What order should fallout be played in?

What Order Should the Fallout Series Be Played?

The Fallout series comprises seven games, each built upon the foundation of gameplay, storytelling, and unique world-building. The story of each game is presented in a non-linear framework, allowing players to absorb the lore and gameplay within their own pace. Within this non-linearity emerges the question: what’s the ideal order to indulge in the Fallout series?!

Fallout 1962 and Beyond

Since the original Fallout was announced in 1995, it’s natural questions arise: what is required knowledge for the first-generation games, and how interrelated are the games.

Here’s a simplified graphical representation of the Fallout events timeline:

                               1950s                         2050s                                    2161-2337
  Fallout                  Fallout 2                Fallout: Brotherhood of                           Fallout: New Vegas & 3
   Atomic War        Vault 01          Steel   Fallout Trilogy ( 1,                                   Fallout 4
                                              Tactics & Brotherhood of                                       2287-2137)

Looking at this timeline, playing the games in the year of their release would produce a narrative disconnection spanning nearly two decades. An alternate order would bridge them together while maintaining a sequential story structure.

For a Harmonious StoryFlow

In this revised recommended order, we’ll traverse the timeline from 1918 to 2285:

1. Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (2197: This prequel takes
   you to the events setting the stage for the trilogy.)
2. 1962 and Beyond: First, Fallout (2160: Introduce yourself to Vault 13 and
   its Water Chip crisis)
   in 2161.
   1998: Continue the Vault 13 saga with
   Fallout 2 ( 2241)
   2077:
   New Vegas ( 2281) with its own 25- year leap
   2109: Return to Washington DC in Fallout 75
   ( 2277) for the Trilogy
   228: Finish with ** Fallout 4( 2287) in 207 and its
   epilogue
   Order Your Playthrough

In Summary:

1. Release Order (Non-Ordered)

• Fallout
  (2164)
• Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel.
  ( Early 2001)
  Fall Out
  F
  (1997
  1. Recommended New Order (Story-Bound)
• Tactics *
  Brotherhood of
  Steel.
  (2197)
• Fallout**
  (2140
• Fallout
  (1998)
  
  *
  New Vegas.*
  2281)
• Fallout *
  
  (22878)
• Vault 1
  Dweller
• Fallout **

  (1987) [Epilogue]

By diving into the series in both the original release order of 2161, respectively, then following the recommendations, we can ensure narrative cohesion across the franchise whilst experiencing each game in time.

Now, get cracking on the Wastlands and Vault-Tec in this epic journey!

How would you approach this Fallout order question?