In the lead up to Fallout 4 releasing on November the 10th, 2015, Bethesda has created the mobile app Fallout Shelter.

Fallout Shelter gives its users the power to become an overseer to their very own vault.  It’s your job as overseer to watch over the vault and make sure things run smoothly.

The dwellers of the vault are assigned to different rooms in order to work and help maintain supplies. (This is where you also get some of your caps as well as leveling your dwellers).

Each citizen has a name and S.P.E.C.I.A.L traits that are slightly altered across all dwellers. This helps determine where they would fit best e.g. in the living quarters, the power generator, the diner, the water treatment or the med bay etc.

Fallout Shelter effortlessly balances 2D and 3D graphics by combining the two instead of abruptly switching between both as most mobile games do. This makes for a fun and interesting perspective as an overseer of the vault. With easy access controls and simplified pop up tutorials, Fallout Shelter is a fun game for older children 12+ and above even though Fallout 4 has a rating of R18.

In the beginning, the vault was rather difficult to maintain, something you don’t think mobile games should be at least for the first couple of Levels.

Yes, perhaps it made it more realistic but it tended to become frustrating in terms of leveling, maintenance and getting any caps. Your dwellers become depressed even though you’re doing everything you can possibly do.

Things can go from very good to very bad in an instance e.g. in a raider attack or running low on supplies.

On the plus side, if you do somehow manage to scrap through, things can pick up again. It just depends if you’ve got the willpower to grit your teeth in the meantime.

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UPDATED – Bethesda Softworks today announced that Fallout Shelter, the first-ever mobile game set in the celebrated Fallout universe from Bethesda Game Studios,- quickly became the top downloaded game in 48 countries and the top downloaded app of any kind in 25 countries following its release.

“We play games on our phones all the time, and have always wanted to make one,” said Todd Howard, Game Director at Bethesda Game Studios. “To have our first mobile game be enjoyed by so many is stunning. It just shows that gamers appreciate more depth and being treated fairly. It also shows people love Fallout as much as we do.”

Praised for its fun, addicting gameplay, and for its player-friendly approach to in-app purchases, Fallout Shelter rapidly climbed the ranks of the highest grossing apps during its first week on the App Store. Within two days of launch the game cracked the top-grossing chart, overtaking King’s Candy Crush as the App Store’s number three top-grossing app in the United States.

Fallout Shelter wasn’t just a hit stateside – it also joined the ranks of the top five top-grossing games on the App Store in 37 different countries.

Fallout Shelter remains the number 1 most downloaded free game on the App Store. In the first week following its release, play sessions of Fallout Shelter have surpassed 70 million times a day by fans globally.

Fallout Shelter is a post-nuclear strategy and simulation experience that puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault. Build the perfect Vault from a variety of rooms, oversee your very own thriving community of Vault Dwellers, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.  Vault-Tec has provided the tools, but the rest is up to you.

Fallout Shelter is available now on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Update: Fallout Shelter will be available worldwide for FREE on Google Play for Android devices on 13th of August 2015. The game will also include all-new updates including the introduction of Mr. Handy – the ultimate robotic companion – as a premium reward.

Use him to collect resources inside your Vault, send him into the wasteland to collect loot, or defend your Vault from creatures and disasters, including new threats like Deathclaw invasions and Molerat infestations. This update will also be available on iOS on the same day.

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