Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout TV show has re-ignited fans’ interest in the series, with player-numbers for Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and even Fallout: New Vegas showing a massive increase since the series premiered on April 10.
Industry analyst Mat Piscatella shared the game stats on Twitter, showing how multiple Fallout games had shot up in Steam’s daily active user rankings between April 7 and April 14–before and after the show aired. Fallout 4 moved up from 63rd to fourth, Fallout 76 moved from 54th to seventh, and even Fallout: New Vegas was up there, from 83rd to 10th place.
US DAU Ranks for Fallout games on Steam – Apr 14th compared to Apr 7th:
Apr 14th rank – Title (Apr 7th rank)
5 – Fallout 4 (63rd)
7 – Fallout 76 (54th)
10 – Fallout: New Vegas (83rd)
Source: Circana Player Engagement Tracker
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) April 15, 2024
The raw numbers on Steam Charts show Fallout 4 peaked around 83,000 concurrent players over the weekend, where previous monthly peaks would only be around 25,000 players. Fallout 76 peaked around 39,500 players, more than double its average monthly peak, and even 2010’s Fallout: New Vegas saw 20,000 players online at once over the weekend.
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