How Starfield’s Depiction of Earth Compares to Fallout

With a thoroughly ravaged version of the planet now taking center stage in two of Bethesda’s biggest franchises, players could be forgiven for thinking the developer has a fascination with destruction. But while neither version of humanity’s home planet looks like a particularly pleasant place to live, Bethesda’s Starfield features an even bleaker future for the Earth than the devastating Great War of the Fallout franchise. The apocalyptic conditions that afflicted Earth in both games left the world worse for wear but, whereas the scattered remnants of humanity inhabiting the world of Fallout have been able to work towards rebuilding, this option isn’t available in Starfield’s version of the future.