Location from Fallout by Interplay / Bethesda
A pre-War suburb frozen in the moment the bombs fell, where white picket fences frame a nuclear apocalypse — and one survivor returns to rebuild from the ashes of their own front yard.
The wind through Sanctuary Hills carries the creak of settling houses and the rustle of dead leaves through broken windows. It smells of damp wood, rust, and the earthy scent of overgrown gardens gone wild. Codsworth's cheerful voice calling out for 'Sir' or 'Mum' is heartbreaking against the devastation. The houses still contain fragments of pre-War domestic life: a child's room, a kitchen with plates set for dinner, a television that will never turn on again. For the Sole Survivor, every corner holds a memory of the life the bombs took. For the Minutemen, it's a blank canvas — a place to build something new. The juxtaposition of suburban normalcy and nuclear devastation is the most Fallout thing in Fallout.
A cul-de-sac of ranch-style suburban homes in various states of collapse, their pastel paint faded and peeling over 200 years. White picket fences lean at drunken angles. The old bridge crossing the creek marks the entrance. Overgrown lawns have become scrub wilderness. The Sole Survivor's home still has their Codsworth unit puttering around the wreckage. Workbenches and salvage materials indicate the settlement can be rebuilt. The root cellar where Codsworth preserved some supplies is one of the few intact structures. A Red Rocket station sits just down the road. Vault 111's hillside entrance overlooks the neighborhood.
Also known as: Sanctuary Hills, Sanctuary, The Hills