Fallout 4 is an action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Gameplay is similar to that of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. The player completes various quests and acquires experience points to level up their character. With first-person and third-person perspectives available players can explore Fallout 4s open world setting at will allowing nonlinear gameplay.