Fallout 76
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RPGOpen WorldMultiplayerPost-apocalypticDark ComedyCapitalism

5,518 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 9,604

Peak in the last 7 days: 11,836

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Game description

Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into post-nuclear America. Join millions of players as you explore, build, quest, and triumph in a massive open-world multiplayer adventure.

Basic info

DeveloperBethesda Game Studios
PublisherBethesda Softworks
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateApr 14, 2020
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600k 3.5 GHz /AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5 GHz or equivalent
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 780 3GB /AMD Radeon R9 285 2GB or equivalent
Storage96 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 431 reviews from the past 1 year

62.5/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (72%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Weighed down by its subscription push, the online survival game Fallout 76 scores 62.5 across 431 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

55 reviews still find the game fun, even when they list bugs or pricing problems. 34 enjoy playing with friends, and some call it the full co-op experience fans had waited for. Multiplayer ranks 297th of 642. 32 praise a kind community, and some describe veterans handing out armor, weapons and supplies to newcomers. Content Volume ranks 380th of 1351, and a few say the game has improved a lot since its rough launch.

👎 Where it falls short

Pricing & Fairness ranks 1326th of 1399. 117 reviews object to monetization, saying the paid subscription is pushed hard and basic features such as storage sit behind it. 63 report bugs and crashes, with some losing all their items or struggling to launch the game. 23 say it runs poorly, and some blame an outdated engine or needed manual setting tweaks to reach playable performance. Tech & Support ranks 1156th of 1399, and Gameplay ranks 986th of 1396. Others find the seasons and cosmetics thinner each time.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“le jeu est devenu vraiment amusant” · 55 reviews
“playing it with my friends is fun” · 34 reviews
“beautiful and vibrant world with living atmosphere and helpful community” · 31 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.08 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “enjoy base building and cryptids in the game” · 11 reviews
Negative “storage cap is restrictive and frustrating” · 5 reviews

Progression 32% · Difficulty 4% · Onboarding 12% · Strategy 15% · Controls & feel 17%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +1.95 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “beautiful and vibrant world with living atmosphere and helpful community” · 31 reviews
Negative “atmosphere trying to be there but never got that pull” · 6 reviews

Story 28% · Characters 4%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.58 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “tons of content, lots of bang for your buck” · 16 reviews
Negative “story and content finished quickly, then only seasonal challenges” · 2 reviews

Variety 19% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +2.38 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “great voice-acting and sound design” · 1 review

Visuals 14%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.10 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “playing it with my friends is fun” · 34 reviews
Negative “Cannot quest together efficiently or share resources as a team” · 14 reviews

Community 21% · Servers & Connection 12%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 47% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -1.29 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “Fallout First heavily pushed, paywalled basic functionality, predatory monetization” · 117 reviews
Positive “no battle pass, no pay-to-win, all updates free” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 11% · Matchmaking 1%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.82 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “system error deleted all items, no recovery possible despite support request” · 63 reviews
Positive “po 40 hodinach zadny bug, crash ani vykopnuti ze serveru” · 1 review

Performance 19% · Developer support 40%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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