Fallout Shelter Out on Android, Update Out on iOS

Fallout Shelter, Bethesda’s free-to-play mobile Fallout spin-off, has been released on Android today after an earlier stint on iOS. The game is available at this page. Here’s the full press release:

FALLOUT SHELTER NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON GOOGLE PLAYTM

#1 Smash Hit Arrives on AndroidTM Devices Worldwide

August 13, 2015 (Rockville, MD) Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today announced that Fallout Shelterâ„¢, the first-ever mobile game set in the celebrated Fallout® universe from Bethesda Game Studios®, is now available worldwide for FREE on Google Play for Android devices.

Praised for its fun, addicting gameplay, and for its player-friendly approach to in-app purchases, Fallout Shelter has received accolades from some of the industry’s leading outlets, earning ‘˜Game of the Week’ from Touch Arcade and nominations for ‘˜Biggest Surprise’ from IGN and ‘˜Best Handled/Mobile Game’ from the official Game Critics Awards.

Today’s launch includes all-new game updates, including the introduction of Mr. Handy the ultimate robotic companion as a premium reward. Use him to collect resources inside your Vault, send him into the wasteland to collect caps, or defend your Vault from creatures and disasters, including new Deathclaw invasions and Molerat infestations.

Fallout Shelter is a post-nuclear strategy and simulation experience that puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault. Build the perfect Vault from a variety of rooms, oversee your very own thriving community of Vault Dwellers, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

To download Fallout Shelter for Android devices, visit: Google Play.

To learn more about Fallout Shelter, visit the game’s official website: www.FalloutShelter.com.

Android and Google Play are trademarks of Google Inc.

About ZeniMax Media Inc.

ZeniMax Media is a privately owned media organization headquartered outside Washington DC with international publishing offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Eindhoven, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Sydney. Through its subsidiaries, ZeniMax Media creates and publishes original interactive entertainment content for consoles, the PC, and handheld/wireless devices. ZeniMax Media divisions include Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, Arkane Studios, Tango Gameworks, MachineGames, Battlecry Studios, ZeniMax Online Studios, ZeniMax Europe Ltd., ZeniMax Asia K.K., ZeniMax Asia Pacific Limited, and ZeniMax Australia Pty Ltd. For more information on ZeniMax Media, visit www.zenimax.com.

About Bethesda Softworks

Bethesda Softworks, part of the ZeniMax Media Inc. family of companies, is a worldwide publisher of interactive entertainment software. Titles featured under the Bethesda label include such blockbuster franchises as The Elder Scrolls®, DOOM®, QUAKE®, Fallout®, Wolfenstein®, Dishonored®, The Evil WithinTM, Prey® and RAGE®. For more information on Bethesda Softworks’ products, visit www.bethsoft.com.

About Bethesda Game Studios

Bethesda Game Studios® is the award-winning development team known around the world for their groundbreaking work on the Fallout series and The Elder Scrolls series. Creators of the 2006 ‘˜Game of the Year’, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion®, the 2008 ‘˜Game of the Year’, Fallout® 3, the 2011 ‘˜Game of the Year’, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim®, and most recently the highly-anticipated upcoming title, Fallout® 4, Bethesda Game Studios has earned its reputation as one of the industry’s most respected and accomplished game development studios. For more information on Bethesda Game Studios, visit bgs.bethsoft.com.

While it’s not quite such a momentous occasion for them, iOS users might be pleased to learn that a new update for the title is also available for their system. The update includes new Deathclaw and Molerat infestations and the new Mr. Handy robot, a staple of the series since the original game.