The Chronological Timeline of Fallout Games
The Fallout franchise has firmly established itself within the gaming industry over the course of many titles, which have released over the course of almost 25 years. The post-apocalyptic RPG games have historically captivated fans via the compelling, rich, and unforgiving social and physical landscapes that the games take place in.
As well as the physical settings of the Fallout games, the time in which the games take place is a fascinating aspect of the franchise's identity. Set in the not-so-distant future, the numerous titles that make up the Fallout franchise have built a complex chronology that help aid the overarching stories that the game's tell.
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The earliest-set game within the expansive Fallout universe comes in the form of the shakily-launched Fallout 76. While being a comparatively unique game within the franchise due to its multiplayer focus, Fallout 76 was additionally bold in the time period in which it was set.
Fallout 76 was set in the year 2102 at its launch, making it the earliest setting for a Fallout title by about 60 years. Todd Howard himself has likened the title as a kind of spiritual prequel to the whole Fallout franchise, taking place only 25 years after the Great War, which transformed a large part of the Earth into a nuclear wasteland.
The next game in the chronological timeline of the franchise is the original Fallout, released in 1997. A top-down RPG that launched the storied franchise, the original Fallout was set in the year 2161, 59 years after Fallout 76.
Being set 84 years after the Great War, Fallout conveys a more established and populous wasteland, while being geographically set in Southern California. The original
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