Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

Not to be confused with Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel.
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Developer(s)Micro Forté
Publisher(s)14 Degrees East
Bethesda Softworks (digital)[2]
Composer(s)Inon Zur
SeriesFallout
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: March 15, 2001
  • EU: March 30, 2001[1]
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing[3][4][5]
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (also known as Fallout Tactics: A Post Nuclear Tactical Combat Game, or simply Fallout Tactics) is a turn-based real-time tactical role-playing game set in the post-apocalyptic Fallout universe. Developed by Micro Forté and published by 14 Degrees East, Fallout Tactics was released on 14 March 2001 for Microsoft Windows. It had sold over 300,000 units worldwide by 2008.

The game follows a squad of the Brotherhood of Steel as it becomes engaged in a desperate war. Although the game takes place in the Fallout universe, it does not follow or continue the story of either Fallout or Fallout 2. Fallout Tactics shipped with a bonus CD when it was pre-ordered. The bonus CD included Fallout: Warfare, a table-top miniatures game based on the Fallout universe, as well as a bonus mission for the main game.

In 2020, Emil Pagliarulo stated that elements and lore from Fallout Tactics have been used in Bethesda Softworks' subsequent entries in the series.[6] A timeline of the series posted by him in 2024 lists the game as happening in 2197.[7]

  1. ^ "UK Release Dates". Eurogamer. April 13, 2001. Archived from the original on April 13, 2001. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Neltz, András (3 January 2014). "Classic Fallout Games Pulled from Online Stores, Will Return Soon". Kotaku. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  3. ^ Paik, Eric (2006-08-24). "The History of Fallout". GameBanshee. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  4. ^ "Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel - Retroview". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  5. ^ "Silent Storm: Review @ FI". RPGDot. 2004-01-28. Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  6. ^ Emil Pagliarulo (2020). Willkommen zu #BGC2020 - unser Gamescom Streaming-Format für euch! (Stream). Bethesda Softworks DE.
  7. ^ Pagliarulo, Emil [@Dezinuh] (12 April 2024). "Seen it come up a couple of times, so here's a helpful little Fallout timeline!" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via Twitter.