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Fallout Season 2 Doubles Steam Player Counts Across the Series

SteamDB data points to a Season 2 lift, with holiday discounts plus fresh in-game content likely amplifying the effect.

Overview

  • Fallout 4 climbed from roughly 20,000 concurrents to a peak of about 44,000 on January 4, according to SteamDB.
  • Fallout: New Vegas rose from around 8,000 daily players to just over 19,000 near the same early‑January peak.
  • Fallout 76 reached just under 30,000 concurrents after the early‑December Burning Springs expansion lifted it from roughly 10,000 to around 20,000.
  • Fallout 3 roughly doubled to close to 200 concurrent players, and Fallout Shelter spiked following a show‑themed update that added series characters.
  • The increases trail the franchise’s first‑season surge in April 2024, when Fallout 4 peaked near 187,000, with reporters noting the recent Steam Winter Sale likely contributed to the latest gains.