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So you’ve watchedFallouton Amazon Prime Video and are looking to get started with the games, but aren’t sure what kind of time commitment you’re in for. The Fallout series isan open-world sci-fi RPG designwith plenty of side quests and things to do, so there’s quite a lot of time devotion depending on how much you’re willing to explore.
Bethesda’s Fallout is a long-running series that offers an abundant variety of games that introduce new stories, mechanics, and settings within the wasteland. If you want a deeper dive into the lore, to seethe main differences between the show and games, or just try out a game, here’s how much time you’ll have to give up.
All numbers below useHowLongToBeat’s metrics.
How Long Does It Take To Complete Every Mainline Fallout Game?
The first Fallout game launched in 1997, and since then, there have been countless mods, spin-offs, sequels, and prequels that made their way into the series.There are now five mainline Fallout games, including Fallout 76.
The Fallout games get progressively longer in terms of completion time, whether you’re doing the basics or going for that 100 percent completion:
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32.5
30.5
83.5
22.5
115
27
159
34.5
306
130.5
696
If you’re playing the Fallout games just for their main story quests alone, that will eat upa total of 130.5 hours, which is not as lengthy as you may expect for finishing an entire series (and even less than Fallout 4’s completionist run).
Getting 100 percent across all the main Fallout games, on the other hand,should take you around 696 hours(much of that owed to Fallout 76).
This accounts only for the original versions of the games andnot the Fallout Game of the Year (G.O.T.Y.) editions, which also include each game’s DLC.
DLC content will be factored in a separate category below.
How Long Does It Take To Complete Every Fallout Spin-Off Game?
Fallout is a series that also includes many spin-off games,such as the mobile game Fallout Shelterand Fallout: New Vegas, the masterpiece from Obsidian. There are also some classic ones you may have forgotten about with turn-based combat.
In addition to spin-offs,there are also Fallout mods expansive enough to be considered their own side games, like New California, Resurrection, and Fallout London.
A few of those mods will get factored into the data table here alongside official spin-offs.
29.5
49.5
10.5
16.5
27.5
132
15
17
20
46.5
53
90.5
136
405
You should put asidean additional 136 hoursif you want to get through all the main content for the Fallout spin-offs. Achieving 100 percent takesapproximately 405 hours, a number still significantly less than the mainline games.
How Long To Complete All Fallout DLC?
Beginning with Fallout 3,it became standard for Fallout games to offer substantial DLC content, usually up to four or five expansions per game. Even the multiplayer installment, Fallout 76, continually expands the game with new seasonal updates that add more playtime.
Here are all the times you need to know concerning crucial Fallout DLC and major expansion updates to Fallout 76:
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4
3.5
6
4.5
5
2.5
5.5
8
11
24.5
7
2
230
108
96.5
452.5
Beating all DLC across Fallout: New Vegas and the three mainline gameswill take roughly 96.5 hours. Arriving at 100 percent completion of all the DLC content Fallout has in store,you’re looking at 452.5 hours(again, Fallout 76 eating into a huge chunk of that time).
The Total Hours To Beat The Entire Series
But say you want to know the total time it takes to complete only the core aspects of all the main games, spin-offs, and DLC. Everything added up in the entirety of the Fallout series would bring that number to363 hours.
To reach 100 percent completion across the whole series would be an overwhelming task requiringat least 1,553.5 hours. It may not feel like Fallout games are as numerous as other series, but the DLC and extra side content alone keep you occupied.
