Lore | Fallout 4 Wiki

This is a synopsis of the lore in Fallout 4.

Lore

Fallout 4 takes place 210 years after a war over resources that ended in a nuclear holocaust in 2077, 10 years after the events of Fallout 3. The setting covers a region that includes Boston, Massachusetts and other parts of New England known as the Commonwealth. The story starts on the day the bombs dropped, October 23, 2077. The player's character takes shelter in Vault 111 with their family, and emerges 210 years later as the vault's sole survivor.