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Fallout 76 cover art

Fallout 76

Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda Softworks · 2020-04-14

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RPG

Franchise: Fallout · Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Apr 14, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 14, 2018 (Xbox One), Nov 14, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Q3 2026 (PlayStation 5), Q3 2026 (Xbox Series X|S)

Bethesda Game Studios welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into post-nuclear America. Explore a vast wasteland in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story.

5,954
playing now
72%
positive of 140k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
440
twitch viewers (latest)
51/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
61/100
IGDB user rating (282 ratings)
877h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

5,954 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Fallout 76 is a 2018 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is an installment in the Fallout series and a prequel to previous entries. Initially set in the year 2102, players control a resident of Vault 76 who must venture out into the dilapidated open world set in Appalachia in order to re-colonize the region and uncover a mysterious plague that has killed off its inhabitants.

Trailer

Fallout 76 trailer thumbnail

Fallout 76 - Official Trailer | E3 2018

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 5,954 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8,337 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,042/week).
  • · Review velocity up 55% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.8M–6.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 140,167 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2025-12-18) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 35 of 66 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.0k3.0k20202026Week of 2020-04-01: 2,422 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 652 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2,153 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 507 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,064 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 366 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,295 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 470 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,010 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 424 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 213 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 899 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 321 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2,867 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 442 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,332 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 430 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,117 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 344 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 648 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 186 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 511 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 435 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,362 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 439 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,253 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 476 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,177 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 452 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 923 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 610 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,177 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 427 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,258 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 312 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 967 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 316 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 910 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 351 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 593 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 219 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 587 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 663 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 246 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 516 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 203 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 790 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 336 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 746 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 212 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 584 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 218 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 781 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 275 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 845 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 273 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 770 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 280 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 493 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 965 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 233 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 734 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 318 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 597 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 203 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 210 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2,954 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,076 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2,121 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 584 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,055 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 363 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 955 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 431 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 255 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 457 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 921 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 760 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 210 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 259 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 660 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 302 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 988 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 211 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 986 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 647 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,312 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 814 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,088 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 548 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 631 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 330 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 186 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 78 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

12k3.4k2026-08-06 21:00 — 7,935 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 5,081 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 6,066 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 10,370 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 6,981 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 7,694 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 10,404 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 8,071 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 7,842 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 10,760 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 6,517 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 6,094 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 7,902 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 5,207 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 6,185 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 6,646 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 4,658 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 5,397 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 8,616 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 4,871 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 4,294 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 7,413 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 6,660 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 4,983 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 7,398 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 6,456 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 3,357 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 7,246 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 5,954 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$0.002018-05-312026-08-262018-05-31 — best price $59.992019-03-29 — best price $36.842019-07-01 — best price $59.992019-10-22 — best price $18.002019-12-19 — best price $39.992020-02-06 — best price $39.492020-04-20 — best price $35.992020-06-18 — best price $39.992020-07-29 — best price $35.892020-09-04 — best price $35.892020-10-11 — best price $35.892020-11-20 — best price $11.182021-02-09 — best price $15.992021-04-26 — best price $35.992021-08-13 — best price $13.202021-11-26 — best price $8.992022-02-12 — best price $33.852022-04-28 — best price $39.992022-06-17 — best price $39.992022-09-12 — best price $8.972022-11-21 — best price $8.992023-02-19 — best price $35.092023-05-12 — best price $8.502023-07-13 — best price $39.992023-10-31 — best price $34.852024-01-06 — best price $39.992024-04-12 — best price $6.802024-07-18 — best price $39.992024-12-02 — best price $39.992025-04-16 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $8.502026-02-06 — best price $39.992026-06-11 — best price $39.992026-08-26 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.3k3962026-05-29 — 617 pageviews2026-06-01 — 504 pageviews2026-06-04 — 461 pageviews2026-06-07 — 1,021 pageviews2026-06-10 — 694 pageviews2026-06-13 — 586 pageviews2026-06-16 — 559 pageviews2026-06-19 — 469 pageviews2026-06-22 — 569 pageviews2026-06-25 — 475 pageviews2026-06-28 — 565 pageviews2026-07-01 — 496 pageviews2026-07-04 — 512 pageviews2026-07-07 — 688 pageviews2026-07-10 — 614 pageviews2026-07-13 — 896 pageviews2026-07-16 — 635 pageviews2026-07-19 — 847 pageviews2026-07-22 — 561 pageviews2026-07-25 — 535 pageviews2026-07-28 — 470 pageviews2026-07-31 — 510 pageviews2026-08-03 — 541 pageviews2026-08-06 — 470 pageviews2026-08-09 — 576 pageviews2026-08-12 — 504 pageviews2026-08-15 — 463 pageviews2026-08-18 — 478 pageviews2026-08-21 — 434 pageviews2026-08-24 — 482 pageviews2026-08-25 — 440 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

6801742026-08-26 19:15 — 591 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 502 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 417 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 206 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 237 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 239 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 401 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 528 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 293 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 284 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 345 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 233 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 284 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 274 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 497 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 498 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 379 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 495 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 269 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 190 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 241 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 389 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 313 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 668 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 282 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 371 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 246 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 200 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 334 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 238 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 337 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 440 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
86.5%
earned "Tested Mettle"
16.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsIn-App PurchasesChat Speech-to-textPlayable without Timed Input3 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)112,4561%73
Xbox One (Xbox)82,5221%72
Steam (Steam)64,3801%72
Windows (Xbox)18,8961%72

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSRPGCo-opHorrorMMORPGShooterSurvivalCapitalismOpen WorldDark Comedy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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