Summary

  • The Fallout TV series has boosted Fallout 4's sales, leading it to remain in Top 10 Best-Selling Games in the UK.
  • Fallout 4 has been praised for its storytelling and content offerings.
  • Fallout 4, Fallout: New Vegas, and Fallout 76 took spots in the UK's Top 10 sales charts for April 2024.

Boosted by the success of the Fallout television series, Fallout 4 continues to see major spikes in sales numbers, remaining in the Top 10 Best-Selling Games in the United Kingdom. The Amazon Prime Fallout TV show has been praised by fans of the series and drawn record numbers of players into the gaming franchise for the first time, helping recent entries like Fallout 4 to once again top the charts.

First released back in 2015, Fallout 4 has been lauded as one of the better entries in the series. The game sees players transported to the year 2287 where they must search for their missing child after awaking inside a Vault. While simpler in its roleplaying elements than its predecessors, Fallout 4 earned praise for its depth of storytelling, world-building, and overall content offerings. Having proven successful after its initial launch, the game is once again seeing a surge in consumer sales and audience interest.

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According to data from GSD, Fallout 4 was the best-selling game in the United Kingdom for April 2024, largely supported by the Fallout drama series and subsequent discounts across gaming platforms. Since the release of the television show, Fallout 4 has seen sales in Europe boosted by a whopping 7,500%. Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 76 have also seen major sales increases, with both titles joining Fallout 4 in the UK's Top 10 sales charts. With the Fallout TV show getting a second season, some are speculating that game sales for the Fallout series will continue to rise, though it remains to be seen if this will be the case.

Top 10 Best-Selling Games In The UK - April 2024

  1. Fallout 4
  2. EA Sports FC 24
  3. Helldivers 2
  4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  5. Grand Theft Auto 5
  6. Hogwarts Legacy
  7. Red Dead Redemption 2
  8. Fallout: New Vegas
  9. Fallout 76
  10. WWE 2K24

Topping the UK sales charts, Fallout 4 was joined by Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 76 as the eighth and ninth best-selling games, respectively. Also in the Top 10 were EA Sports FC 24, Helldivers 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Grand Theft Auto 5, Hogwarts Legacy, Red Dead Redemption 2, and WWE 2K24. Just outside the Top 10 was Fallout 3, which ranked 11th in UK game sales for April. In spite of struggling console sales in Europe, the Fallout video game franchise has managed to perform incredibly well, with both physical and digital sales increasing dramatically, and both Bethesda and the Fallout community have benefited greatly.

Fallout remains one of the most popular and iconic series of all time, with many ranking it among the best roleplaying video games and apocalyptic stories in pop culture. As new and veteran fans are drawn into the franchise, Fallout 4 continues to see a resurgence among audiences and a return to the top of the sales charts.

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Fallout 4
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November 10, 2015
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Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, invite you to the ambitious open world of Fallout 4. Do whatever you want in a massive Commonwealth with hundreds of locations, characters and quests.
As the sole survivor of Vault 111, only you can rebuild and determine the fate of the Wasteland. Join multiple factions vying for power or go it alone - the choices are yours.
From a Power Armor-toting soldier to the charismatic smooth-talker, be whoever you want with the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Character system and develop your own playstyle from hundreds of Perks.
Experience exciting first- or third-person combat with the dynamic Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, or V.A.T.S., targeting enemies for maximum tactical advantage (and cinematic carnage!) Collect, upgrade and build thousands of items with Fallout 4's crafting system. Weapons, armor, food and with the right materials, even entire settlements are possible. Welcome home.

Developer(s)
Bethesda
Publisher(s)
Bethesda
Franchise
Fallout
Genre(s)
RPG, Action