Fallout 4 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions about " Fallout 4 " by Bethesda Softworks . Production and release details . General . What is Fallout 4 ? " Fallout 4 " is futuristic post - apocalyptic action - RPG set in an alternate universe that began to radically diverge from our own shortly after World War II , culminating in a global nuclear war in 2077 that created the post - apocalyptic setting of the " Fallout " games . The " Fallout " universe is thematically and stylistically inspired by the culture and technology of the and . " Fallout 4 " is a sequel to the games " Fallout " , " Fallout 2 " , and " Fallout 3 " . When is Fallout 4 going to be released ? " Fallout 4 " was released on November 10 , 2015 . Is Fallout 4 currently in production ? Currently " Fallout 4 VR " , a virtual reality remake of " Fallout 4 " , is in production . According to Bethesda ' s Pete Hines , " Fallout 4 " was " basically done " prior to its reveal announcement on June 3 , 2015 , and the bulk of the remaining work to be done on the game before its November release involved polishing and bug fixing . " Fallout 4 " is speculated to be the game Bethesda had in pre - production since at least August 2010 . Who developed and published Fallout 4 ? " Fallout 4 " is developed by Bethesda Game Studios and was published by Bethesda Softworks . Todd Howard led the team developing " Fallout 4 " , which is the same team that developed " Fallout 3 " . The exact list of developers is unknown , although it will likely include many of the same people who worked on " Fallout 3 " . What is Fallout 4 ' s setting ? " Fallout 4 " is set in the region around Boston , Massachusetts , known in the " Fallout " universe as The Commonwealth . While the opening sequence of the game occurs in the year 2077 , just before the onset of the Great War , the main portion of the game takes place 210 years later in 2287 . Who is Fallout 4 ' s player character ? The player character is the Sole Survivor of Vault 111 . Will any characters from previous Fallout games appear ? Possibly . It was thought that Erik Todd Dellums , the voice of Three Dog , may have appeared due to a tease by the voice actor in January 2013 that his voice , and potentially the character , may appear in a future title . But this was proven to be false in a tweet by the actor saying that he was surprised that Bethesda had finished voice recordings . Madison Li returns from Fallout 3 , and Robert Joseph MacCready from Fallout 3 also returns . Is Fallout 4 an MMORPG ? No . Like the previous 3D " Fallout " games , " Fallout 4 " is a First Person Shooter Action RPG . What resolution and frame rate will Fallout 4 run at ? Console versions will be capped at 1080p and 30 FPS . PC version is capped at 60 . What will Fallout 4 be rated ? " Fallout 4 " has a provisional rating of PEGI 18 in Europe . In the United States , it will be rated M for mature and in Australia , it will be rated MA15 + . Did Bethesda really invite fan suggestions in mid - 2013 for Fallout 4 ? No . For years the Bethesda Forums have maintained an " Official " suggestion thread for fan ideas . The purpose of this thread is " not " to solicit fan ideas , but organize those that are coming in anyway . As per Bethesda Forum policy , all threads are closed at 200 posts . Being a popular topic , a similar topic is posted again almost immediately after the previous ones closure , by a forum moderator . All forum moderators are volunteer members of the forum community , and are not Bethesda / Zenimax staff . They do not speak for any Bethesda / Zenimax group company in any capacity ( the exceptions are those identified as community managers , such as Gstaff and Nick Breckton ) . Sadly , this story has been alleged a number of times by an online news site clearly unaware of how the Bethesda forums work .