Fallout 4 takes place 200 years after a war over resources that
ended in a nuclear holocaust in 2077 – roughly the same time as the
events of Fallout 3. The setting is a post-apocalyptic retro-future, covering a region that includes Boston, Massachusetts and other parts of New England known as the Commonwealth. Unlike previous titles, Fallout 4 's story begins on the day the bombs dropped: October 23, 2077. The player's character takes shelter in Vault 111 with their family, emerging 200 years later as the vault's sole survivor.
As the sole survivor of Vault 111, you enter a world destroyed by
nuclear war. Every second is a fight for survival, and every choice is
yours. Only you can rebuild and determine the fate of the Wasteland.
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