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Fallout
The post-apocalyptic RPG series that began with Interplay's isometric classics and evolved under Bethesda into one of gaming's most recognisable open worlds.
Fallout is two franchises in the same skin. The original Interplay games were tight, darkly comic isometric RPGs built on hard choices and systemic dialogue. Bethesda's Fallout is something else — a first-person open-world sandbox where the wasteland is as much a playground as a setting. Obsidian's Fallout: New Vegas sits between the two philosophies, and is frequently cited as the best in the series for exactly that reason.
The wider cultural moment the series is having — thanks to a TV adaptation that landed better than almost anyone expected — means Fallout is in the rare position of being a legacy RPG franchise that newcomers are actively discovering in 2026.
The hub covers the full arc: the isometric originals, the Bethesda era, the New Vegas question, and what comes next for a series whose next numbered entry is still years away.
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