threats in a post-apocalyptic simulation that puts you to the test.
Unlock new shelter Seasons featuring limited-time vaults! Master base building with experimental vaults that are separate from your main vault, for a chance to win Season-specific, in-game rewards. Oversee post-apocalypse survival in brand-new themed locations!
Dive into the Fallout universe, create your perfect vault, and embark on your underground adventure in this offline base building game.
FALLOUT SHELTER FEATURES
BECOME A MASTER BASE BUILDER - Build a brighter future…underground! You're in control of a state-of-the-art Vault from Vault-Tec. - Build a base in a post-apocalyptic simulation! Turn an excavation beneath 2,000 feet of bedrock into the very picture of underground Vault Life. - Construct a variety of modern-day rooms in a creative base building game. - Build a Radio Room to recruit new Dwellers or play matchmaker to expand the population.
POST-APOCALYPSE SURVIVAL SIMULATION - Get to know your Dwellers and lead them to happiness in a post-apocalyptic simulation. - Find their ideal jobs and watch them flourish. - Provide Dwellers with outfits, weapons, and training to improve S.P.E.C.I.A.L. abilities. - Increase S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats and improve your Dwellers' chance of Wasteland survival - Customize the look of any Dweller in the Barbershop. - Battle threats from the outside…and within.
WASTELAND EXPLORATION & DANGEROUS QUESTS - Send Dwellers on quests above ground to navigate the blasted surface left behind. - Survive the Wasteland to find new armor and weapons, gain experience, and earn Caps. - Encounter new Dwellers in the Wasteland to bring back to your vault. - Survive missions to earn handy survival loot, or fail and meet unspeakable death… - Open lunchboxes for a chance to collect Legendary Dwellers, including Lucy MacLean, Sarah Lyons, and Abraham Washington.
Experience life in a post-apocalyptic world through this free-to-play base building and management simulation game. Vault-Tec has provided the tools, but the rest is up to you. What are you waiting for? Begin crafting your Vault in this epic Fallout base builder!
** Google Play Best of 2015 ** Mobile Game of the Year – 2016 DICE Awards Winner 2015 Golden Joystick Best Handheld/Mobile Game
"Might just be the best free-to-play game out there" – GamesBeat "Probably the best game of E3 2015" – Gizmodo "Fallout Shelter is simple to play and addictive as hell." – GameZone
Recent changes: Vault‑Tec has entrusted your Vault with powerful Institute technology. Guard it with your life!
- Prevent the Institute from interfering in Vault‑Tec business. - Forge alliances and scour the Wasteland to stockpile Fusion Cores and power the Institute Science Spin. - Complete challenges to unlock Kellogg and reunite him with his infamous sidearm. - Settle in Concord by unlocking its unique theme for your regular Vaults.
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One of the best in my life. The game is the best, but there are things I like to recommend for the game. One, the dwellers should have more animations on the rooms and the rooms have more details just like fallout shelter online. Two, the outfits should have pip-boys on some outfits. And third, could you add make an overseer (only for the overseer office) and last, add the color vault suits (for the workshop only). Rated 5.5 for the next update.
★☆☆☆☆E E (Ding-Ding)· May 27, 2026
Game is unplayable now. Opening the game makes it perpetually stuck on the boot up screen and to make it worse, flickers so hard from black to the boot up screen that it hurts my eyes to look at for even a couple seconds. God forbid someone with epilepsy opens the game, genuinely a safety risk in the current state.
★★☆☆☆Dalton Fish· Jun 4, 2026
When I unequipped armor in favor for the vault suit it deleted the armor entirely please fix this
★☆☆☆☆Dalton Haigler· Jun 15, 2026
haven't been able to load the game for 3 days now. I open the game choose my file then get stuck on a loading screen
★☆☆☆☆Joseph Avery-North· Jun 14, 2026
I played when the game first came out. It was fun but ultimately boring and repetitive. I thought I'd try again (something to do on a rainy Sunday). I purchased 32 Nuka Colas and didn't get them. So I contacted support with a screenshot of the receipt. No humans, just AI. It doesn't understand I don't a refund, I want the 32 Nuka Colas. It won't give them to me. It insists on giving me a refund and asked for the receipt it already has. A waste of time.
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Trust & Safety: Permissions include Advertising ID, Internet access, notifications, storage, and license checks, along with other standard app permissions (READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, READ_PHONE_STATE, WAKE_LOCK, VIBRATE). In-app billing and license verification are present. The app follows common safety practices for free-to-play titles and communicates its data usage and ad-based monetization accordingly.
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