How To Install Fallout 4 Mods On PS5 and Correct Load Order

Fallout 4 mods are not exclusive to PS4 and Xbox One. You can indeed mod Fallout 4 on PS5. The process is exactly the same as on PS4 and Xbox One. If you already modded your game on last-gen consoles, then modding Fallout 4 on PS5 will be very easy for you.

First, you need a Bethesda.net account to use mods. If you don’t have one, head to the Bethesda.net website and make a new account. Start Fallout 4 on your PS5 and choose Mods from the main menu. Log in with your Bethesda credentials and give the game a moment to connect.

Once logged in, you can scroll through the mod library or use the search bar to find what you want; such as Guns, armor, quality-of-life fixes, and more.

Note: Mods on PS5 are free, but are limited compared to PC because Sony only allows mods that use base game assets (no external scripts, textures, or audio files).

Download Mods

Pick a mod to see pictures, a short write-up, and what other players thought. To grab it, just press Download; after that, check the Load Order tab to make sure the mod is switched on.

Load Order Settings

Some mods need to load in a certain spot for everything to work right. Open the “Load Order” screen and drag mods up or down as guided-usually, anything changing core mechanics should sit toward the top.

When you’re done, back out to the main menu and start a new game or load an old save. The mods will be running, adding their changes right away.

On PS5, mods load from top to bottom, load order matters. Here’s a general structure based on console best practices:

Recommended PS5 Mods

Performance/Quality of Life:

• Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch (UFO4P): Fixes thousands of bugs and improves game stability.
• QwaPA: Quality of life improvements and additional features.
• Keep Radiants in the Commonwealth: Keeps radiant quests within the Commonwealth.
• Limited Minutemen Quests: Reduces the frequency of Minutemen radiant quests.
• The Bounty Hunter: Adds bounty hunting quests.
• Search and Destroy – Fixed: Enhances the Search and Destroy quest.

Environment:

• Water Redux: Improves the quality and appearance of water.
• Nuclear Autumn: Adds a nuclear autumn theme to the game.
• PhyLight: Enhances lighting effects.
• PhyDark: Adds darker nights for a more immersive experience.

NPCs:

• Organized Militia: Adds new militia factions.
• Northern Star Pirates: Introduces pirate factions.
• Toms Bruisers: Adds new raider groups.
• More Radstags: Increases the population of radstags.
• DLC Creatures in the Commonwealth: Adds creatures from DLCs to the Commonwealth.

Exploration:

• Hunkered Down: Adds more detailed locations.
• Hunkered Down – Settlements Add-On: Enhances settlement locations.
• Minutemen Watchtowers: Adds watchtowers for the Minutemen.
• Detailed Bunkers: Adds more detailed bunkers.
• Rsyio’s Location Pack: Adds new locations.
• Welcome to Fallon’s: Adds the Fallon’s department store as a new location.

New Content:

• The Calvin Coolidge Institute: Adds a new institute to explore.
• Nordic Europa: Introduces a new European-themed area.
• Vault 120: Adds a new vault to discover.
• The Glassyrinth: Introduces a maze-like location.
• Stumble Upon Interiors: Adds new interior locations.

Settlement Locations:

• Fort Abernathy: Enhances the Fort Abernathy settlement.
• Sanctuary Hill Overhaul – Redux: Improves Sanctuary Hill.
• Circle the Wagons: Adds new features to settlements.
• Sunshine Tidings Overhaul: Enhances the Sunshine Tidings settlement.
• Camp Tenpines Bluff – Redux: Improves Camp Tenpines Bluff.
• Starlight Drive-In: Enhances Starlight Drive-In.
• Huge Prison Camp And Horror Adventure: Adds a new prison camp location.
• Time Travel Shenanigans at Nuka Rocket: Introduces a time travel-themed adventure.
• Hunkered Down – Settlements Addon: Enhances settlements further.

Home Options:

• Shezrie’s Loft
• Shezrie’s Fenway Apartment
• Featherhall House
• Maple Manor Player Home
• Pineenede Rest Player Home
• Personal Shelter
• Outfield Retreat
• Marlborough Mansion

Gameplay:

• Lunar Fallout Overhaul: Overhaul of game mechanics.

Put performance and quality-of-life mods at the very top of your load order. After those, add environment and NPC mods so they load in the right order and don’t clash with core game mechanics.

Next, place exploration and new content mods side by side. This way, new areas and quests appear where they should, without being blocked by other files.

Settlement and home-builder mods should sit right below the new content. Loading them here helps prevent any drama between changes to towns or housing.

Gameplay overhauls go at the bottom of the list because they need to apply their tweaks last.