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Fallout Shelter is raking in more money than Candy Crush Saga right now

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Fallout Shelter, the terribly addictive, free-to-play game that Bethesda surprise-released last week is pretty amazing. It’s a grindy chore, sure, but it’s addictive as hell, and is doing its job in getting people excited for more Fallout. Though it’s free-to-play, it doesn’t place any of the usual microtransactional limits on gamers. Instead, you can purchase items if you like, but there’s no monetary barrier to entry. That’s amazing. More amazing? Right now, it’s making more money than Candy Crush Saga.

King’s addictive match 3 game is reported to make about US$2.5 million a day in microtransactions, because people are willing to pay a ton of money for stuff that’s supposed to be free. But for now, Fallout Shhelter has knocked the jelly-bean game out of its number 3 spot on the top-grossing charts on Apple’s service.

The game was released at the tail end of Bethesda’s inaugural press conference at E3 this past Sunday, and really is a testament to the purchasing power of the sort of people you’d call “core gamers.” While Fallout Shelter isn’t exactly a game made for that demographic, its unveiling at an E3 event and its rapid rise in popularity is certainly an indicator of how a core gaming audience is ready to spend money.

“We’re very pleased. Fallout Shelter is doing amazingly well, with no real buildup,” said Pete Hines, vice president of PR and marketing at Bethesda Softworks, said to VentureBeat. “To take such a light approach to monetization compared to other free-to-play games — we felt like we wanted to err on the side of caution and make it very unobtrusive, make sure it was fun first and foremost. So far so good.”

Have you downloaded it? Are you as addicted as the rest of us? Have you paid for any of those lunch boxes?

Last Updated: June 18, 2015

61 Comments

  1. Timmy_The_Good_Troll

    June 18, 2015 at 08:50

    This will be the first mobile game I will play, WHEN it comes to Android that is.

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    • Lord Chaos

      June 18, 2015 at 08:55

      What you said. Staying away from the micro transactions though.
      Play it like it’s meant to be played.

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      • Timmy_The_Good_Troll

        June 18, 2015 at 08:56

        Agreed

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      • Neel Gupta

        June 22, 2015 at 07:43

        Already Playing it “like it’s meant to be played”, on my iPad Air 2.
        Will go the transaction route on Android, when launched.

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    • Captain JJ Browmehn

      June 18, 2015 at 09:00

      Tiny Deathstar was the first one I tried. Was great fun and never needed to spend a cent.

      Reply

  2. Captain JJ Browmehn

    June 18, 2015 at 08:55

    Mehbile games

    Reply

  3. VampyreSquirrel

    June 18, 2015 at 08:55

    I could start up my iPhone 4 just for this… but I’d probably have to do an iOS update before I can play it… and that’s not happening… so I’ll wait for it to his Android, which is apparently in a few months time.

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    • Captain JJ Browmehn

      June 18, 2015 at 08:59

      Sounds like timed exclusives are all the rage 😉

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      • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

        June 18, 2015 at 09:00

        Oh yes, and Apple has been first and foremost on that front…

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        • Captain JJ Browmehn

          June 18, 2015 at 09:01

          Imagine a Steam timed exclusive. There are quite a few people that would go aapkak about that.

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          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            June 18, 2015 at 09:05

            Yep! I hate exclusives, in any form, the way I think about it is: So I have to pay R6000 per console, to play two or three exclusives at R900 each, so to play the games (that core gamers should love) will cost me a PC (+-R15000) and R12000 in consoles and then the games are added on top of that… Who has that kind of money?

          • Hammersteyn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:08

            The worst kind of people.

          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:12

            Politicians? You mean politicians, right? ;P

          • Hammersteyn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:19

            For a start. CEOs second and so forth

          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:19

            Eskom’s CEO

          • Hammersteyn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:23

            Then the poeple running municipalities and state hospitals.

          • Lord Chaos

            June 18, 2015 at 09:24

            I don’t think they can run…

          • Hammersteyn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:25

            hahahaha

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            June 18, 2015 at 09:26

            Hahaha, well roll then….

          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:24

            So pretty much anyone employed by the ANC then. 🙂

          • Lord Chaos

            June 18, 2015 at 09:13

            Up yours too. 🙁

            I have no problem with we few who somehow managed to save for such a PC. With enough planning mine has lasted me years.

            It becomes a problem when someone gets a new one every year.

          • Lord Chaos

            June 18, 2015 at 09:13

            I do however not have any of the new consoles.

          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:21

            Good man ;P

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            June 18, 2015 at 09:27

            I like this statement^

          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:17

            I must say, I forked out around 8k for my pc, nearly three years ago. Still going strong and running The Witcher 3 on decent graphics. My case, however, looks like it comes from the time of CRT screens. I have wines younger than that case.

          • Lord Chaos

            June 18, 2015 at 09:22

            We know your whines are young, you have a new one every week. 😛

          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:23

            Hehe. At least they’re not remasters 😉

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            June 18, 2015 at 09:28

            The oldest wine in my house is about 3 months old from the purchase date, come to think of it, it is definitely a survivor though….

          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:29

            LOL
            I keep a few for sentimental reasons. But anything younger than four years must go down the hatch that is my throat.

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            June 18, 2015 at 09:33

            HAHA! That, good sir, is the truth, I shall raise my glass of a Cape Ruby to you tonight!

          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:34

            That reminds me
            *puts wine on grocery list*

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            June 18, 2015 at 09:35

            Ooh yes, thanks for that! I also need to stock up!

          • Hammersteyn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:36

            *Whiskey
            Women drink wine…….oh never mind.

          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:37

            LOL
            I do enjoy both, actually….wait, that’s not helping

          • Hammersteyn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:37

            XD

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            June 18, 2015 at 09:37

            I have a bottle of Glenmorangie which I barely ever dip in to, simply because I savour it’s taste…

          • Hammersteyn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:44

            How much you want for it? 😛

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            June 18, 2015 at 09:55

            Standard fee for a single with two blocks of ice would be a good conversation relating to the best titles played to date….
            Standard fee for a double with two blocks of ice would be a good conversation relating to the worst titles played to date….

          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 18, 2015 at 10:01

            Win

          • Hammersteyn

            June 18, 2015 at 11:12

            LOL!

          • Hammersteyn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:18

            LOL I thought we were talking consoles

          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:08

            I wish I could have a 15k pc. :/
            Somehow they think exclusives will sell consoles. It might sway some people who are unsure which to get, sure, but but the guys who love the PS won’t suddenly swing around and get an Xbone because of one or two games.

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            June 18, 2015 at 09:25

            I made a decision a few years ago about what I’m willing to spend on a PC, I realised that after spending almost R6k on a graphics card that I only had to replace it after about four years, while the total age of the PC at the time was 6 years, where in the first year of owning said PC I replaced the graphics card(for various reasons) about four times, but because it was a quad core CPU I didn’t need to replace it until quite recently… Needless to say though, they’re driving a really hard bargain in making games exclusive to consoles, having forked out as much as I have for my brand new shiny PC, it’ll take a hell of a lot of games to convince me to get a console…

          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:27

            Very true.
            My CPU should also last me quite a while still. My gfx card might need replacing next year though. So the rate things are going now, with the price of console games and the magnitude of available games on pc, there’s pretty much little-to-no way that they can convince most pc gamers to switch.

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            June 18, 2015 at 09:32

            Exactly! I don’t see a need to buy a console with a GPU that doesn’t compare to the one I have currently, a downgrade if you will, and as a PC gamer, I’ve come to accept the costs involved in replacing the GPU on a three to four year cycle, working it out it costs me something like R200 a month… and when you view it from that perspective, well…

          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 18, 2015 at 09:33

            R200 per month is a bargain in that sense.
            Also….*returns to check Steam summer sale page*

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            June 18, 2015 at 09:34

            Hahaha! Ok, make that R200 excluding my game library, which would amount to another R200 a month….

      • Hammersteyn

        June 18, 2015 at 09:02

        Fffftthhhhhhhh 7!

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      • VampyreSquirrel

        June 18, 2015 at 09:28

        Well played Sir(?) Browman.

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        • Captain JJ Browmehn

          June 18, 2015 at 09:31

          Haha. That question mark. o_o

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  4. Hammersteyn

    June 18, 2015 at 08:59

    I’m content with this, games like this could make us stop comparing the mobile market to people riding the short bus.

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  5. Hammersteyn

    June 18, 2015 at 09:02

    Olivia Mills… Sounds like Bushmills. Meaning if I ever play this there will be a Joe Walker,John Daniels and a Jack Bean in my Vault.

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    • Captain JJ Browmehn

      June 18, 2015 at 09:03

      Those name swaps.

      Reply

  6. Graeme Selvan

    June 18, 2015 at 09:05

    been playing it for a while now and I am hooked!

    Reply

  7. RinceTheElfRoot

    June 18, 2015 at 09:22

    Because humans…

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    • Captain JJ Browmehn

      June 18, 2015 at 09:22

      Specieist

      Reply

      • RinceTheElfRoot

        June 18, 2015 at 09:23

        NO! Microtransactionist!

        Reply

        • Captain JJ Browmehn

          June 18, 2015 at 09:23

          The only kind of “ist” that is justifiable 😀

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    • Hammersteyn

      June 18, 2015 at 09:28

      or Dancers?

      Reply

  8. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    June 18, 2015 at 10:12

    I’m just going to invoke Denny Glover….

    Reply

  9. Sovereign

    June 18, 2015 at 14:15

    Cuz Bethesda knows how to make a good game.

    Reply

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