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Fallout 76
By Bethesda Game Studios, released 1 Jan 2018
- Microsoft Windows
- Xbox Series X and Series S
- post-apocalyptic video game
What it is
Fallout 76 is an online multiplayer role-playing game from Bethesda Game Studios, set in post-nuclear West Virginia. Players emerge from a Vault 25 years after the Great War and can explore, build, quest, and play solo or in co-op. Character builds draw on the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. system, with options such as power-armor tank, stealth sniper, gunslinger, and melee brawler. Players can also choose a location in the wastes and design and expand a C.A.M.P. The game includes story quests involving competing factions, and its world has received free updates and map expansions alongside an in-game events calendar. Steam lists multiplayer, MMO, PvP, online PvP, co-op, online co-op, achievements, in-app purchases, chat speech-to-text, and play without timed input. Fallout 76 is listed for Windows and Xbox Series X|S; the Steam platform listing specifies Windows.
What players like, and what they don't
- Can be played solo or in co-op.
- Character builds use the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. system.
- Players can design and expand a C.A.M.P.
- Includes story quests involving competing factions.
- Free updates and map expansions are listed.
- Steam lists in-app purchases.
- Steam lists Windows as its platform.
Who it suits
It suits players who want to explore and quest in a multiplayer post-apocalyptic world, alone or with others. Players interested in character builds and designing a C.A.M.P. also have those options.
Fallout 76 brings character building, quests, and base construction into a multiplayer setting. Its solo and co-op options give players more than one way to approach the wastes.
