Fallout: London has passed the major milestone of one million players, cementing its place as one of the most successful video game mods of all time.
Fallout: London is a total conversion mod developed by Team FOLON for Bethesda’s Fallout 4. It ditches Fallout’s traditional United States setting for a post-apocalyptic London packed with famous British landmarks and references. It even secured the likes of Baldur's Gate 3's Neil Newbon for its voice cast, with former UK Speaker of the House John Bercow in the game, too.
IGN’s Fallout: London review returned a 7/10. We said: “Fallout London is a massive mod that makes good use of its untapped setting, with an impressive scope and some great stories – you'll just have to be prepared for technical issues and occasionally obtuse design choices along the way.”
The mod was originally due to arrive on April 23, 2024 but actual Fallout developer Bethesda announced a surprise update for Fallout 4, which the mod developer feared would impact Fallout: London’s release.
Team FOLON lead project manager Dean Carter later lamented how Bethesda, which had made clear it was aware of Fallout: London, failed to inform Team FOLON of its plans. "That has, for lack of a better term, sort of screwed us over, somewhat,” Carter said at the time.
Fallout: London eventually launched in July in partnership with GOG, which made the announcement today, October 23 - aka Fallout Day (October 23 is the day the bombs first fell in fallout lore).
“Today, we couldn’t be happier to see the success that Fallout: London has become – reaching the entirety of one million owners on our platform, and achieving it on Fallout Day no less,” GOG said. “We’d like to take this moment to wholeheartedly congratulate Team FOLON on their groundbreaking record!”
In a statement posted on the Fallout: London Discord, the mod team added: “You’ve made this journey unforgettable. We’re blown away by your support, and we can’t wait to share what’s next.
“We'll keep calm and carry on fixing those bugs, and we'll see you at our next milestone.
“Stay safe, and remember. Mind the gap.”
The Fallout: London announcement comes ahead of an official Fallout Day broadcast from Bethesda, which promises to reveal more of what’s to come with Fallout 76.
It’s a busy time in the world of Fallout, of course, which was boosted by the smash hit Prime Video Fallout TV show. Bethesda continues to update Fallout 76, and plans for Fallout 5 at some point in the future, perhaps when it’s done with The Elder Scrolls 6. In June, Bethesda Softworks head Todd Howard said he wasn’t interested in rushing a new Fallout game out the door, just because Fallout is hot right now. Could Fallout eventually leave the United States for a setting on foreign soil? No chance, Howard has said.
While fans wait they have mod projects such as Fallout: London to get stuck into, and there’s always Fallout 76 and the existing Fallout games available to play.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
