Fallout: New Vegas is a first-person Western RPG set in post-nuclear Nevada, where rival factions compete for control of the Mojave Desert and Hoover Dam. The player’s role as the Courier begins with a delivery to the Strip that ends in robbery, a gunshot to the head, and a shallow grave.
Found by the robot Victor and treated by Doc Mitchell, the Courier sets out to recover the package and seek revenge. That pursuit draws the Courier into conflicts among the region’s factions and settlements, ultimately helping shape its inhabitants’ future.