JUNE 2020 PCWorld 77

Fallout 76: The free Wastelanders

expansion deserves a second trip

into West Virginia

Hell, if you like Fallout 3 and New Vegas, Wastelanders is potentially a better follow-up

than Fallout 4. BY HAYDEN DINGMAN

T

o say I had low expectations for

Fallout 76’s new Wastelanders

expansion would be an

understatement. My original Fallout

76 review was not kind (go.pcworld.com/

fl76), but at least ended on a hopeful note.

“Maybe like Elder Scrolls Online, Bethesda

can tease a decent game out of this

foundation in a year or two,” I wrote. But as

time went on, and as the controversies

mounted, I became less and less convinced.

Still, when Wastelanders released in

April, I figured I might as well give it a shot.

After all, the expansion is free for anyone

who owned the game, and...well, I owned

the game. Why not, right? It’s not like there’s

much releasing this spring (go.pcworld.

com/rlsp).

And you know what? I’m glad I gave it a

shot, because it’s surprisingly solid.

IMAGE: HAYDEN DINGMAN