Istvan Pely

Director

Istvan Pely is a game artist and developer associated with Bethesda Game Studios. He is Art Director at Bethesda Game Studios.

Career

Pely was a lead artist on Bethesda's Fallout 3 and Fallout 4.

Bethesda's April 2026 Starfield update identifies Pely as Art Director.

For Fallout 4, Pely crafted the first in-game power-armor model and upgraded it to the T-60 design.

Interesting Facts

  • Pely described V.A.T.S. as his favorite Fallout system and said he plays using it exclusively.
  • Pely's Fallout art philosophy emphasized retrofuturism rather than a conventional Mad Max-style wasteland.

Credited Games