On PC, Fallout 4 transformed from a game into a platform. With the , players have access to thousands of mods that overhaul everything from the graphics (4K textures and volumetric lighting) to entirely new questlines and survival mechanics [1].

The narrative kicks off on the morning of , in the idyllic suburb of Sanctuary Hills. Within minutes, air-raid sirens scream, and you are ushered into an underground Vault just as a nuclear blast levels Boston [1]. You are placed into cryogenic stasis, only to be briefly awakened to witness a nightmare: mysterious intruders murder your spouse and kidnap your infant son, Shaun [2].

In the year , ten years after the events of Fallout 3 , the world is a graveyard of "what-ifs." You begin your journey not as a wasteland survivor, but as a relic of the old world—the Sole Survivor of Vault 111 [1, 2]. The Story: Out of Time

An underground movement dedicated to liberating sentient Synths from Institute control [1].