The best Fallout games ranked from bad to rad

Deciding the best Fallout games depends on what you want out of your Fallout. The Bethesda game series changed wildly over the course of its two-decade lifespan, going from a CRPG series like Baldur’s Gate to an open-world RPG and then eventually ditching the roleplaying mechanics in favor of guns and action. That’s not taking into account the mobile game spinoff and an MMO with a very rough past. The short version is, there’s a surprising amount of variety in the nuclear-scorched wasteland, though they aren’t always executed well. Our Fallout games ranked list breaks down what makes each Fallout game work – or not – and where they stink worse than a Ghoul on a hot day. Brotherhood of Steel is a good strategy game, but a not-so-hot Fallout game. The tone shifts from Interplay and even Black Isle’s mix of irreverence and seriousness to something that resembles Mad Max more than anything. Which is fine! But not what I look for in Fallout. The actual tactics are good – as brutal and unforgiving as the CRPGs – b