
Fallout 76
by Bethesda Game Studios · published by Bethesda Softworks
Released November 14, 2018 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

About Fallout 76
Fallout 76 is an online action role-playing game and the first multiplayer entry in the Fallout series. Set in 2102 in Appalachia, West Virginia, players control a resident of Vault 76 who ventures into the open world 25 years after a nuclear war. The game features exploration, questing, base building, and combat against mutated creatures and hostile factions. It can be played solo or cooperatively, with players sharing servers and engaging in trade or PvP combat.
Twenty-five years after the Great War, residents of Vault 76 emerge on Reclamation Day to re-colonize the Appalachian wasteland. The player character discovers that a mysterious plague called the Scorched Plague, spread by massive mutated creatures known as Scorchbeasts, has wiped out most of the region's inhabitants. Guided by the Vault Overseer's secret mandate to secure nuclear missile silos, the player investigates the fates of several factions that tried to stop the plague, including the Responders, the Free States, and the Brotherhood of Steel. After gaining the support of MODUS, an Enclave AI beneath the Whitespring Resort, the player locates the Scorchbeast nest, launches a nuclear strike, and defeats the Scorchbeast Queen, shattering the creatures' hive mind and neutralizing the threat to the wider wasteland.
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Fallout 76 FAQ
When did Fallout 76 come out?
Fallout 76 was released on November 14, 2018 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Is Fallout 76 on PlayStation 5?
Yes. Fallout 76 launched on PlayStation 5 on September 15, 2026.
Is Fallout 76 on Xbox Series X|S?
Yes. Fallout 76 launched on Xbox Series X|S on September 15, 2026.
Is Fallout 76 on Nintendo Switch 2?
No. Fallout 76 has not been announced for Nintendo Switch 2. It is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Who is making Fallout 76?
Fallout 76 is developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.
Is Fallout 76 multiplayer?
Yes. Fallout 76 supports multiplayer, co-operative, and massively multiplayer online (mmo).
Is Fallout 76 good?
Steam players rate it "Mixed" — 63% of 131 reviews are positive. Critics average 51/100.
Fallout series
17 games in release order
- Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

- Fallout 2

- Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

- Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel

- Fallout 3

- Fallout: New Vegas

- Fallout Online

- Fallout Shelter

- Fallout 4

- Fallout 76

- Fallout Shelter Online

- Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition

- Fallout 3: Remaster

- Fallout: New Vegas Remaster

- Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2

- Fallout Extreme

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