The Complete FALLOUT Timeline Explained!

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Published 2024-04-15
The Fallout franchise has a long and complex history and timeline that has been expanding its post-apocalyptic future ever since the original game’s release back in 1997. With 4 mainline games, a handful of spin-offs, and now a TV show that’s set within the same universe, the series has a big, meaty timeline to wrap your head around. And with the Amazon Prime TV show expanding on the franchise’s lore, and extending the timeline further into the future, there is no better time to dive back into the lore of Fallout than now.

This is the Fallout timeline fully explained.

From the Pre-War origins of RobCo. and Vault-Tec all the way through to Lucy MacLean’s journey to find her father via the stories set in the Capital Wasteland and the Commonwealth, this video breaks down the long and complex timeline of the Fallout franchise.

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00:00 - INTRO
06:58 - FALLOUT 4 PROLOGUE - 2077
07:51 - FALLOUT (TV) - 2077
08:48 - FALLOUT 76 - 2102
12:09 - FALLOUT - 2161
14:38 - FALLOUT TACTICS - 2197
15:44 - FALLOUT 2 - 2241
18:20 - FALLOUT 3 PROLOGUE - 2258-2274
19:11 - FALLOUT 3 - 2277
25:01 - FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS - 2281
30:27 - FALLOUT 4 - 2287
35:37 - FALLOUT (TV SHOW) - 2296
All Comments (21)
  • @adammason555
    A Nuka Cola to anyone that gets the reference on my jumper (sweater to any Americans!)
  • @huntsman1999
    You forgot to mention a big history point. The integrated microchip was NEVER invented in the Fallout universe. So all their technology is analog and nuclear based. This is the main reason why their technology is stuck in a 50s futurism look.
  • @OliOrlowski
    To be fair, the future of Shady Sands was indeed looking very bright for a brief moment...
  • @abepl
    101097 passcode .Fallout was released on October 10, 1997
  • @timwhite5562
    I have to say, watching the chain of nukes detonating was a pretty terrifying visual.
  • @rochstahr
    Mr. House being a Gen Alpha makes so much sense
  • @Pulpos999
    Fallout lore is a complete insanity, in the best possible way
  • @haloguylevi
    There’s a lot to Walton’s Goggins ghoul that we don’t know and the end of the tv show left us with more questions, he is by far the most interesting character in the show
  • @KingOfMadCows
    Fallout's style isn't based on the 1950's. It's based on what people in the 50's thought the future would look like.
  • @Jz9222
    Seriously, how underrated is Walton Goggins? No matter the show or role, he's never disappointed me.
  • @A-J17
    A lot of fallout content lately, and I'm all for it
  • @gangsterHOTLINE
    It's also worth mentioning that Mr. Robert House created the RobCo Patcher, making modifying Fallout 4 as easy as apple pie.
  • @_Besconte
    The fact that vault tec could literally stop the war with their cold fusion making me question “ what the world will be in the next 5 decades with this atompunk technology “
  • @NacatlRider
    Shady Sands wasn't destroyed in 2277, it's downfall began in 2277.
  • @DJMarcO138
    Everyone always mentions that Matthew Perry played Benny in FNV, but I never hear people mention that Doc Mitchell is played by the same dude who played Colonel Saul Tighe in Battlestar Galactica. I think Danny Trejo is in FNV too. They had some dope VA's over the years.
  • @zakuukaz4322
    The explosion at the beginning was perfectly done.
  • @MonochromeWench
    One important timeline difference between Fallout and the real world is that the transistor and Microchip were not invented during the mid 20th century in the fallout timeline.
  • @noekie9786
    as someone who has almost zero knowledge about the games (except for a few vague memmories about 4) this is a perfect video to get me back on track with the new tv show. Thank you! Well done