Between the success of theFalloutshow, the first-ever Skyline Valley map expansion, the new legendary crafting system, and the Gleaming Depths update reintroducing endgame Raids, 2024 was one of the biggest years forFallout 76so far. Although 2024 will be hard to compete with, given how much momentum the franchise has going into 2025, this will surely beanother major year for fans ofFallout 76.
Fallout 76will be starting 2025 strong with the new playable Ghoul character and Season 20 coming in March, followed by fishing and two new Seasonal Events coming throughout the year. While some of the major content updates coming toFallout 76in 2025 beyond this have yet to be revealed, it’s safe to expect thatFallout 76will stick to its pattern of releasing a minimum of two major content updates with several smaller updates throughout the year.
Everything Confirmed For Fallout 76 in 2025
So far,Fallout 76’s Season 19 Community Calenderhas already revealed everything that will come to the game until March 2025. Beyond this, there have been a handful of individual announcements for other upcoming updates coming throughout the year, including new Seasonal Events, the Ghoul playable character, and fishing.
Every New and Returning Seasonal Event Coming to Fallout 76 in 2025
There will be two new Seasonal Events joining the rotation this year: Mischief Night and the Big Bloom, along with a new Challenge Event.Mischief Night was previously cut content forFallout 76, although it will finally be returning in 2025, and it’s expected to run alongside the existing Spooky Scorched Seasonal Event. As for the Big Bloom Seasonal Event and Challenge Event, it’s unclear what these will entail. However, it’s been said that players will be helping to prune some deadly, mutated plants, potentially referring to the Overgrown or otherwise hinting at a new variety of enemies coming toFallout 76.
Originally,Fallout 76’s Seasonal Public Eventsonly ran once or twice a year, but recently there has been an effort to make these events occur much more frequently. So especially with new Seasonal Events joining the rotation this year, there will typically be at least one event running every month, giving players plenty of activities to enjoy and potentially new rewards to earn betweenFallout 76’s major updates coming throughout the year.
Fallout 76’s Playable Ghoul Character and Season 20 Arrives in March 2025
One of the biggest confirmed updates coming toFallout 76in 2025 is the playable Ghoul character, arriving alongside the start of Season 20 in March. Players who transform their character into a Ghoul will be able to draw power from Radiation to utilize new buildcrafting tools, which will be especially powerful for unarmed melee builds.Everything revealed forFallout 76’s playable Ghoul so farincludes:
Aside fromhowFallout 76’s playable Ghouls will impact the meta, this new playable character is going to be a major milestone for the franchise. More specifically, this could open the door for additional playable characters beyond Ghouls and humans, influencing the fate of the franchise’s future games.
While the theme for Season 20 hasn’t been revealed, it will likely feature rewards related to the playable Ghoul character, such as weathered armor and weapon skins, as well as a potential Ghoul CAMP ally.
Fishing is Coming to Fallout 76 in Summer 2025
This feature was first teased during the 2024 Fallout Day festivities, and it’s since been confirmed to arrive inFallout 76in the Summer of 2025. Players can expectfishing inFallout 76to provide several new food consumables and recipes, along with a mysterious new NPC vendor, the Drifter.
More Balancing Updates Coming to Fallout 76 in 2025
The ongoing process of balancing changes inFallout 76will continue in 2025, with this year said to be dedicated to alternative playstyles. It’s already been revealed that new Perk Cards will be coming for both Ghouls and humans, and while their exact details are currently unknown, players can likely expect these Perk Cards to introduce buffs foroff-meta builds inFallout 76, like stealth, shotguns, and pistol builds. It’s also worth mentioning that potential nerfs for the Gleaming Depths Raid are a hot topic among the game’s community that may be considered for future updates.
Graphics, Performance, and Gameplay Improvements Coming to Fallout 76 in 2025
Aside from big content updates,Fallout 76will remain focused on bug fixes and gameplay improvements, notably including a highly requested overhaul ofFallout 76’s CAMP and Workshop building menu, along with some graphics upgrades coming in 2025. There will also be performance improvements coming throughout the year, which will likely target the game’s overall performance on consoles and known issues with theMilepost Zero Caravans Public Event.
What to Expect From Fallout Day 2025 and Fallout 76’s 7th Birthday
Fallout Day celebrates the date that the bombs dropped in theFalloutgames’ canon timelineon October 23, and this event typically features sales on all of theFalloutfranchise games on most platforms. Then on November 14,Fallout 76will be celebrating its 7th birthday in 2025, likely offering a free-to-play trial for new players. These two holidays normally only have special celebrations on milestone years, so while there may be community events and livestreams, there likely won’t be any in-game challenges or rewards in 2025.
Other Content That Will Likely Come to Fallout 76 Throughout 2025
Fallout 76typically follows a pattern of introducing two to four major content updates every year. Considering that 2024 was such a big year after theFalloutshow’s success led to anew record-high player count inFallout 76, the Skyline Valley update introduced the first-ever map expansion, and the Gleaming Depths update reintroduced endgame Raids, this momentum will presumably carry over into another big year forFallout 76. Therefore, despite the lack of announcements so far, a minimum of two major updates coming toFallout 76in 2025 is all but guaranteed.
Predicting Fallout 76’s Major Content Updates Coming in 2025
With the playable Ghoul character and Season 20 coming in March, this will likely be one ofFallout 76’s big yearly updates. Otherwise, the rest of the ‘big updates’ coming toFallout 76in 2025 have yet to be revealed. However, the features that were delayed fromFallout 76’s Milepost Zero Caravans and Gleaming Depths updates are expected to arrive throughout 2025.
New Caravan Crew Members and New Ways to Earn Four-Star Legendaries in Fallout 76
Two new Milepost Zero Caravan crew members are expected to come toFallout 76in 2025 after being delayed from a previous update. Another delayed feature expected to arrive in 2025 is a new way to earn four-star legendary loot inFallout 76. Currently, the only way to earn four-star legendaries is by completing encounters in the Gleaming Depths Raid, but eventually, players will be able to earn four-star legendaries from random legendary enemies that spawn around the map.
Early Leaks and Rumors for Fallout 76’s Updates Coming in 2025
So far, there’s one big leak that could be related to an update forFallout 76coming in 2025. According toleaks posted on the Fallout Fandom Wiki, a new Expedition has been datamined. Thisnew Expedition potentially coming toFallout 76, the Bastion, takes place in the Pitt and the location is believed to be influenced by the real-life U.S. Steel Tower.
IfFallout 76still has plans to expand upon the Pitt, this could be a sign that the Pitt will become a freely explorable area outside of Expeditions, complete with a new questline similar toFallout 76’s Atlantic City region. Additionally, if these leaks are true, this new Expedition coming toFallout 76would presumably be one of the big yearly updates accompanied by a new Season.
Fallout 76
WHERE TO PLAY
Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Skyrim and Fallout 4, welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fell, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers—chosen from the nation’s best and brightest – emerge into post-nuclear America on Reclamation Day, 2102. Play solo or join together as you explore, quest, build, and triumph against the wasteland’s greatest threats. Explore a vast wasteland, devastated by nuclear war, in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story. Experience the largest, most dynamic world ever created in the legendary Fallout universe. Expand southward to Skyline Valley – a brand-new region of Appalachia. Investigate the cause of the electric storm circling overhead and unveil the mystery around Vault 63 and its dwellers, including a shocking new Ghoul type – The Lost.
