Fallout 76 is a post-apocalyptic multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks
. It is a narrative prequel to previous Fallout games and is set in an alternate history, taking place in 2102, twenty-five years after a nuclear war that devastated the Earth
. In the game, players control a resident of Vault 76, who must venture out into the dilapidated open world and uncover a mysterious plague that has killed off its inhabitants
. Some key features of Fallout 76 include:
- Multiplayer Gameplay : Fallout 76 is Bethesda Game Studios' first multiplayer game, allowing players to explore a detailed game world and interact with other players
- Creation Engine : The game was developed using a modified version of Bethesda's Creation Engine, which enabled the accommodation of multiplayer gameplay and a more detailed game world
- Game Modes : Fallout 76 offers two game modes: Public Worlds, a rotating, publicly-accessible mode with altered parameters set by the developers, and Custom Worlds, which allow players to create their own unique game experiences
- Free Fallout Classic : As a way of apology for the criticism surrounding Fallout 76, Bethesda announced that they would give all players of Fallout 76 a free copy of the Fallout Classic, available on PC, which consists of Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
