Fallout 76: Wastelanders

 PC
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. XGN
    Jul 30, 2020
    80
    The Fallout 76 Wastelanders update might be the salvation of the game. The free expansion finally adds NPCs to the world and adds a lot of new content. Bethesda also improved the graphics, in particular the lighting system. It's still not technically perfect however and the new additions come with their own problems. Still, the Wastelanders update is a giant leap for Fallout 76.
  2. GameSpot
    Apr 29, 2020
    80
    In many ways, it's Fallout 76's initial foundation that so severely holds it back from its most engaging content to date. Wastelanders is a clear return to more traditional and captivating Fallout stories, with characters and quests that give you room to role-play in a way the original quests lacked. But they still require you to dedicate a lot of time to survival mechanics that don't reward your effort, and its frequent combat remains monotonous and uninteresting. Wastelanders introduces some of the best Fallout sequences in recent years, but you'll have to dig through a lot of Fallout 76's enduring issues to experience them.
  3. Multiplayer.it
    Apr 26, 2020
    80
    Fallout 76: Wastelanders is all Fallout fans wanted for this game. NPCs, dialogues and factions. What else do you want more?
  5. Hooked Gamers
    May 18, 2020
    78
    So, the issues I had were just minor nuisances really. But the landscape is gorgeous despite the horrors that can be found within, the soundtrack is amazing, and the stories of those inhabitants that have survived, gives the wasteland and sense of hope. The main story quests are generally enjoyable and there was the feeling that they all had a purpose. There is still a grinding element to the side quests though, as you try and level up, but the goal of finding that treasure pushes you towards the end zone.
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  1. GamesRadar+
    Apr 26, 2020
    Fallout 76 is still far from perfect but the main thing about the Wastelanders DLC isn’t that it makes things more fun or more interesting, and it certainly doesn’t fix much in terms of mechanics, it’s that it shows Bethesda is really trying. Wastelanders is the absolute antithesis of what launched which should underline how much work has gone into designing, making and implementing an entirely new game. I don’t know if we’ll ever reach a ‘remember when Fallout 76 wasn’t good’ point, but it’s clearly climbing in the right direction.
  2. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Apr 26, 2020
    I don’t know if droves follow it to Appalachia. But for hardy and forgiving treasure seekers, while there might not be much gold in them thar hills, there’s at least company now.
  3. The Verge
    Apr 26, 2020
    Perhaps the most notable thing about the expansion is that it’s completely free. It might not be worth jumping in for newcomers, but if you’ve already played Fallout 76, Wastelanders is a good excuse to return. Maybe it’s the many weeks stuck indoors talking, but I’ve found it soothing to wander around the wasteland, going for walks alongside ruined highways or alongside toxic rivers while listening to The Beach Boys and Billie Holiday. I’ve even stopped using fast travel so I can make those walks last a bit longer. Many of Fallout 76’s big problems still persist after this update — but at least now it’s a little less lonely.
  5. Vice
    Apr 30, 2020
    Prior to Wastelanders, Fallout 76 didn't have anything to say about that vision. If anything it fetishized it, just as it fetishized the worst fears of the Cold War world by having players play nuclear tag. Wastelanders brings the classic Fallout lesson to the hills and hollows of Appalachia: Global nuclear war didn’t end civilization and it didn’t stop the old fights. It only stripped away the pretense.

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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 110 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 110
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 110
  3. Negative: 37 out of 110
  1. Efesys
    Jun 1, 2020
    2
    People even if you love the universe and a fan it does not cancel the fact that the company just cheated everyone selling not a game, but aPeople even if you love the universe and a fan it does not cancel the fact that the company just cheated everyone selling not a game, but a piece of **** for a full price AAAA games, I think if you in the movie after you bought a ticket to show you a movie ready for 20% you're not gonna like it no matter how much of a fan you are.… Full Review »
  2. GriffithBestBoy
    Apr 27, 2020
    4
    want to know the difference between a trash can and this game?

    the difference is that you can still recycle what's inside...this game don't
  3. Revl8n
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    Creatively, morally, and technically bankrupt. Bethesda bought one of the most creative narrative game IP's in history and turned it into aCreatively, morally, and technically bankrupt. Bethesda bought one of the most creative narrative game IP's in history and turned it into a broken predatory virtual crack distribution center. This overt addictive psychological practices designed into this "game" are unethical and immoral, and given time will be illegal as well. Yes, other "games" have employed similar methods - but here - the game is so utterly void of content that it is clear there was no other product objective. The Wastelanders expansion does slap about 10 hours of actual gameplay on top of the dumpster - so it does improve on Fallout 76 raising the aggregate score to 1/10.… Full Review »
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