Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6754 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,506 out of 6754
  2. Mixed: 379 out of 6754
  3. Negative: 4,869 out of 6754
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  1. Mekoehouve
    Aug 2, 2023
    9
    I've been playing since the Beta and I love this game. The updates over the past 5 years have kept me interested in this game longer than any other Fallout in the series. I sincerely hope Bethesda takes all the good stuff from 76 when they start working on Fallout 5. Mutations are a game changer and in a world that is dealing with mutants on the daily, I can't believe 76 is the firstI've been playing since the Beta and I love this game. The updates over the past 5 years have kept me interested in this game longer than any other Fallout in the series. I sincerely hope Bethesda takes all the good stuff from 76 when they start working on Fallout 5. Mutations are a game changer and in a world that is dealing with mutants on the daily, I can't believe 76 is the first one to really explorer it. Also, its so much more fun playing with real people instead of just companions.… Expand
  2. Yabs
    Jul 30, 2023
    8
    I'd like to give this game a 10/10 just to counter these unfair negative or antiquated reviews. However, I'll keep it a 8/10 for how I feel the game is as I'm progressing through it.

    I'm having a blast traversing through the Appalachia. I do feel that this game doesn't do much for co-op or multiplayer. I do like having the live events, however the quest like structuring of the game    I'd like to give this game a 10/10 just to counter these unfair negative or antiquated reviews. However, I'll keep it a 8/10 for how I feel the game is as I'm progressing through it.

    I'm having a blast traversing through the Appalachia. I do feel that this game doesn't do much for co-op or multiplayer. I do like having the live events, however the quest like structuring of the game doesn't leave the door open for exploration and adventure when playing with friends in co-op. To say the least it is a bit boring in co-op and is not challenging enough.

    However, where the game does shine is when playing as if single player or lone wanderer. Graphics and environment is beautiful. The combat and stealth mechanics are well fleshed out. The NPC interaction and quests are refreshing enough.

    There are some lurking hidden dangers where the player can die rather quickly. Overall I'm going to keep playing until complete. I do wish the difficulty would scale better. I like a challenge.    … Expand
  3. Biohazard_3vil
    Jul 28, 2023
    10
    I have played over 2000 hours, and I love the game, reason is live service online team with players play on public events, visiting player's camps, storyline and side quests are good, able to turn PVP off in setting, activities are always keep going and never ending, infinite fun. I love the emotes. I have noticed that a lot of people giving negative reviews, they are misunderstandingI have played over 2000 hours, and I love the game, reason is live service online team with players play on public events, visiting player's camps, storyline and side quests are good, able to turn PVP off in setting, activities are always keep going and never ending, infinite fun. I love the emotes. I have noticed that a lot of people giving negative reviews, they are misunderstanding about this game. Yes, this game does have microtransaction, but so does Fallout 4 creation club, and it's just optional. No point to complain about having nice and cool cosmetic stuffs from atomic shop. Atomic stuffs are carried over on each new characters on the same account are the pro. When I see all the negative reviews are laughable to me. I played over 2000 hours and the game is the best game I ever play. I love how camp set up anywhere I want around Appalachia. I love this game, man! Thank you Bethesda for making this game and all the updates and patches.… Expand
  4. Hate_
    Jul 5, 2023
    8
    "I got better."

    -Lancelot, Monty Python

    Still need more characters...there we go.
  5. ShadedBD
    Nov 21, 2018
    9
    Much improved. So many quests to do now. The Brotherhood is here so that makes it 10x better. I'm addicted.
  6. TinyBakedPotato
    Jan 15, 2023
    10
    I do understand that this game sucked from the start and i said to myself that i would never buy it or play it.
    I was watching a stream of a guy playing a bit and had to try it now that it cost almost nothing.
    And what can i say its amazing after so many patches. i dont think i have had this much fun in a game in 10+ years "Skyrim" im 3 weeks in and have put over 180 hours in this game    I do understand that this game sucked from the start and i said to myself that i would never buy it or play it.
    I was watching a stream of a guy playing a bit and had to try it now that it cost almost nothing.
    And what can i say its amazing after so many patches.
    i dont think i have had this much fun in a game in 10+ years "Skyrim" im 3 weeks in and have put over 180 hours in this game becose im home sick.
    You can play it singelplayer if you want but if you play it multiplayer it only gets better.
    Only thing they need to do now is remove the overpowerd legacy weapons so new players have a chans to do any damage on a boss before its dead.

    But if you are new and like Skyrim/Fallout3/4 then try it. it is good now.    … Expand
  7. Loango
    Sep 10, 2022
    9
    Started rough but has been tuned into an amazing game with tons of story and dialogue (since they were so sorely missed at launch). The game is so good now it's a total shame the score here is so low!
  8. AvaKit
    Aug 6, 2022
    8
    In general, a good product. Yes, it has bugs, animation problems, you can get stuck in the texture, the quest can stop working, but this is still the same Fallout
  9. DestinyDoer
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is great to me. Even without human NPC's, a story, and a fov slider. I think the game is fine. There are NPC's but they are robots. I do not have anything negative to say about repetitive quests. I think this talk about frequently mentioned stuff is enough.… Expand
  10. Atoshi_oxi
    Jul 4, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. parece a vida real! parace la vida reale. muito realista, muito gameplay

    PARECE MUITO A VIDA REAL    … Expand
  11. Fredavila
    Mar 23, 2022
    8
    No es la idea de un clasico de fallout pero en si el juego tiene su merito, lo unico es la conexion permanente es el motivo de restarle dos puntos.
  12. DipsetEx
    Feb 21, 2022
    10
    Прекрасная игра с большим открытым миром и интересными квестами. Очень интересно иследовать мир, большое разнообразие оружия и очень много интересных квестов! Я не понимаю какие долбаебы и сыны ебливых шлюх оценивали игру на выходе на 0.Прекрасная игра с большим открытым миром и интересными квестами. Очень интересно иследовать мир, большое разнообразие оружия и очень много интересных квестов! Я не понимаю какие долбаебы и сыны ебливых шлюх оценивали игру на выходе на 0.
  13. Udaff
    Jan 19, 2022
    10
    Взял за 300рубасов недавно, игра топчик ток конечно оптимизация пришлось копаться в конфиге. 10 из 10 бомжей.
  14. dandenoms
    Jan 15, 2022
    10
    This games is great a easy 10/10 in this is factualy the greatest game of all time i feel like i stole from the devs because the game is only $39.99 and if i could i would pay for it again and also i would like to say that i am not being held at gunpoint by todd howard(our god and savior).
  15. TannerMagnusdal
    Jan 4, 2022
    10
    Todd no don't shoot I'll write your fecking review but please don't shoot me.
  16. crizzy
    Nov 13, 2021
    9
    The fact that tons of people are giving this game a zero score should pretty much tell you that people are review bombing the game. I never played this game at launch so can't comment on that but the game now is quite good. I have never paid a cent in micro-transactions or fallout first and still have no problems whatsoever. This game is massively complex and if you don't take the timeThe fact that tons of people are giving this game a zero score should pretty much tell you that people are review bombing the game. I never played this game at launch so can't comment on that but the game now is quite good. I have never paid a cent in micro-transactions or fallout first and still have no problems whatsoever. This game is massively complex and if you don't take the time to learn how the mechanics work, you aren't going to be very good at it. Perk cards, weapon types, legendary effects on weapons and armor, mutations, stealth, food buffs, chems, ammo type all have a massive effect on how your character will play. Understanding damage mitigation for fire, radiation, explosions, energy weapons and ballistic weapons also play a role. Different enemies have different mitigations as do your character depending on how you configure it. On top of that, you need to understand how PvP rules work if you wish to engage in it. If you don't, then just turn pacifist mode on. Don't let the review bombers rob you of a great game.… Expand
  17. cornbread
    Nov 11, 2021
    10
    This game is criminally underrated. It seems the people with the worst opinion of it are people who have never played it and developed their opinion based on the 2018 backlash, and people who have sunk thousands of hours into the game expecting it to be something it isn't.

    For a casual player who will probably put a 100/200 hours, maybe a bit more, into it, if you count this game out    This game is criminally underrated. It seems the people with the worst opinion of it are people who have never played it and developed their opinion based on the 2018 backlash, and people who have sunk thousands of hours into the game expecting it to be something it isn't.

    For a casual player who will probably put a 100/200 hours, maybe a bit more, into it, if you count this game out you're missing a whole new Fallout adventure. Sure, it has its quirks, but its charms more than make up for it. If you love exploring a post-apocalyptic landscape, discovering interesting locations and piecing together what happened, all while listening to some of the best classic music ever made, then you'll *love* this game.

    The multi-player layer on top is well done and subtle. You can participate in it if you want, or ignore it and treat it like a single player game. I am not a multi-player gamer yet I really like the way they did it in this game and it's fun knowing other players are in the world even if I'm largely ignoring them.

    Just keep your expectations realistic and ignore whatever hype made this game seem like it would be some kind of grand MMO experience, because it just won't live up to that and it's okay. And remember, it's an online game, you're going to run into lag and bugs that are actually just network issues, and that's okay.

    If you do that, you'll find you were missing out on a whole new Fallout experience that you might just absolutely love, like I did.    … Expand
  18. Petr_3D_Artist
    Oct 28, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a Fallout fan, yes, it's boring to play alone, it's more fun with friends, but I love this setting and I'll put it 8/10, because Bethesda could have done better, not just for show!… Expand
  19. MadWinning
    Oct 15, 2021
    10
    I wanted to buy Legendary Modules for $ real money to get THE EFFECTS I WANT!!!
    Fortunately, Atomic Shop doesn't sell Legendary Modules that I can waste all my money on to get the 3 legendary effects I want for every single weapon I have, for every single piece of armor I have (for both sets: 5/5 Heavy leather armor and 5/5 Heavy metal armor), for every single piece of power armor I have    I wanted to buy Legendary Modules for $ real money to get THE EFFECTS I WANT!!!
    Fortunately, Atomic Shop doesn't sell Legendary Modules that I can waste all my money on to get the 3 legendary effects I want for every single weapon I have, for every single piece of armor I have (for both sets: 5/5 Heavy leather armor and 5/5 Heavy metal armor), for every single piece of power armor I have (for the current 6/6 T-51b and for the future 6/6 T-65). Multiply it by, at least, 2 to get, for example, PVE (Hunter's) and PVP (Assassin's) sets. Even boosters can't help me as there is a daily limit of 300 Legendary Scrip.
    Thank you Bethesda for resisting the trendy "business models", for saving your fans' money and making the games which are actually games, not money-milking payment services.    … Expand
  20. gamersfan
    Oct 13, 2021
    10
    I like it. Better than 4
    This is great coop game, i complete all quests for 150 hours of playing.
  21. DGOREFIELD02
    Sep 2, 2021
    10
    I love the game and it is very funny with friends, i played it a lot and I'll keep playing it
  22. Max1498
    Aug 17, 2021
    10
    I played fallout 76 right now and i can tell you that the game right now is much more worth it, most of its bugs and glitches were fixed compared to when it launched and its pvp mode is super fun too, the battle and its rewards are also free and not pay, trust me the game right now is mucho more worth it
  23. Kasgoron
    Aug 8, 2021
    10
    Игра очень нравиться, признаться затянула значительно больше чем 4 часть, интересная, в ней есть чем заняться.
  24. 3DimenZ
    Jul 20, 2021
    9
    One of my favorite fallout games. Lot’s of single player quests and enough events to do together. I’m hooked
  25. helpinghand
    Jun 20, 2021
    10
    Tomfoolery is to not buy this masterpiece.
    Ozone heals it self every time someone buys it.
    Distress are in those who dont play the game. Dispair in these who refunded this magnum opus. Gaming has truly peaked with this game. On a beutifull and mercyless wasteland. True you would know this wasteland if you buy it. Memorys im full of in this game. E. Ass become a square from playing so much    Tomfoolery is to not buy this masterpiece.
    Ozone heals it self every time someone buys it.
    Distress are in those who dont play the game.
    Dispair in these who refunded this magnum opus.
    Gaming has truly peaked with this game.
    On a beutifull and mercyless wasteland.
    True you would know this wasteland if you buy it.
    Memorys im full of in this game.
    E.
    Ass become a square from playing so much
    Tom is the most popular me in the game.
    Gums bleeding from the realism.
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  26. Soviet888
    Jun 6, 2021
    9
    The game improved well since its release, it has a long way, but I hope it will keep improving
  27. Allub
    May 13, 2021
    10
    Al principio no me gustaba nada pero el juego mejora mucho si juegas con amigos, es una experiencia agradable y bastante entretenida, he jugado mas de 200 horas.
  28. Quarex
    May 11, 2021
    10
    "Cred": Played Wasteland obsessively as a child, played Fountain of Dreams, played every Fallout game on release (except Tactics and Brotherhood of Steel). Fallout 76 is my favorite post-apocalyptic game ever. And I mean even from release. The mass delusion that this game was somehow terrible was the most frustrating gaming experience of my adult life; everywhere I went the consensus"Cred": Played Wasteland obsessively as a child, played Fountain of Dreams, played every Fallout game on release (except Tactics and Brotherhood of Steel). Fallout 76 is my favorite post-apocalyptic game ever. And I mean even from release. The mass delusion that this game was somehow terrible was the most frustrating gaming experience of my adult life; everywhere I went the consensus was "there is nothing good about this game and Bethesda ruined everything" when I was playing 6-10 hours every day and loving it in a way I had rarely loved any game before or since. The inarguably bleakest, loneliest, most distressing entry in the series (or possibly of any non-horror game), Fallout 76 had literally everything that made the previous three entries in the series great, and far more besides--more compelling voice logs, terminal entries, interconnectivity between areas, mutated abominations, verticality and variance of locales, everything. Except, of course, for human NPCs. Would I want all my Fallout games to be devoid of human NPCs? Absolutely not, but for one game? Yes, please. It was an experience like no other. Their return with the "Wastelanders" expansion was done fairly well, and I love the game as much as ever now, but I definitely miss the early days of Fallout 76 when it truly felt like you were the first explorers/settlers of a once-pristine wilderness destroyed by the horrors of radiation. But good luck explaining that to anyone when literally everyone's response to "I am really loving Fallout 76" is "that's a joke right? I heard that's the worst game ever." I feel so sorry for everyone who believed the lies rather than trying it out.… Expand
  29. cabbage3
    Apr 29, 2021
    10
    Todd made me do it he's holding me hostage and making me write good reviews of his games somebody send h
  30. Portal244
    Apr 5, 2021
    8
    По сути это мультиплеерная 4ка. Я рад, что беседка не забила на игру и довела её до играбельного состояния, конечно у игры остается ещё огромное количество недостатков, но постепенно разработчики исправляют ситуацию, игра обрастает контентом,По сути это мультиплеерная 4ка. Я рад, что беседка не забила на игру и довела её до играбельного состояния, конечно у игры остается ещё огромное количество недостатков, но постепенно разработчики исправляют ситуацию, игра обрастает контентом,
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 46
  3. Negative: 13 out of 46
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    35
    Fallout 76 represents a big disappointment and the lowest point of the series so far. Riddled with bugs, repetitive and dull gameplay, nonexistent story and outdated graphics, it fails as a both multiplayer and singleplayer experience for fans and newcomers alike.
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  2. CD-Action
    Feb 6, 2019
    55
    Miracles do happen once in a while and No Man’s Sky proved that sometimes it is possible to get back on your feet even after a terrible failure. Right now though Fallout 76 is botched spectacularly on so many levels that even talking about this game is a waste of time. [01/2019, p.46]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 10, 2019
    40
    An unfinished game with bifurcated identity and in an almost dysfunctional state. It's hard to build on a bad base, that will never change. Like the war. [Issue#292]
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