Fallout 3 add - ons Publication history . Between January and August 2009 , Bethesda Softworks released five add - on or DLC packs for " Fallout 3 " for all platforms . These add - ons are " " , " The Pitt " , " Broken Steel " , " Point Lookout " and " Mothership Zeta " . Each pack adds new quests , items , perks , achievements and other content to " Fallout 3 " . The add - ons were initially released exclusively as downloadable content on Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live between January and August 2009 . They were made available for PlayStation Store starting with " Broken Steel " in September 2009 , followed by the other add - ons in October . For Xbox 360 , download codes for Xbox Live are also available in retail . Each add - on costs 800 Microsoft points or $ 9 . 99 . All five add - ons became available for the PC via the Steam platform on 7 / 16 / 2010 , for $ 9 . 99 each . In addition , two bundles with disc versions of the add - ons were released for PC and Xbox 360 . The first " Fallout 3 Game Add - on Pack " was made available on May 26 , 2009 and consists of " Operation : Anchorage " , " The Pitt " and a Vault Boy poster . The second pack was published on August 25 , 2009 and contains " Broken Steel " as well as " Point Lookout " . Both retail packages cost $ 19 . 99 US each . " Mothership Zeta " is not available on any disc other than the " Fallout 3 : Game of the Year Edition " . The " Fallout 3 : Game of the Year Edition " , released on October 13 , 2009 for all platforms , includes all five add - ons packs . As a special gift , Microsoft sent out codes for a Fallout 3 Premium Theme to everyone who got all 5 add - ons on the Xbox 360 . All five add - ons were made available for free for a limited time on the PlayStation Network to UK PlayStation Plus Members in October 2010 . List of add - ons . " Operation : Anchorage " . " Operation : Anchorage " was released on January 27 , 2009 for PC / Xbox 360 and on October 1 , 2009 for PS3 . " The Pitt " . " The Pitt " was released on March 24 , 2009 for PC / Xbox 360 and on October 1 , 2009 for PS3 . " Broken Steel " . " Broken Steel " was released on May 5 , 2009 for PC / Xbox 360 and on September 24 , 2009 for PS3 . " Point Lookout " . " Point Lookout " was released on June 23 , 2009 for PC / Xbox 360 and on October 8 , 2009 for PS3 . " Mothership Zeta " . " Mothership Zeta " was released on August 3 , 2009 for PC / Xbox 360 and on October 8 , 2009 for PS3 . Playing without Windows Live . Important note : Before following the steps , set your Windows search function to search " hidden folders " . Otherwise , you will not able to find the folders you need . A safer alternative is by simply open the " Run " application and copy & paste the paths below to directly send you to the folders . While Games for Windows Live requires you to be online in order to play DLC packs , you can find the DLC files ( a main . bsa , a sounds . bsa , and an . esm ) in the following folder : If you move them to your codice _ 3 folder , you will be able to play the DLC without activating Games for Windows Live . Remember to load through the Fallout 3 launcher then click on " Data Files " and check the box next to the add - on names before running the game . Keep in mind that this workaround is not officially supported .