Fallout Games and TV Series Watch Order
Use the chronology for story sequence, then switch to release order when you want the original viewing experience.
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Fallout Games and TV Series in Chronological Order
Leave the vault. Follow the whole wasteland.
Follow Fallout from Fallout 76 through the classic games, New Vegas, Fallout 4 and the Prime Video series, with DLC, tabletop and non-canon branches clearly labelled.
Fallout spans the main games, major DLC, comics, tabletop stories and Prime Video’s canon television continuation. The guide keeps simulation spin-offs and legacy games visibly separate from the core timeline.
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Universe orientation
Two centuries of wasteland history.
The quick answer
For a first playthrough, start with Fallout 3, New Vegas or Fallout 4 rather than strict chronology. Use the timeline when you want the full story from Fallout 76 through the television series.
Switch to release order or use Starter Mode for a shorter route.Universe explored
The Fallout universe, story by story
The main route moves from Fallout 76 into the classic games, Capital Wasteland, Mojave, Commonwealth and the Prime Video era. Flexible DLC and player-driven tabletop stories keep approximate placement labels rather than invented precision.
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Story chronology · Full mapped list
Fallout 76 updates are kept in story progression without assigning unsupported exact years. Legacy games, simulations and tabletop campaigns remain separate lanes.
Showing 50 of 50 released stories.
- WebcomicCanon unclear
One Man, and a Crate of Puppets
A promotional webcomic placed before the main games; useful context rather than a required starting point.
- GameCanon
Fallout 76
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Wastelanders
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Steel Dawn
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Steel Reign
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Expeditions: The Pitt
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Nuka-World on Tour
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Once in a Blue Moon
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Atlantic City: Boardwalk Paradise
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Atlantic City: America's Playground
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Skyline Valley
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Milepost Zero
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Gleaming Depths
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Ghoul Within
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Gone Fission
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- Game updateCanon
Burning Springs
Fallout 76 story progression. Exact separate in-universe years are not assigned to every update.
- GameCanon
Fallout
The original Fallout story begins the classic wasteland chronology.
- Legacy / non-canon gameNon-canon
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
A legacy branch kept outside the main Fallout continuity.
- Non-canon gameNon-canon
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
A separate non-canon console story.
- GameCanon
Fallout 2
Continues the original West Coast storyline.
- GameCanon
Fallout 3
Moves the main series to the Capital Wasteland.
- DLCCanon
Operation: Anchorage
A Fallout 3 expansion. Broken Steel continues after the original ending; the other DLC placements are flexible.
- DLCCanon
The Pitt
A Fallout 3 expansion. Broken Steel continues after the original ending; the other DLC placements are flexible.
- DLCCanon
Point Lookout
A Fallout 3 expansion. Broken Steel continues after the original ending; the other DLC placements are flexible.
- DLCCanon
Mothership Zeta
A Fallout 3 expansion. Broken Steel continues after the original ending; the other DLC placements are flexible.
- DLCCanon
Broken Steel
A Fallout 3 expansion. Broken Steel continues after the original ending; the other DLC placements are flexible.
- Graphic novelCanon
Fallout: New Vegas — All Roads
A graphic-novel prelude to New Vegas.
- GameCanon
Fallout: New Vegas
The Mojave story follows the Courier in 2281.
- DLCCanon
Dead Money
New Vegas DLC; the sequence is suggested rather than a minute-by-minute fixed calendar.
- DLCCanon
Honest Hearts
New Vegas DLC; the sequence is suggested rather than a minute-by-minute fixed calendar.
- DLCCanon
Old World Blues
New Vegas DLC; the sequence is suggested rather than a minute-by-minute fixed calendar.
- DLCCanon
Lonesome Road
New Vegas DLC; the sequence is suggested rather than a minute-by-minute fixed calendar.
- GameCanon
Fallout 4
The Commonwealth story is the next main game era.
- DLCCanon
Automatron
Fallout 4 DLC; order within the parent game is flexible.
- DLCCanon
Far Harbor
Fallout 4 DLC; order within the parent game is flexible.
- DLCCanon
Vault-Tec Workshop
Fallout 4 DLC; order within the parent game is flexible.
- DLCCanon
Nuka-World
Fallout 4 DLC; order within the parent game is flexible.
- Tabletop RPG adventureCanon unclear
Fallout: The Roleplaying Game — With a Bang or a Whimper
Official tabletop story material using the Commonwealth era; player-driven rather than binding video-game canon.
- Tabletop RPG adventureCanon unclear
Fallout: The Roleplaying Game — Once Upon a Time in the Wasteland
Official tabletop story material using the Commonwealth era; player-driven rather than binding video-game canon.
- Tabletop RPG adventureCanon unclear
Fallout: The Roleplaying Game — Winter of Atom
Official tabletop story material using the Commonwealth era; player-driven rather than binding video-game canon.
- TV seriesCanon
Fallout — Season 1
Prime Video's series is part of the main Fallout continuity and takes place after the released games.
- TV seriesCanon
Fallout — Season 2
Continues the Prime Video Fallout story after Season 1.
- Game updateCanon unclear
The Backwoods
Optional gameplay or event material without a fixed place in the main story.
- Game updateCanon unclear
Infestations
Optional gameplay or event material without a fixed place in the main story.
- Simulation gameNon-canon
Fallout Shelter
A simulation spin-off, not a main chronology event.
- Mobile gameNon-canon
Fallout Shelter Online
A separate mobile spin-off, not main Fallout canon.
- Tabletop gameCanon unclear
Fallout: Wasteland Warfare
Narrative tabletop scenarios using Fallout characters and factions.
- Tabletop campaignCanon unclear
Caught in the Crossfire
A player-driven tabletop campaign; not forced into the main game calendar.
- Tabletop campaignCanon unclear
Into the Vault
A player-driven tabletop campaign; not forced into the main game calendar.
- Tabletop campaignCanon unclear
Astoundingly Awesome Tales
A player-driven tabletop campaign; not forced into the main game calendar.
Not part of the checklist
Announced and unreleased
These records are tracked for context but are excluded from chronology numbers, filters and progress until release.
- Fallout — Season 3Release year not listed in supplied chronologyUpcoming
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Fallout order guide
Use one authoritative timeline, then choose the view that matches how you want to experience the universe.
Fallout Games and TV Series Games in Order
Game entries stay in the same researched timeline, with adaptations and side stories labelled so they do not distort the play sequence.
Fallout Games and TV Series Books in Order
Books, comics and other reading material are placed by story chronology while publication order remains available as a separate view.
Fallout Games and TV Series Release Order
Release order re-sorts the same mapped stories by first publication or release instead of creating a duplicate guide page.
What Order Should You Play and Watch Fallout?
Start with the guide’s recommended route if this is your first time. Use the full chronology when you want the complete cross-media timeline.
Suggested routes
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Use the full chronology or follow a shorter route.
Fallout 76 → Fallout → Fallout 2 → Fallout 3 → New Vegas → Fallout 4 → TV
The cleanest broad chronology across the main games and television continuation.
Start where the series is easiest for you
Release order or a modern entry point is usually better than strict chronology for a first playthrough.
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DLC, tabletop and non-canon games remain visible without being mistaken for one binding timeline.
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What anchors this order.
Official franchise, creator and publisher sources anchor the chronology. Conflicts and uncertain placements are labelled.
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