Grab your Pip-Boy and step into the wasteland online with Fallout 76 (PlayStation 4, 2018). Released in 2018 by Bethesda Game Studios, this entry shook up the franchise by dropping players into a shared online world set in post-apocalyptic West Virginia. Instead of NPC-driven storytelling, you and other survivors (real people this time) rebuild, explore, and occasionally nuke each other into oblivion.

The game launches you from Vault 76 as one of the first to re-enter the world after the Great War. From there, it’s an open-world free-for-all: scavenge supplies, build bases with the C.A.M.P. system, fight off irradiated horrors, and team up—or clash—with fellow vault dwellers. Over time, Bethesda expanded the game with updates like Wastelanders (adding human NPCs and deeper quests) and Steel Dawn, making it feel more like the Fallout fans knew and loved.

Love it or hate it, Fallout 76 is pure experimental chaos in the Fallout universe. Whether you’re hunting for legendary loot, exploring eerie Appalachian folklore, or just goofing off with friends, it’s a wild ride through the wasteland with a heavy dose of unpredictability.

Looking for retro games with a modern online twist? Fallout 76 is a controversial but fascinating entry in the Fallout series. If you’re ready to carve your own story in irradiated Appalachia, buy retro games on Retro Games eXchange and join the vault dwellers making their mark.