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== Games ==
{{Timeline of release years
| range1        = 1997
| range1_color  = #3e95fb #faef71 <!-- colors are based on the series' logos -->
| compressempty = yes
| 1997  = '''''[[Fallout (video game)|Fallout]]'''''
| 1998  = '''''[[Fallout 2]]'''''
| 2001  = ''[[Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel|Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel]]''
| 2004  = ''[[Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel|Brotherhood of Steel]]''
| 2008  = '''''[[Fallout 3]]'''''
| 2009  =
| 2010  = '''''[[Fallout: New Vegas|New Vegas]]'''''
| 2011  =
| 2015a = ''[[Fallout Shelter|Shelter]]''
| 2015b = '''''[[Fallout 4]]'''''
| 2016  = ''[[Fallout Pinball|Pinball]]''
| 2018  = '''''[[Fallout 76]]'''''
| 2019  = ''[[#Fallout Shelter Online (2019)|Shelter Online]]''
}}

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" style=width:40px; |Year
! rowspan="2" style=width:230px; |Title
! rowspan="2" style=width:100px; |Developer
! colspan="4" |Platform(s)
|-
! colspan="2" style=width:200px;|Computer
! style=width:200px; | Home console
! style=width:100px; | Mobile
|-
! colspan="8" |Main series
|-
|1997
|''[[Fallout (video game)|Fallout]]''
|[[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
| style="background:#dfd;" rowspan="1" |[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[MS-DOS]]
| style="background:#dfd;" rowspan="2" |[[Classic MacOS]], [[Mac OS X]]
| style="background:#fdd;" rowspan="2"|
| style="background:#fdd;" rowspan="6" |
|-
|1998
|''[[Fallout 2]]''
|[[Black Isle Studios|Black Isle]]
| style="background:#dfd;" rowspan="5" |[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|-
|2008
|''[[Fallout 3]]''
|[[Bethesda Game Studios|Bethesda]]
| style="background:#fdd;" rowspan="4" |
| style="background:#dfd;" |[[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Xbox 360]]
|-
|2010
|''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''
|[[Obsidian Entertainment|Obsidian]]
| style="background:#dfd;"| [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Xbox 360]]
|-
|2015
|''[[Fallout 4]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[Bethesda Game Studios|Bethesda]]
| style="background:#dfd;" |[[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 5|PS5]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox X/S]]
|-
|2018
|''[[Fallout 76]]''
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[Xbox One]]
|-
|{{TBA}}
|''[[Fallout 5]]''
! style="background:#DDF;" colspan="5" |{{nobold|{{abbr|TBA|To be announced}}}}
|-
! colspan="8" |Spin-offs
|-
|2001
|''[[Fallout Tactics]]''
|[[Micro Forté]]
| style="background:#dfd;" colspan="2" | [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| style="background:#fdd;" |
| style="background:#fdd;" rowspan="2" |
|-
|2004
|''[[Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel]]''
|[[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
| style="background:#fdd;" colspan="2" |
| style="background:#dfd;" | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
|-
|2015
|''[[Fallout Shelter]]''
|[[Bethesda Game Studios|Bethesda]]
| style="background:#dfd;" colspan="2" | [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| style="background:#dfd;" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]]
| style="background:#dfd;" rowspan="3" |[[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
|-
|2016
|''[[Fallout Pinball]]''
|[[Zen Studios]]
| style="background:#fdd;" colspan="2" rowspan="2"|
| style="background:#fdd;" colspan="1" rowspan="2"|
|-
|2019
|''Fallout Shelter Online''
|Gaea Mobile
|}

=== Main series ===
==== ''Fallout'' (1997) ====
{{Main|Fallout (video game)}}

Released in October 1997, ''Fallout'' takes place in a post-apocalyptic [[Southern California]], beginning in the year 2161. The protagonist, referred to as ''the Vault Dweller'', is tasked with recovering a water chip in the Wasteland to replace the broken one in their underground shelter home, Vault 13. Afterwards, the Vault Dweller must thwart the plans of a group of [[mutants]], led by a grotesque entity named ''the Master''. ''Fallout'' was originally intended to run under the ''[[GURPS]]'' [[role-playing game system]]. However, a disagreement with the creator of ''GURPS'', [[Steve Jackson (US game designer)|Steve Jackson]], over the game's violent content required [[Black Isle Studios]] to develop the new SPECIAL system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/07/21/ign-presents-the-history-of-fallout |title=IGN Presents the History of Fallout |date=June 4, 2020 |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=August 6, 2021}}</ref> ''Fallout''{{'}}s atmosphere and artwork are reminiscent of post–[[World War II]] United States during the [[Cold War|Cold War era]] and the fear that the country was headed for [[Nuclear warfare|nuclear war]] in the real world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 21, 1997 |title=Fallout Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fallout-review/1900-2535953/ |access-date=October 25, 2022 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== ''Fallout 2'' (1998) ====
{{Main|Fallout 2}}

''Fallout 2'' was released in October 1998, with several improvements over the first game, including an improved [[Game engine|engine]], the ability to set attitudes of [[non-player characters]] (NPC) party members and the ability to push people who are blocking doors. Additional features included several changes, including significantly more pop culture jokes and parodies, such as multiple special random encounters referencing [[Monty Python]] and ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', and self-parodying dialogue that broke the [[fourth wall]] to mention [[game mechanics]]. ''Fallout 2'' takes place eighty years after ''Fallout'', and centers around a descendant of the Vault Dweller, the protagonist of ''Fallout''. The player assumes the role of ''the Chosen One'' (Vault Dweller's actual grandchild) as they try to save their village, Arroyo, from famine and droughts. After saving the village, the Chosen One must fight the Enclave, the remnants of the pre-war United States government (as well as the shadow government in charge of the vault project).

==== ''Fallout 3'' (2008) ====
{{Main|Fallout 3}}
[[File:Fallout 3 Banner Ad 2.jpg|thumb|left|"Prepare for the Future" promotional campaign at the [[Metro Center (WMATA station)|Metro Center]] station in Washington, D.C.]]

''Fallout 3'' was developed by [[Bethesda Game Studios]] and released on October 28, 2008. The story picks up thirty years after the setting of ''Fallout 2'' and 200 years after the nuclear war that devastated the game's world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fallout.bethsoft.com/eng/info/faq.html |title=FAQ |publisher=[[Bethesda Softworks]] |date=May 5, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2013}}</ref> The player-character is a Vault dweller in [[Vault 101]] who is forced to flee when the Overseer tries to arrest them in response to their father leaving the Vault. Once out, the player is dubbed the Lone Wanderer and ventures into the Wasteland in and around [[Washington, D.C.]], known as the Capital Wasteland, to find their father. It differs from previous games in the series by utilizing [[3D computer graphics|3D graphics]], a free-roam gaming world, and real-time combat, in contrast to previous games' [[2D computer graphics|2D]] [[isometric projection|isometric]] graphics and [[Turn-based game|turn-based]] combat. It was developed for the [[Personal computer|PC]], [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3]] using the [[Gamebryo]] [[Game engine|engine]]. It received highly positive reviews, garnering 94 out of 100,<ref name="metacritic-fo3">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/fallout3 |title=Fallout 3 PC Reviews at Metacritic |access-date=November 7, 2008 |website=Metacritic}}</ref> 92 out of 100,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/fallout3 |title=Fallout 3 PS3 Reviews at Metacritic |access-date=November 7, 2008 |website=Metacritic |archive-date=September 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913023712/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/fallout-3 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and 93 out of 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/fallout3 |title=Fallout 3 Xbox 360 Reviews at Metacritic |access-date=November 7, 2008 |website=Metacritic |archive-date=May 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523222640/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/fallout-3 |url-status=dead }}</ref> averages scores on [[Metacritic]] for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, respectively. It won [[IGN]]'s 2008 Overall Game of the Year Award, Xbox 360 Game of the Year, Best RPG, and Best Use of Sound, as well as [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]]'s Best of the Show and Best Role Playing Game.
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==== ''Fallout: New Vegas'' (2010) ====
{{Main|Fallout: New Vegas}}
[[File:E3 2010 Bathesda games Fallout New Vegas booth.jpg|thumb|Exposition for ''Fallout: New Vegas'' at [[E3 2010]]]]

'''Fallout: New Vegas''' is a 2010 action [[role-playing game]] developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by [[Bethesda Softworks]]. Set in the post-apocalyptic [[Mojave Desert|Mojave]] Wasteland in the year [[2281]], the game follows the story of the Courier, a mysterious [[protagonist]] left for dead after being ambushed while delivering a valuable package. Unlike previous [[Fallout (video game)|Fallout]] entries, [[Fallout: New Vegas|New Vegas]] introduces multiple factions vying for control over the region, with the [[New California Republic]] (NCR), [[Caesar's Legion|Caesar’s Legion]], and the enigmatic [[Mr. House]] serving as key power players. The game is renowned for its deep branching narrative, player choice, and freedom in shaping the story. Gameplay is built on the same engine as [[Fallout 3]], featuring first- and third-person combat, [[Open world|open-world]] exploration, and a robust dialogue system that significantly impacts the game’s progression. The inclusion of [[Permadeath|Hardcore Mode]], which requires players to manage hunger, thirst, and sleep, adds an extra layer of survival realism. The game’s setting, inspired by real-world [[Las Vegas]], features recognizable landmarks such as the New Vegas Strip, [[Hoover Dam]], and the surrounding desert landscape filled with mutated creatures, raiders, and vaults containing hidden secrets. Players can choose to side with one of the major factions, forge their own independent path, or manipulate events to suit their personal goals. The game also features an extensive [[modding]] community that has kept it alive for years, with numerous fan-made expansions and graphical enhancements. Despite a rocky launch plagued with bugs, [[Fallout: New Vegas]] has since become a cult classic, often praised for its writing, dark humor, and deep role-playing mechanics. The game's DLC expansions—Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, and Lonesome Road—further expand on the [[lore]], introducing new characters, environments, and moral dilemmas. Over a decade after its release, [[Fallout: New Vegas|New Vegas]] remains a [[Benchmark (computing)|benchmark]] for storytelling in [[Open world|open-world]] [[Role-playing game|RPGs]], often considered the pinnacle of the Fallout series due to its player agency and world-building. Its legacy endures, with fans still hoping for a sequel or a modern remaster that could bring the game’s beloved wasteland back to life.

==== ''Fallout 4'' (2015) ====
{{Main|Fallout 4}}
''Fallout 4'', developed by Bethesda Game Studios, was released on November 10, 2015. The game was released for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Xbox One]] and takes place in [[Boston]], Massachusetts, of the in-game New England Commonwealth and features voiced protagonists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-4-officially-confirmed-for-pc-xbox-one-ps4/1100-6427776/ |title=Fallout 4 Officially Confirmed for PC, Xbox One, PS4 |last=Hussain |first=Tamoor |date=June 3, 2015 |access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/03/fallout-4-officially-revealed-by-teaser-site |title=FALLOUT 4 OFFICIALLY REVEALED BY TEASER SITE |last=Karmali |first=Luke |date=June 3, 2015 |access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE2BkLqMef4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603141618/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE2BkLqMef4&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=June 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |title=Fallout 4 – Official Trailer |publisher=Bethseda Softworks |date=June 3, 2015 |access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Why Fallout 4's Protagonists Have Voices – IGN |date=June 22, 2015 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/22/why-fallout-4s-protagonists-have-voices |access-date=June 25, 2015}}</ref> The [[Xbox One]] version has been confirmed to have [[Mod (video gaming)|mods]] {{as of|2016|lc=y}}. Bethesda also confirmed mods for PlayStation 4, after lengthy negotiations with Sony.<ref>{{cite web |title=E3 2015: Fallout 4 to Support PC Mods on Xbox One – IGN |date=June 15, 2015 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/15/e3-2015-fallout-4-to-support-mods-on-xbox-one |access-date=June 25, 2015}}</ref> A virtual reality version of the game was released on December 11, 2017, available on [[SteamVR]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vrheads.com/fallout-4-vr |title=VR |publisher=vrheads.com |access-date=May 12, 2018 |date=December 22, 2017 |archive-date=May 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522112714/https://www.vrheads.com/fallout-4-vr |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Fallout 4'' takes place in the year 2287, ten years after the events of ''Fallout 3''. ''Fallout 4''{{'}}s story begins on the day the bombs dropped: October 23, 2077. The player's character (voiced by either [[Brian T. Delaney]] or [[Courtenay Taylor]]), dubbed as the Sole Survivor, takes shelter in Vault 111, emerging 210 years later, after being subjected to [[suspended animation]]. The Sole Survivor goes on a search for their son who was taken away from the Vault.

==== {{Anchor|Fallout 76}}''Fallout 76'' (2018) ====
{{Main|Fallout 76}}
[[File:FANDOM-Gamescom-2018-Wednesday-040 (30350020708).jpg|thumb|"Our Future Begins" promotion for ''Fallout 76'' at [[Gamescom]] 2018]]

''Fallout 76'' is the first online [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer game]] in the franchise. It is set in [[West Virginia]], with a majority of monsters and enemies based on regional folklore. When the game was originally released, there were no human [[non-player character]]s, although it received NPCs and character dialogue with the "Wastelanders" update. It was released for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]] on November 14, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.polygon.com/e3/2018/6/10/17405448/fallout-76-multiplayer-trailer-bethesda-e3-2018 |title=Fallout 76 is the first multiplayer game set in the Fallout universe |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=June 10, 2018 |work=Polygon |access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref>

==== ''Fallout 5'' (TBA) ====
In June 2022, [[Todd Howard]] stated in an interview that ''Fallout 5'' would begin development after the completion of ''[[The Elder Scrolls VI]]'', with an unspecified release window.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skrebels |first=Joe |date=June 14, 2022 |title=Todd Howard Confirms Fallout 5 Is Coming After Elder Scrolls 6 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/todd-howard-bethesda-fallout-5-elder-scrolls-6-starfield |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>

=== Spin-offs ===
==== ''Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel'' (2001) ====
{{Main|Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel}}

''Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel'' is the first ''Fallout'' game not to require the player to fight in a [[turn-based]] mode, and the first to allow the player to customize the skills, perks, and combat actions of the rest of the party. ''Fallout Tactics'' focuses on [[turn-based tactics|tactical]] combat rather than [[Role-playing video game|role-playing]]; the new combat system included different modes, stances, and modifiers, but the player had no dialogue options. Most of the criticisms of the game came from its incompatibility with the story of the original two games, not from its gameplay. ''Fallout Tactics'' includes a multiplayer mode that allows players to compete against squads of other characters controlled by other players. Unlike the previous two games, which are based in California, ''Fallout Tactics'' takes place in the [[Midwestern United States]]. The game was released in early 2001 to generally favorable reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fallout-tactics-brotherhood-of-steel-review/1900-2699080/ |access-date=October 3, 2022 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/fallout-tactics-brotherhood-of-steel/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |access-date=October 3, 2022 |website=Metacritic |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, [[Emil Pagliarulo]] stated that elements and lore from ''Fallout Tactics'' have been used in [[Bethesda Softworks]]' subsequent entries in the series.<ref>{{cite AV media| people = Emil Pagliarulo| title = Willkommen zu #BGC2020 - unser Gamescom Streaming-Format für euch!| medium = Stream| publisher = Bethesda Softworks DE| year = 2020|url=https://www.twitch.tv/videos/725149480?t=01h06m23s}}</ref>

==== ''Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel'' (2004) ====
{{Main|Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel}}

''Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel'' became the first ''Fallout'' game for [[video game console|consoles]] when it was released in 2004. It follows an initiate in the [[Brotherhood of Steel]] who is given a suicidal quest to find several lost Brotherhood Paladins. ''Brotherhood of Steel'' is an [[action role-playing game]], representing a significant break from previous incarnations of the ''Fallout'' series in both gameplay and aesthetics. The game does not feature [[non-player character]]s that accompany the player in combat and uses [[heavy metal music]], including [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], [[Devin Townsend]], and [[Killswitch Engage]], which stands in contrast to the music of the earlier ''Fallout'' games, performed by [[The Ink Spots]] and [[Louis Armstrong]]. It was the last ''Fallout'' game developed by [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]].

==== ''Fallout Shelter'' (2015) ====
{{Main|Fallout Shelter}}

''Fallout Shelter'' is a [[construction and management simulation|simulation]] game for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Nintendo Switch]]. The player acts as the Overseer, building and managing their Vault and its dwellers, sending them into the Wasteland on scouting missions and defending the Vault from attacks. Unlike the main entries in the franchise, this game has no ending and mostly revolves around attempting to keep the people who live in the vault, an intricate fallout shelter, alive. The game uses [[microtransaction]]s, a form of in-game purchases, that take the form of [[Nuka-Cola]] quantum, the game's "premium" currency; lunch boxes, an item that would give a random mixture of in-game items; pet carriers, something that would contain a pet, which can boost a single dweller's stats; and "Mister Handys" or "Snip-Snips" (same thing different skin), robots who can harvest the games materials or be assigned to outside the vault to harvest bottle caps, the game's currency. ''Fallout Shelter'' was released for iOS on June 14, 2015, Android on August 13, 2015, and for PC on July 15, 2016. On February 7, 2017, Bethesda launched ''Fallout Shelter'' on Xbox One. On June 10, 2018, Bethesda announced and launched ''Fallout Shelter'' on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

==== ''Fallout Pinball'' (2016) ====
In late 2016, [[Zen Studios]] developed a [[Pinball#Computer pinball simulation|virtual]] [[pinball]] game based on the ''Fallout'' universe as part of the ''Bethesda Pinball'' collection, which became available as part of ''[[Zen Pinball 2]]'', ''[[Pinball FX 2]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coppock |first1=Mark |date=December 6, 2016 |title=Now you can play pinball versions of Doom, Fallout, and Elder Scrolls |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/bethesda-pinball-released-for-pinball-fx2/ |access-date=November 24, 2018 |website=DigitalTrends}}</ref> and ''[[Pinball FX 3]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Fahey |first=Mike |date=August 17, 2017 |title=Pinball FX 3 Is All About Cross-Platform Competition |url=http://kotaku.com/pinball-fx-3-is-all-about-cross-platform-competition-1797931064 |access-date=August 17, 2017 |work=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref> as well as a separate [[free-to-play]] app for [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] mobile devices.<ref>{{cite web |last1=BarbieBobomb |date=December 6, 2016 |title=Bethesda and Zen Studios Team Up for an Epic Pinball Pack |url=https://blog.zenstudios.com/?p=6672 |access-date=November 24, 2018 |website=[[Zen Studios]] |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117035942/https://blog.zenstudios.com/?p=6672 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The pinball adaptation is based on ''[[Fallout 4]]'' while containing elements from previous installments as well.

==== ''Fallout Shelter Online'' (2019) ====
''Fallout Shelter Online'' is a sequel to ''Fallout Shelter'' developed by [[Chinese companies|Chinese]] company Gaea Mobile.<ref name="PreReg">{{cite web |date=March 11, 2020 |title=Update: Pre-Registrations for the English Version of 'Fallout Shelter Online' Are Now Live |url=https://toucharcade.com/2020/03/10/fallout-shelter-online-english-release-pre-registrations-ios-android-free/ |access-date=May 30, 2023 |website=[[TouchArcade]] |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318151504/https://toucharcade.com/2020/03/10/fallout-shelter-online-english-release-pre-registrations-ios-android-free/}}</ref> It expands on the original games' mechanics while also introducing multiplayer capabilities such as [[PvP]] and the ability to play online, as well as [[gacha game|gacha]] mechanics.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 11, 2020 |title=Fallout Shelter's Sequel Could Be Launching Globally |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/03/fallout-shelter-online-english-launch/ |access-date=May 30, 2023 |website=[[Kotaku]] |archive-date=March 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312085537/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/03/fallout-shelter-online-english-launch/}}</ref> It was released in June 2019 exclusively in [[China]].<ref>{{cite web |date=June 3, 2019 |title='Fallout Shelter' sequel adds PvP, but it's only available in China |url=https://www.engadget.com/2019-06-03-fallout-shelter-online-china-exclusive.html?guccounter=1 |access-date=May 30, 2023 |website=[[Engadget]] |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530025217/https://www.engadget.com/2019-06-03-fallout-shelter-online-china-exclusive.html?guccounter=1}}</ref> On March 18, 2020, pre-registration for [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Philippines]], [[Thailand]], [[Singapore]], [[South Korea]], and [[Japan]] was opened.<ref name="PreReg" /> On June 1, 2020, it was released in the former territories on iOS and Android devices.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 1, 2020 |title='Fallout Shelter Online' Has Now Launched in Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, and More on iOS and Android |url=https://toucharcade.com/2020/06/01/fallout-shelter-online-english-release-asia-ios-android-free/ |access-date=May 30, 2023 |website=[[TouchArcade]] |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609201819/https://toucharcade.com/2020/06/01/fallout-shelter-online-english-release-asia-ios-android-free/}}</ref>

=== Tabletop games ===
==== ''Fallout: Warfare'' (2001) ====
{{seealso|Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel}}

''Fallout: Warfare'' is a [[Miniature wargaming|tabletop wargame]] based on the ''Fallout Tactics'' storyline, using a simplified version of the SPECIAL system. The rulebook was written by [[Christopher Taylor (game designer)|Christopher Taylor]], and was available on the ''Fallout Tactics'' bonus CD, together with cut-out miniatures. ''Fallout: Warfare'' features five distinct factions, vehicles, four game types and 33 different units. The rules only require ten-sided dice. The modifications to the SPECIAL system allow every unit a unique set of stats and give special units certain skills they can use, including piloting, doctor, and repair. A section of the ''Fallout: Warfare'' manual allows campaigns to be conducted using the ''Warfare'' rules. It has been chosen for many awards and won [[game of the year]].{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}

==== ''Fallout: The Board Game'' (2017) ====
{{Main|Fallout: The Board Game}}
''Fallout: The Board Game'' was announced by [[Fantasy Flight Games]] on August 8, 2017.<ref name="FBG">{{cite web |title=Fallout: The Board Game |url=https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/8/8/fallout/ |website=[[Fantasy Flight Games]] |access-date=May 30, 2023 |date=August 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110131802/https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/8/8/fallout/ |archive-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> In ''Fallout: The Board Game'', up to one to four players are able to explore the locations of ''Fallout 3'', ''Fallout 4'' and their associated downloadable content.<ref name="FBG" /> Pre-orders were opened on October 2, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wasteland Survival Guide |url=https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/10/2/wasteland-survival-guide/ |website=[[Fantasy Flight Games]] |access-date=May 30, 2023 |date=October 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104010620/https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/10/2/wasteland-survival-guide/ |archive-date=January 4, 2020}}</ref> It was released and made available to purchase online and at retailers on November 30, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Post-Nuclear Gift Guide |url=https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/11/30/post-nuclear-gift-guide/ |website=[[Fantasy Flight Games]] |access-date=May 30, 2023 |date=November 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616003805/https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/11/30/post-nuclear-gift-guide/ |archive-date=June 16, 2019}}</ref>

An expansion titled ''Fallout: New California'' was announced on July 13, 2018, which explores the area of New California featured in ''Fallout'' and ''Fallout 2''.<ref>{{cite web |title=New California |url=https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/7/13/new-california/ |website=[[Fantasy Flight Games]] |access-date=May 30, 2023 |date=July 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817095926/https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/7/13/new-california/ |archive-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> Pre-orders were opened on October 2, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.? |url=https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/10/8/what-makes-you-special/ |website=[[Fantasy Flight Games]] |access-date=May 30, 2023 |date=October 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104005617/https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/10/8/what-makes-you-special/ |archive-date=January 4, 2020}}</ref> It was released and made available to purchase online and at retailers on October 25, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to New California |url=https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/10/25/welcome-to-new-california/ |website=[[Fantasy Flight Games]] |access-date=May 30, 2023 |date=October 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421113641/https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/10/25/welcome-to-new-california/ |archive-date=April 21, 2019}}</ref>

==== ''Fallout: Wasteland Warfare'' (2018) ====
The [[Miniature wargaming|tabletop wargame]] ''Fallout: Wasteland Warfare'' was announced by [[Modiphius Entertainment]] in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geekandsundry.com/fallout-wasteland-warfare-bring-the-narrative-dystopia-to-the-tabletop |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000938/http://geekandsundry.com/fallout-wasteland-warfare-bring-the-narrative-dystopia-to-the-tabletop/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2017 |title='Fallout: Wasteland Warfare' brings narrative dystopia to the tabletop |date=May 11, 2017}}</ref> It was released in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.modiphius.com/fallout.html |title=Modiphius Entertainment |access-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130161429/https://www.modiphius.com/fallout.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A virtual tabletop version was released on [[Fantasy Grounds]] April 26, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Ruleset for Fantasy Grounds |url=https://www.fantasygrounds.com/store/product.php?id=MUH052191FG |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=Fantasy Grounds Website |language=en}}</ref>

==== ''Fallout: The Roleplaying Game'' (2021) ====
The [[tabletop role-playing game]] ''Fallout: The Roleplaying Game'', also by [[Modiphius Entertainment]], was released digitally on March 31, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.modiphius.net/pages/fallout-the-roleplaying-game|title='Modiphius Entertainment - Fallout, The Roleplaying Game'|access-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref> The game features a modified version of the SPECIAL system, including the seven SPECIAL stats, skills, tag skills, and perks. Its core mechanic is Modiphius's "2d20" system, a [[dice pool]] system in which any given action is resolved by rolling two twenty-sided dice and counting the number of "successes", which are any result equal to or below the character's combined SPECIAL attribute plus their skill rank for a particular action. Players can roll additional dice by spending "Action Points", a resource shared by all active players in the game, which are generated and spent continuously over the course of a game session.

The game's default setting is the Commonwealth, the same as in ''Fallout 4'', at the same period in time. [[Flavor text]] throughout the rulebook describe characters featured in ''Fallout 4'' and suggest that events are set to occur the same way they are at the beginning of the videogame, such as the arrival of the ''Prydwen'' airship. The rulebook contains descriptions of locations, fictional corporations, factions, and events specific to the default greater Boston area. Support for regions that appeared in other Fallout videogames, such as New California, Midwest, Capital Wasteland, Mojave Wasteland or the Appalachia, were not included in the core rulebook.

On May 13, 2020, a supplement-sized questbook expansion titled ''Winter of Atom'' was announced.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fallout Friday May 2022 |url=https://www.modiphius.net/blogs/news/fallout-friday-may-2022 |website=[[Modiphius Entertainment]] |access-date=May 30, 2023 |date=May 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513164820/https://www.modiphius.net/blogs/news/fallout-friday-may-2022 |archive-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref> The expansion is set within the Commonwealth before the events of ''Fallout 4'' during a harsh winter, with the conflict involving defending settlements against the Last Son of Atom, the leader of a rogue sect of the Children of Atom.<ref>{{cite web |title=Did You Wish For a Nuclear Winter? |url=https://www.modiphius.net/blogs/news/did-you-wish-for-a-nuclear-winter |website=[[Modiphius Entertainment]] |access-date=May 30, 2023 |date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131203607/https://www.modiphius.net/blogs/news/did-you-wish-for-a-nuclear-winter |archive-date=January 31, 2023}}</ref> Four new factions are also introduced,<ref>{{cite web |title=New Fallout RPG Factions: Beatniks, Big Tops, Traveling Casinos and Sisters of Mechanical Worship |url=https://www.modiphius.net/blogs/news/new-fallout-rpg-factions-beatniks-big-tops-traveling-casinos-and-sisters-of-mechanical-worship |website=[[Modiphius Entertainment]] |access-date=May 30, 2023 |date=February 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217231550/https://www.modiphius.net/blogs/news/new-fallout-rpg-factions-beatniks-big-tops-traveling-casinos-and-sisters-of-mechanical-worship |archive-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref> as well as additional player character origins for Synth, Protectron and Child of Atom players.<ref>{{cite web |title=Synth, Protectron, and Children of Atom Player Characters in Fallout |url=https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/blogs/news/synth-protectron-and-children-of-atom-player-characters-in-fallout |website=[[Modiphius Entertainment]] |access-date=May 30, 2023 |date=April 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408024716/https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/blogs/news/synth-protectron-and-children-of-atom-player-characters-in-fallout |archive-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref> Physical pre-orders for ''Winter of Atom'' were opened in May 2023, which included a digital copy in PDF form upon purchasing.<ref name="Ship">{{cite web |title=Fallout fans can return to the Commonwealth in the Winter of Atom campaign book |url=https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/23688240/fallout-roleplaying-game-winter-of-atom-campaign-book |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=May 30, 2023 |date=April 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420140321/https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/23688240/fallout-roleplaying-game-winter-of-atom-campaign-book |archive-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> Physical copies were slated to ship in July 2023.<ref name="Ship" />

====''Magic: The Gathering: Fallout'' (2024)====
A set of four pre-constructed decks for ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' based on all previous ''Fallout'' video games was released by [[Wizards of the Coast]] under license from Bethesda on March 8, 2024, as part of the ''Universes Beyond'' program of cross-over Magic products. These decks were designed for the Commander format of multiplayer Magic and represent different factions: Survivors, Legions, Scientists, and Mutants. The set contains a total of 146 new cards, representing characters, equipment, vaults, and other elements of the Fallout games, along with reprints of older cards all with new art depicting the post-apocalyptic setting.<ref>[https://bethesda.net/en/article/5qFaNh5eCdjvudypJL8xn2/magic-the-gathering-fallout-march-8-2024 Bethesda]</ref><ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/fallout Wotc ]</ref>

====''Fallout Factions'' (2024)====
The tabletop skirmishing wargame, ''Fallout Factions'', was announced by Modiphius Entertainment on September 10, 2022, during their online event, ModCon 2022.<ref>{{cite AV media| people = [[Modiphius Entertainment]]| title = Fallout: Wasteland Warfare - Wave 7 / Forged in the Fire - Every Mini Revealed! - ModCon 2022| medium = Stream VOD| publisher = Modiphius Entertainment| year = 2020|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=V4tDkvMPp4CnRRU2&t=3173&v=Y1CGbUW-UWM}}</ref> The game's first release, ''Fallout Factions: Nuka World'', is played using miniatures of three Raider gangs: the Operators, the Pack, and the Disciples, which were originally introduced in ''Fallout 4'''s ''Nuka-World'' add-on.<ref name="Mini">{{cite web |title=Fallout 4 is getting a new skirmish miniatures game from former Warhammer designer |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/fallout-factions-nuka-world/news/fallout-factions-nuka-world-announced-skirmish-miniatures |website=[[Dicebreaker]] |access-date=September 15, 2023 |date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915200554/https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/fallout-factions-nuka-world/news/fallout-factions-nuka-world-announced-skirmish-miniatures |archive-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref> The game's miniatures were also announced to be compatible with ''Fallout: Wasteland Warfare''.<ref name="Mini" /> On September 15, 2023, it was announced via newsletter that the game would be released in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Modiphius Newsletter - Round-Up #167 - ModCon 2023, Fallout Factions, Cohors Cthulhu! |url=https://us9.campaign-archive.com/?u=3a03f2f0abc7da8e538e00cb4&id=0ee81f4927 |website=[[Modiphius Entertainment]] |access-date=September 15, 2023 |date=September 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915222258/https://us9.campaign-archive.com/?u=3a03f2f0abc7da8e538e00cb4&id=0ee81f4927 |archive-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>

=== Cancelled games ===
==== ''Fallout Extreme'' ====
''Fallout Extreme'' was in development for several months in 2000 but was canceled before leaving the concept stage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/01/27/no-more-than-words-fallout-extreme/ |title=No More Than Words: Fallout Extreme |website=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]] |last=Gillen |first=Kieron |date=January 27, 2010 |access-date=June 20, 2010}}</ref> It was intended to be a squad-based, [[First-person shooter|first]] and [[Third-person shooter|third-person]] tactical shooter to be released on [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]<ref>{{Cite web |title='Fallout Extreme' revealed as another nuked project |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010-01-27-fallout-extreme-revealed-as-another-nuked-project.html |access-date=August 8, 2020 |website=Engadget |date=January 27, 2010 |language=en}}</ref> and built on [[Unreal Engine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fallout Extreme – kolejny Fallout, którego nie było {{!}} Polygamia |date=January 27, 2010 |url=https://polygamia.pl/fallout-extreme-kolejny-fallout-ktorego-nie-bylo/ |access-date=August 8, 2020 |language=pl-PL}}</ref>

==== ''Fallout Tactics 2'' ====
''Fallout Tactics 2'' was proposed as a sequel to ''[[Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel]]'', although it was originally conceived as a sequel to ''[[Wasteland (video game)|Wasteland]]'', the video game that inspired the ''Fallout'' series. It was developed by [[Micro Forté]], but the production was canceled in December 2001 after the poor sales of ''[[Fallout Tactics]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unseen64.net/2010/03/26/fallout-tactics-2-pc-cancelled/ |title=Fallout Tactics 2 [PC – Cancelled] – Unseen64 |date=March 26, 2010}}</ref>

====''Van Buren'', Black Isle Studios' ''Fallout 3''====
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''Van Buren'' is the codename for the canceled version of ''Fallout 3'' developed by [[Black Isle Studios]] and to be published by [[Interplay Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Klepek|url=https://kotaku.com/that-time-someone-else-was-making-fallout-3-1744268228|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124010109/https://kotaku.com/that-time-someone-else-was-making-fallout-3-1744268228|title=That Time Someone Else Was Making Fallout 3|website=[[Kotaku]]|archivedate=November 24, 2015|date=November 23, 2015|accessdate=January 21, 2024}}</ref> It featured an improved engine with 3D graphics as opposed to sprites, new locations, vehicles, and a modified version of the SPECIAL system. The story disconnected from the Vault Dweller/Chosen One bloodline in ''Fallout'' and ''Fallout 2''. Plans for the game included the ability to influence the various factions. The game was canceled in December 2003 when budget cuts forced Interplay to dismiss the PC development team. Interplay subsequently sold the ''Fallout'' [[intellectual property]] to [[Bethesda Softworks]], who began development on their own version of ''Fallout 3'' unrelated to ''Van Buren''. Main parts of the game were incorporated into ''Fallout 3'' and its add-ons as well as ''Fallout: New Vegas''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

==== ''Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2'' ====
''Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2'' is the canceled sequel to ''Brotherhood of Steel''. The development of the game started before the completion of the original, and its development caused the cancellation of the ''[[Van Buren (video game)|Van Buren]]'' project. Like its predecessor, the game would have used the [[Dark Alliance Engine]]. It featured fourteen new weapons and ten new enemies. The game would have used a simplified [[reputation system]] based on previous entries; depending on whether the player was good or evil, the game would play out differently. Each of the four characters that were playable had a different fighting style, therefore every new play-through would have been a different experience. It had two player co-op action for players to experience the game with their friends. The Dark Alliance Engine would be fleshed out to refine player experience. A new stealth system would have been added to the game. This system would have allowed players to stalk enemies or stealthily assassinate them with a sniper rifle. For characters that could not use the sniper rifle, Interplay added a turret mode allowing those characters to use turrets.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://planetfallout.gamespy.com/articles/news/650/Brotherhood-of-Steel-2-design-documents |title=BOS2 Gameplay |access-date=July 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324002505/http://planetfallout.gamespy.com/articles/news/650/Brotherhood-of-Steel-2-design-documents |archive-date=March 24, 2012}}</ref>

While the main quest of the game would have been linear, how the player reach the conclusion would have been their choice. The main character would have been a Latino girl named Lilith, who was said to have a short temper with short black hair, green eyes and a sexy body. She would have worn a sports bra and jeans. Three other characters would be Maxus, the son of Cyrus, and Jaffe, a Brotherhood R&D worker who was pulled from duty due to Brotherhood/NCR tensions. Scarlet is a character that is completely albino, was raised by Harold, and inspired by the stories of Dweller, the main character of the original ''Fallout''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atomicgamer.com/files/76426/fallout-brotherhood-of-steel-2-design-doc |title=Lilith, the main character of Fallout: BOS2 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001012449/http://www.atomicgamer.com/files/76426/fallout-brotherhood-of-steel-2-design-doc |archive-date=October 1, 2011}}</ref>

==== ''Fallout Online'' ====
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''Fallout Online'' (previously known as ''[[Project V13]]'') is a canceled project by Interplay and [[Masthead Studios]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6207361.html?tag=result;title;0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717011533/http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6207361.html?tag=result;title;0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |title=Earthrise studio arming Fallout MMORPG |publisher=Gamespot.com |first=Tor |last=Thorsen |date=April 3, 2009 |access-date=April 10, 2009}}</ref> to develop a ''Fallout''-themed [[massively multiplayer online game]]. It entered production in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuffwelike.com/stuffwelike/2008/04/09/interplay-returns-brings-fallout-mmo/ |title=Interplay returns; brings Fallout MMO |publisher=StuffWeLike.com |first=Garbled |last=Zombie |date=April 10, 2008 |access-date=April 10, 2008}}</ref> In 2009, Bethesda filed a lawsuit against Interplay regarding ''Project V13,'' claiming that Interplay has violated their agreement as development had not yet begun on the project.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.massively.com/2009/09/11/bethesda-and-interplay-lock-legal-horns-over-fallout-mmo/ |title=Bethesda and Interplay lock legal horns over Fallout MMO |publisher=Massively.com |first=Colin |last=Brennan |date=September 11, 2009 |access-date=September 12, 2009}}</ref> On January 2, 2012, Bethesda and Interplay reached a settlement, the terms of which include the cancellation of ''Fallout Online'' and transfer of all rights in the franchise to Bethesda.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Great Fallout Legal Battle Ends Without a Fallout MMO |date=January 9, 2012 |url=http://kotaku.com/5874561/the-great-fallout-legal-battle-ends-without-a-fallout-mmo |publisher=Kotaku |access-date=January 10, 2012}}</ref> Since then, ''Project V13'' has been revived as a completely different project called [[Project V13#Development|Mayan Apocalypse]], unrelated to ''Fallout''.