From its emergence in 1997 to the latest releases, the Fallout franchise has captivated players around the world with its engaging narrative and unique ambiance. Set in a post-apocalyptic world after a devastating nuclear war between an alternative China and the US, games exploit humanity’s struggle for survival and the reconstruction of a new world.
With each title presenting a new perspective and protagonist, players are led to explore different facets of this dark universe and full of dangers. In addition, the imminent adaptation of this universe to the screen with the new TV series of Fallout, promises to lead fans to a new journey through this dystopian world, further expanding the reach and impact of this iconic video game franchise.
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1. Fallout 76 (2018)
- Year in history: 2102;
- Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One;
Synopsis: Fallout 76 It takes place in 2102, making it the oldest chronologically in the franchise. Set 25 years after the nuclear war. The game chronicles the journey of survivors who are sheltered at Vault 76, one of the hundreds of nuclear shelters founded by the US government anticipating the war.
The player, along with his companions, the chosen ones of the brightest in the country, return to the surface on the day of the resumption to rebuild the postwar US.
2. Fallout (1997)
- Year in history: 2161;
- Platforms: PC;
Synopsis: The first game of the franchise, FalloutIt is passed in Post-apocalyptic California of 2161. The player is a surface survival, sent to the surface to fix the Water Chip, crucial part of the Vault water filtering system, with 150 days until emergency stocks run out.
The protagonist is forced to face terrible creatures such as Raddscorpions, Deathclaws, Super Mutants, and humans not so open to dialogue, such as the Great Khans, a tribe of brutal and bloodthirsty looters. The game introduces RPG elements and immersive air vision and shift -based gameplay.
3. Fallout Tactics (2001)
- Year in history: 2197;
- Platforms: PC;
Synopsis: Set in Chicago in the year 2197Fallout Tactics It combines RPG elements with FPS. The player takes control of a faction member called Steel Brotherhood, Fanatics for collecting, conserving and improving technologies in the ancient world.
It is sent in search of technologies that have long been buried by war, with the aim of using them to defeat a powerful enemy. This is a shift combat game where you are the leader of a squad of up to 6 characters who should clean extensive areas full of enemies, every battle you and your companions gain experience, improving your abilities and obtaining unique skills.
4. Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel (2004)
- Year in history: 2208;
- Platforms: PS2, Xbox (original);
Forgotten by many fans, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel It was the first game of the franchise released in consoles and the last feat by Interplay, with the franchise later moving to Bethesda Softworks.
Synopsis: Located in 2208, the game allows players to control steel brotherhood members in a linear experience with more than 50 individual sectors, rejecting the tradition of previous open -world games, that is, now the areas already explored cannot be revisited and new areas can only be discovered by the history of the game, this was one of the greatest reasons for criticism, being considered boring in certain parts.
5. Fallout 2 (1998)
- Year in history: 2241;
- Platform: PC;
Synopsis: Eighty years after the first Fallout, Fallout 2 takes place in 2241, with the protagonist being descended from the protagonist of the first game, the new protagonist, a tribal named Chosen One (the chosen in Portuguese).
After going through the ancient temple trials and defeating the biggest warrior in the tribe, it receives a characteristic blue jumpsuit from those who inhabit the Vaults and the mission of finding the Garden Creation Kit (Garden of Eden, or Garden of Eden), a set of tools to make agriculture possible in any environment, even the devastated lands of Wastteland. This kit will be essential for the survival of the Arroyo tribe, which faces difficulties in planting and imminent hunger.
The game has received critical praise for its graphic improvements, new characters, and clear development signs in the new nuclear post-attack world, such as great participation in the new game in the game, the enclave, derived from the secret and high-level service of the US government, or at least what is left of it, directing terrible experiments in humans and frightening acts by WASTELAND, being characterized by their general, being characterized by their general, being characterized by their generaland immense war power.
6. Fallout 3 (2008)
- Year in history: 2258;
- Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, PC;
Synopsis: Set in Washington DC in 2258, Fallout 3 It is the first game in the series totally 3D, and also the first game with the participation of Bethesda Softworks.
The player is born inside Vault 101, one of the government’s nuclear shelters, as mentioned earlier, never having any contact with the surface, until one day he is awakened by his friend Amata, saying that his father left Vault, and that Overseer (or supervisor, in Portuguese) is behind him.
It is up to the player (called this time Lone Wanderer, or lonely wandering) so go through all the chaos where Vault is (a cheap infestation, totally hostile security, riots and others trying to escape to the surface) to go after his father.
The game has marked a big change in the franchise, exploring the previously seen potential of an open world, only now in 3D, having a more alive world than ever.
7. Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
- Year in history: 2281;
- Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, PC;
Synopsis: Developed by Obsidian Entertainment, Fallout: New Vegas It is set in a post-apocalyptic version of Las Vegas in 2281. The game involves a brutal war between the government of the New California Republic (New Republic of California, abbreviated by NCR) and the Caesar’s Legion Group, a reconstruction of the Roman Empire aiming at its predecessor, the complete domination of the world through a brutal expansion.
The protagonist this time, unlike the previous games, does not come from a vault, but was already inserted in the world as a messenger of the express delivery service Mojave Express, being called Courier (or messenger, in Portuguese).
It turns out that he had an order in his hands that would directly affect the course of war that spread to Mojave Wasteland, so he is kidnapped at the beginning of the game, by a man named Benny, who wanted the order for his own benefit, and his henchmen, the game begins after Benny Balear the player, which miraculously survives, and wakes up in the town of Goods, in the house of Goods Doctor, so, it is up to him to discover Benny’s whereabouts, what was on the order, what plans for his quasi-Assinino and which part to take in this bloody war.
The story of the game, as well as its setting, characters and universe can be considered the best ever seen in the franchise, he also inherited the gameplay, missions system, graphics and frantic combat of Fallout 3, his predecessor, which was already surpassed at the time, but almost leaves nothing to be desired with such immersion in this universe
8. Fallout Shelter Online (2015)
- Year in history: between 2286 and 2287;
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox, PC, Switch, iOS and Android;
Synopsis: In Fallout Shelter Onlinethe new gameplay style allows players to manage a nuclear shelter to ensure the well-being of their survivors, taking the place of a Vault Overser, now receiving tasks such as administering and controlling resource production, crisis control such as scorpion infestations and mutant cockroaches, looting or deathclaw invasions, lack of supply and vault overpopulation. Set shortly before Fallout 4, the game expands the experience offered by the main title, now having a cartoonish and second -person style, quite different from previous games.
9. Fallout 4 (2015)
- Year in history: 2287;
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC;
Synopsis: Set on the east coast, Fallout 4 It puts the players in the skin of a new protagonist, named Sole Survivor (lone survivor), who just before the war, gets a place for him, his wife and son in a nearby vault, having to run to him in search of salvation shortly thereafter.
Within the Vault, all residents are placed in cryogeny chambers to be awakened in the future, it turns out that before his family, the player wakes up, witnessing the kidnapping of his newborn son and the murder of his wife, but returning to deep sleep soon after, waking years after the event.
The game then begins, giving the player the mission of finding his son, discovering the identity of the unknown figures who did it and avenge his wife’s death. The game offers a refined experience with scenario building, creating items, and resource search, as well as an improved character and weapon development system, along with the innovative system where you can create and improve your own home as you wish.