- 8players
- Evenings at a time
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
An online Fallout set in post-nuclear West Virginia, where players explore, build camps and take on quests and public events in shared worlds.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Online for up to 8 players on PC, PS5 and Xbox.
- No crossplay between platform families. Each platform family has its own worlds.
- Each player online needs their own copy.
- PS5PlayStation StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Up to four friends form a team to quest, fight in public events and build camps side by side, and a friend can join your world at any time.
Public worlds also hold other players, so for a group of more than four the usual route is a private world, which a Fallout 1st subscriber can open for up to eight.
Every quest can be played alone too, so mixed schedules work.
Each player needs a copy, and each platform family plays only with itself.
Is it good
74%
Mostly positive on Steam
- 54Top criticsOpenCritic · May 2024 (OpenCritic top critic average, 147 reviews, as of May 2024; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 9%RecommendOpenCritic · Dec 2025 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 149 reviews, as of Dec 2025; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
6.5k playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
No crossplay between platform families. No split-screen. Online for up to 8 on every platform. Each platform family has its own worlds.
- 8
Teams take four. A Fallout 1st subscriber's private world holds eight, and the other players do not need the subscription.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
- Series
- Fallout
- Released
- Nov 14, 2018 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One
- 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
- Controllers
- Partial controller support on PC, PlayStation controllers too
- Languages
- Text in 13 languages, voices in 6
- Age rating
- Mature 17+ (ESRB): Blood and gore, drug reference, intense violence, strong language, suggestive themes, use of alcohol
- Also needs
- Bethesda.net
In these lists
Answers
- Does Fallout 76 have couch co-op?
- No. Fallout 76 has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play Fallout 76 together?
- Online co-op and versus for up to 8 on PC, PS5 and Xbox.
- Is Fallout 76 crossplay?
- No: everyone online needs the same platform family. Each platform family has its own worlds.
- Do you need two copies of Fallout 76?
- Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
- Can you play the Fallout 76 story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together online.
- Does Fallout 76 work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is Fallout 76 free?
- No, it's a paid game. It's included with Game Pass on Xbox.
- Is Fallout 76 on Game Pass?
- Yes: included with Game Pass on Xbox.
- One of 105 Xbox Game Pass multiplayer games
