Bethesda’s Todd Howard has called Fallout’s recent renaissance “beyond anything [he’s] ever seen in [his] 30 years of doing this”.
This renewed interest in the series all came about thanks to Amazon’s Fallout adaptation. The show’s success – which saw 65 million viewers tuning in in its first 16 days of release – led to droves of players venturing into one or many of Fallout’s wastelands, to find out what delights were in store.
Fallout 4 actually became the best selling game in Europe at one point in April, despite having been out for almost a decade. Meanwhile, earlier today, it was announced that Fallout 76 has now welcomed 20 million total players, several years after its initial release.
“Depending on the Fallout game, you’re looking at a 4-6x increase in daily players,” Howard said to Variety, reflecting on this latest number. “Having an event that brings that many people into games that you have and who have never played your games before, that’s a big thing. New players who have never played a game or never played one of our games.
“It’s a really, really unique moment.”
Our future began 6 years ago, and now thanks to our amazing #Fallout76 community Appalachia is 20 million players strong.
Thank you for joining us on this journey… there’s even more to come. pic.twitter.com/kQ4WQ8Grvl
— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) May 30, 2024
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Meanwhile, on the newly-minted TV side of the franchise, Amazon’s Fallout was officially announced to be getting a second season soon after series one made its debut. At this time, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy – who executive produce the show via Kilter Films – said they “can’t wait to blow up the world all over again”.