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Chronological Order of Fallout Games
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The following outlines data on the chronological order of in-game years within Fallout games. This refers to the in-universe or gameplay year in which each Fallout game takes place on the pre-War timeline, in conjunction with and comparison to other games.

Background

All calculations utilize the year as the game's primary and majority setting. Dates derived from preludes, time travel, simulations, or gameplay mechanics such as flashbacks and flash-forwards have not been independently calculated below. The scope of the data includes released console or PC games from any publisher.

Timeline

See also: Timeline

This chart includes an overview of the Fallout timeline by year.

Chronological order of Fallout
Fallout 76	Fallout	Fallout Tactics	Fallout 2	Fallout 3	Fallout: New Vegas	Fallout 4
Appalachia	California	Midwest	California	Capital Wasteland	Mojave Wasteland	The Commonwealth
2102 - 2105	2161	2197	2241	2277	2281	2287

Comparing

This chart lists the years between each game compared to the one immediately preceding it, including the Great War as a reference point. For Fallout 76, the starting year is used.

Game	Year	To	Game	Year	Spread
Great War	2077		Fallout 76	2102	25 years
Fallout 76	2102		Fallout	2161	59 years
Fallout	2161		Fallout Tactics	2197	36 years
Fallout 2	2241		Fallout 3	2277	36 years
Fallout 3	2277		Fallout: New Vegas	2281	4 years
Fallout: New Vegas	2281		Fallout 4	2287	6 years

Year span

This chart lists data regarding the spread or the number of in-universe years between any two games on the timeline. For Fallout 76, the starting year is used.

	Fallout 76 2102	Fallout 2161	Fallout Tactics 2197	Fallout 2 2241	Fallout 3 2277	Fallout NV 2281	Fallout 4 2287
Fallout 76 2102	X	59	95	106	139	175	179	185
Fallout 2161	59	X	36	47	80	116	120	126
Fallout Tactics 2197	95	36	X	11	44	80	84	90
Fallout 2 2241	139	80	44	33	X	36	40	46
Fallout 3 2277	175	116	80	69	36	X	4	10
Fallout NV 2281	179	120	84	73	40	4	X	6
Fallout 4 2287	185	126	90	79	46	10	6	X

Notes

• There are approximately 185 years between Fallout 76 and Fallout 4, the widest spread.
• Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas have the shortest spread with four years between them.
• The year in Fallout 76 as displayed on the Pip-Boy advanced in updates as follows:

Year	Update
2102	Base Game
2103	Wastelanders
2104	Steel Dawn
2105	Atlantic City Boardwalk Paradise