Following the success of the Fallout TV version, Fallout 76 has – perhaps inevitably – attracted a new audience, reaching over a million players in a single day according to the series. Official account X.
Taking Steam as the sole metric (the game is also on Sony and Xbox consoles), Fallout 76 reached its all-time peak player count just two days ago, with 73,368 concurrent players reported on Sunday. Although originally released in 2018, Fallout 76 was a Bethesda streamer exclusive before its eventual release on Steam in May 2020, when its peak concurrent rating reached a relatively modest 32,982. That remained his record until a few days ago.
However, these numbers are small compared to Fallout 4's numbers on Steam, which As Molly noted, reached a 24-hour peak of 160,000 players yesterday. Its all-time peak was 472,962, which – as is the case with most successful single-player games – occurred during its launch month of November 2015. For comparison's sake, Fallout New Vegas' 24-hour peak sits at 36,806, versus its all-time peak of 51038 which happened again at launch. It's worth noting that Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 3 are also on the Epic Games Store and GOG, so this doesn't paint the full picture for PC gamers.
Takeaway? It's not too surprising: successful TV adaptations of popular video game series will almost always bolster their back catalog. Interestingly, the Australian IGEA included Fallout 4, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 76 are all in the top five best-selling games in that country between April 8 and April 14, which are also selling across Sony and Xbox consoles. Granted, the last few weeks haven't been particularly busy with the new release, but in general: people are (re)discovering Fallout.
But it's especially important for Fallout 76, a live-service game that relies on a healthy returning audience and — for players — a group of collaborators they can make friends with. If you're keen on diving, see our guide How to have a good time with Fallout 76 in 2024. Meanwhile, Chris says the best game to play today is… Fallout 4. As for my opinion, I am one of those people who make mistakes in love New Vegas Best for getting personal.
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