Fallout 76 will finally let sick people play as Ghouls in early 2025

Fallout 76 has been consistently updated since launch, and Bethesda has experimented with different ways to expand the base game. This included expeditions, which take us to places like The Pitt or Atlantic City, as well as new dungeons hidden in abandoned Vaults or underground environments. During today’s Xbox Games Showcase, we learned more about the upcoming Skyline Valley update – and for the first time, fans can actually play as Ghouls.

The Skyline Valley is a new southern region of Appalachia, located between the Ash Heap and the Cranberry Bog. This is the first time we’ve seen a major update to the Appalachian map, and looking at the sky, it seems like something has gone horribly wrong. The Skyline Valley update is currently available for testing Fallout 76 test realms, and it is scheduled for release on June 12.

The new trailer at the Xbox Games Showcase showed off more of Skyline Valley, but also revealed that fans will have the option to play as a Ghoul character in early 2025, which is exciting – especially after the Amazon show got everyone excited about Walton Goggins Ghoul. Ghouls are Wastelanders who have absorbed enough radiation to mutate themselves, but not enough to die; they look considerably more feral than their human counterparts, but are much more resilient and live longer. They can also become feral, turning into crazy beasts – so it’s really a mixed bag.

It’s fascinating to see how Fallout 76 continues to adapt and evolve after its notoriously rocky launch. This is the first Fallout game brave enough to let players actually be a Ghoul, and I can’t wait to see how this new archetype will change the rest of the game.