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Fallout 4

From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

DEV: Bethesda Game StudiosPUB: Bethesda SoftworksAppID 377160
DEVELOPER POSTSevery ~6d·last 50d ago·2 recorded in 6 months

Is Fallout 4 still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

91.0
Excellent

Elixir Rating

81.2% of 429,478 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 81.1. The developers have shipped 2 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 9.9.

reception 81.1·support +9.9·Excellent

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Current price

$7.99$19.99−60%

Development

Unusually quiet

Last heard from developers

2 months ago

Historical posting rhythm

every ~6 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

2

Current silence

8× normal

The developers have been silent for 50 days against a normal rhythm of about 6 — roughly 8 times longer than usual. 2 substantial updates recorded in the past six months. It is currently 60% below its usual price.

Last successful news check: Oct 7, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted.

Distilled by the oracle

Our coverage

1 dispatch written from this game’s announcements

patchAug 23, 2026

Fallout 4 Update Raises Mod Archive Limit Fourfold, Fixes Several Crashes

What changed

The August 18th update to Fallout 4 arrives with a mix of modding infrastructure improvements, platform-specific additions, and crash fixes that will be felt most by heavy modders and Creation Kit users.

The headline change for mod enthusiasts: the BA2 archive limit climbs from 256 to 1024, a fourfold increase designed to accommodate larger mod collections without hitting a hard ceiling.

Platform and Creations updates:

  • Creation Kit archives are now supported on PlayStation.
  • New file types — .nif, .dds, .bink, .cdx, .csg, .wav, and .fuz (with embedded .wav) — are supported for PlayStation Creations.
  • Bink files can be added to Creation uploads via an Extra Files browser.
  • Creations up to 2 GB in size can now be uploaded for Xbox.
  • Localization export support has been added.
  • Localized string fixes applied to UI and platform terminology.

Crash fixes:

  • A crash when opening the Virtual Keyboard on Steam Deck has been resolved.
  • A top crash caused by a streaming audio error has been fixed.
  • A crash on the Microsoft Store when entering Creations menus after reconnecting to the internet is resolved.

Bug fixes and Creation Kit corrections:

  • Archiving a plugin that uses pre-existing assets in a new form no longer duplicates those assets.
  • Material or heightmap terrain edits now generate grass properly.
  • Running LipGen from the command line or as a launch argument now correctly produces .lip files.
  • Searching and exiting a specific Creation now properly returns players to that Creation's Details page.
  • The Search and Replace tool has been updated to match Starfield's implementation, adding "Select Form in Object Window" and "Open Form Editor" buttons.

For modders pushing large load orders or building content through the Creation Kit, this update removes friction at nearly every step.

Two years of development

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12 announcements · 7 substantial · 18 months with nothing

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PC GamerAug 17, 2026
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Rock, Paper, ShotgunAug 17, 2026
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Rock, Paper, ShotgunMay 18, 2026
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Rock, Paper, ShotgunMar 25, 2026
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Rock, Paper, ShotgunJan 22, 2026
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