Fallout 4: Wasteland Workshop

 PC
Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  1. IGN
    Apr 15, 2016
    55
    Wasteland Workshop adds some neat new cosmetic window dressing to Fallout’s settlement-building systems, but the piecemeal additions didn't include enough new gameplay applications to hold my interest. The traps and creature-capture mechanics are briefly enjoyable but not fully fleshed out, which quickly makes them deteriorate into disappointments.
  2. XGN
    Apr 13, 2016
    55
    Wasteland Workshop offers just a small package of content. Most props are a great addition to your settlement, but that's everything positive about the DLC. Taming creatures takes no effort, and the AI is broken.
  3. RPG Site
    May 4, 2016
    50
    In terms of Fallout 4 DLC, we're still in search of a killer app that'll actually drag you back to the Wasteland.
  5. Everyeye.it
    Apr 30, 2016
    45
    Quotation forthcoming.
  6. Game Debate
    May 2, 2016
    35
    It’s a slight extra and nothing more, and certainly not worth picking up on its own.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Apr 14, 2016
    While this suite of options is probably something those playing on console will find interesting, I can’t see it appealing to all too many PC players – simply because there are already a multitude of Fallout 4 mods out there that do a similar, if not better, job for free.

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User Score
1.8

Overwhelming dislike- based on 94 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 94
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 94
  3. Negative: 78 out of 94
  1. Kommerzbanshee
    Apr 12, 2016
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Wasteland Workshop:
    This is the second DLC for Fallout. It adds new options to the Base/Housbuilding sub-game.
    This DLC was advertised like a Pokemon type of addon. Set up traps! Enslave Man and Monster and use dem to your own amusement and let them fight in a Arena against each other. Turns out that this is more like a: Build this Cage and wait 24h to gain Monster or Human enemy type X. This is just underwhelming!
    It feels like there was no effort put into this dlc. In fact mods like Homemaker offer more and they are free!
    I found my self using this mechanic more like a automatic farming tool for making caps more then using it like, i got no other way to put it, „intended“. Just Place these Cages in a Pit , surround them with turrets and there you go: free caps every 24h.

    The other part is the arena fighting. You can put NPCs in a red or blue team. The problem is that there is no interface where you can manage them, gear them or something else. It has all been done through dialog and the moment you give them a team they turn hostile against the opposing site and start shooting wild.
    It is done in a way that fits to the overall design of Fallout 4. Good ideas never thought complettly through. What a waste of money.

    Don't buy it    … Full Review »
  2. selig
    Apr 13, 2016
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. First of all - THIS IS NOT A HATER REVIEW... I love Fallout universe, but this is just a shameless cash grab.

    Lets take some time and take a closer look at the features it gives:

    - Concrete buildings - It is actually nice addition, I really like the look of new walls, floors and roofs. However it is not even worth 5$ as it is the only good addition.

    Now lets talk why other mechanics suck or are just not that great.

    - New lights (a lot of them!) - It is nice to have all these new lights, but they are just not necesary. It feels like someone at bethesda said - Lets collect all lamps We have in the game and make them craftable. We are going to need a lot of things to fill the shallowness of this DLC.

    - Cages and arena - While I loved the idea of building your own arena, Bethesda ruined the concept completely. You can put Deathclaw cages in the middle of your town and after some time it will magically generate a monster... Really? Why could not they just thought of something more awesome??? Why would'nt they give us an option to craft the mesmetron? Then you would have to either "convince" bandits to go to your arena (bomb collars to control them) or send a vertibird or a group of settlers to capture the animal/monster.

    Oh yeah... And you can farm the arena, by surrounding the cages with turrets to instantly kill everything that your cages generated.

    - New trophies - While some of them look cool, the rest are weird (WTF mounted cat's head).

    And again this feature is ruined. You can kill any mirelurk to create any mirelurk trophy. Why couldn't We just drop a trophy item from the corresponding enemy?

    - And the last - 100 power generator... And it is too easy to build. What is the point of it? I get it... We have paid for it, so We can now get an overpowered generator... I am not whining about that it was added, but that it is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay to cheap to construct.

    Well there is more minor features, but I just don't want to get into more details.

    I give it 1 just because of concrete buildings. They look good.

    Please don't buy it. It will only show the industry that there is actually a place for this kind of shameless practices. Just wait for mods that will make better mechanics... For free.    … Full Review »
  3. Chapa9dj
    Apr 12, 2016
    0
    Gigantic pile of trash that adds nothing of value to the game.
    It's not even worth it, not even for free.
    This is something that can be    Gigantic pile of trash that adds nothing of value to the game.
    It's not even worth it, not even for free.

    This is something that can be modded. Bethesda wasn't even trying with this, just trying to fork some cash from the players.
    Sure i got this when i paid for the season pass, but i expected better content, not this useless Minecraft tier garbage    … Full Review »
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