Fallout
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A Vault Dweller leaves an underground shelter to find a replacement water chip before everyone inside dies of thirst. This 1950s retro-futurist wasteland launched one of gaming's biggest series and defined the modern open-ended RPG.
Kit's verdict · 8.4/10
It's short, grim and enormously influential, and still a great read on how freedom should work.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Iconic setting and tone
- Many ways to solve every problem
- Tight, focused length
Not so much
- Clunky inventory and interface
- Companion AI loves shooting you in the back
Play it if history-minded RPG fans and anyone curious where Fallout started.
Skip it if players who need modern quality-of-life features.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Fallout doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- The water chip deadline is real, so don't wander aimlessly; pay the water merchants in the Hub to send water and buy extra days.
- To recruit Dogmeat in Junktown, wear a leather jacket or feed him an iguana-on-a-stick.
- Aimed shots to the eyes are the best way to land critical hits.
- Tag Small Guns and Speech for a smooth first run.
- Watch where companions stand in fights, since they will happily burst-fire through you.
- Save often in separate slots; bugs and bad encounters can trap you.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
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Trivia
- It was originally built on the GURPS tabletop rules before that licence was dropped.
- Ron Perlman narrated the iconic opening line about war.
- Tim Cain led development and later co-created The Outer Worlds.
- The opening uses the Ink Spots song Maybe.
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