Early Fallout games are now available on Steam again after a six month absence

If you've been taken by the desire to purchase Fallout, Fallout 2 or Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood this year, then you know what disappointment is. The games disappeared from Steam and GOG in January following a protracted legal stoush between former series owner Interplay and current owner Bethesda. The battle eventually resulted in a $2 million settlement which saw the transferal of the Fallout MMO rights to Bethesda, as well as all other related IP.

Each game features Steam Cloud save compatability. Fallout 1 and 2 will work on Windows 8 but Tactics won't. Go forth and rediscover the wastelands, because it doesn't look like we'll be getting a Fallout 4 any time soon.

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