Nuka World is coming to Fallout 76 next week as the latest in this year's updates to Bethesda's online action-RPG. Following numerous other updates throughout 2022, Nuka World will be yet another step in the redemption arc of Fallout 76 following its notorious launch in 2018.
Fallout 76 is perhaps remembered more for its differences from the Fallout series than its similarities as it focuses primarily on multiplayer, though it did borrow elements and mechanics from previous entries like base-building. This latest update pulls from the Disney-esque Nuka World first seen in Fallout 4 in which the player encounters the titular theme park and finds it to be overrun by raiders.
Following last month's update which timed up with the 25th anniversary of Fallout, Nuka World is coming to Fallout 76 in the form of Nuka World on Tour, a carnival-style setting with Appalachia as its latest stop. The update will bring new events in which players may help a Mister Handy robot build a tunnel of love, participate in a wild west show where they act as outlaws robbing a town, or spin a wheel to defend Nuka World mascots Bottle and Cappy from a randomly selected series of enemies.
Similar to the Pitt update which launched for Fallout 76 earlier this year, Nuka World on Tour is a reinterpretation of a setting from a previous Fallout game, though with a mixture of old and new ideas. These include the new Ultracite Titan boss, the largest boss in the game yet, and the return of the Nukacade from Fallout 4, bringing back old favorites such as Whac-a-Commie and the new high striker game Bottle Blaster. Lastly, new quality-of-life and loot options will be made available, including a free camera mode for CAMP building, letting players more easily add new structures and objects to their settlements.
Despite the success Bethesda has had with Fallout 76 with its newest content, many gamers mostly remember the game from its notoriously disastrous launch which was later reported to be full of crunch for the game's developers. Right now, the game has likely the best exposure it has ever had for not only having more substantial content but also for being more easily available through Xbox Game Pass, a service that is capable of giving life to otherwise overlooked games. Bethesda has proven that its vision of having Fallout live as a multiplayer action-RPG is possible with the right effort and that there does exist a market for these titles despite what previous events might have indicated. While there is little word on what Fallout 5 will look like, it is clear that Bethesda will continue to learn from its mistakes with Fallout 76.
Fallout 76 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.