After three and a half years of development, Fallout was released in North America in October 1997. Fallout received acclaim for its open-ended gameplay, character system, plot, and setting.

On September 30, 2017, the release date of the game in 1997, as a celebration of Fallout 's 20th anniversary, Bethesda gave away Fallout for free on Steam until 11:59 p.m. Pacific time.

Oct 23, 2025 · We've put together this handy guide to the Fallout games in order — both chronological and release — to help you get your head around the wasteland's complicated …

Nov 17, 2025 · Release date: October 1997. By: Black Isle Studios/Interplay. Fully titled Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game, this is the original game that introduced the franchise’s well …

Sep 1, 2024 · Fallout 1 was developed by Interplay Entertainment, a renowned game development studio, and was published by Virgin Interactive. The game was released on …

Mar 24, 2025 · Fallout 1 was released on October 10, 1997, by Interplay Productions. It was a groundbreaking game known for its storyline, setting, and open-world experience. The game is …

Apr 25, 2024 · The Fallout series takes place after what is referred to as the Great War, a global thermonuclear war that took place on Saturday, October 23, 2077. Nuclear blasts across the …

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game, developed and published by Interplay on September 30, 1997, is the first game in the Fallout series. The game was initially intended to use Steve …

It released on October 10, 1997. [Ext 2][Ext 3] The game begins in the year 2161, set in the post-apocalyptic world resulting from the " Great War ": a nuclear exchange between China and …

The result was the first Fallout games, which were released nearly ten years after Wasteland. Released in October 1997, Fallout takes place in a post-apocalyptic Southern California, …