The Fallout series is a large and diverse franchise whose stories span over hundreds of years. There have been hundreds of events that not only shape the overall story but also its large cast of characters. This post will focus on the games and their role in the timeline. For a full detailed breakdown of the entire timeline click the link here.

• 2077 – The Great War

Post-War Timeline

• 2102 – Fallout 76 (2018) – Players control a resident of Vault 76 who must venture out into the dilapidated open world known as “Appalachia” in order to re-colonize the region and uncover a mysterious plague that has killed off its inhabitants.
• 2161 – Fallout (1997) – The Vault Dweller is tasked with recovering a water chip in the Wasteland to replace the broken one in their Vault 13 while thwarting the plans of the Unity, a group of super mutants led by the Master.
• 2241 – Fallout 2 (1998) – The Chosen One tries to save their village, Arroyo, from famine and droughts while fighting the remnants of the pre-war United States government call the Enclave.
• 2277 – Fallout 3 (2008) – The Lone Wanderer is forced to flee from Vault 101 and ventures into the Capital Wasteland to find their father.
• 2281 – Fallout: New Vegas – All Roads (2010)
• 2281 – Fallout: New Vegas (2010) – The Courier is shot in the head and left for dead and after recovering goes in search for their would-be murderer while getting caught up in the conflict between the NCR and Caesar’s Legion.
• 2287 – Fallout 4 (2014) – The Sole Survivor emerges from being in suspended animation for 210 years and goes on a search for their son who was taken away from the Vault.
• 2296 – Fallout: The Series Season 1 (2024) – Follows Lucy MacLean who leaves the Vault 33 to find her father, Maximus who becomes promoted to the rank of squire in the Brotherhood of Steel, and a ghoul named Cooper who pursues the bounty on an Enclave member.

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