# Fallout: New Vegas

15 Hacker News commenters recommended Fallout: New Vegas and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 11 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its hand-built storylines, meaningful choices, and a world that still grips players years after release. Critics mostly point to its age, with setup and compatibility problems on modern PCs.

## Why people recommend it

- Rich storylines and meaningful choices (4 comments): "What makes New Vegas an amazing game is all the hand built narratives and intricate storylines." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47265451)) "Master's study of how to make a sandbox tell a narrative." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48299354)) "that game was a rare exemplar of "choices matter"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50195715))
- Still replayed and enjoyed today (3 comments): "new gamers still start playing fallout new Vegas or skyrim today despite them being old and janky" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47261432)) "it just grips me and I walk scorching hot Mojave again" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48412218)) "my favourite games such as Fallout New Vegas" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46259055))
- Fond personal memories of playing (2 comments): "I myself have fond memories restoring cut content to Fallout: New Vegas." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47181532)) "my favourite games such as Fallout New Vegas" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46259055))

## What people warn about

- Setup and compatibility troubles on PCs (2 comments): "if you own the Fallout 3/Fallout New Vegas discs that require games for windows live you are screwed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48798694)) "new vegas, oblivion I spend two evenings getting everything to play nice" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45848343))
- No official remaster available (1 comments): "not even a remaster of Fallout: New Vegas ?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49804628))
- Annoyances shared across 3D Fallout games (1 comments): "The one thing that is really annoying in all of the 3d Fallout games, New Vegas included." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945919))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Cyberpunk 2077](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cyberpunk-2077.md): 76 recommend
- [Morrowind](https://hackerapproved.com/p/morrowind.md): 26 recommend
- [Skyrim](https://hackerapproved.com/p/skyrim.md): 25 recommend
- [The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion](https://hackerapproved.com/p/elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion.md): 11 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Fallout: New Vegas", https://hackerapproved.com/p/fallout-new-vegas/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).