Fallout 76 Will Bring World Pets, Hideouts, and Raven Rock by Summer 2027
C.A.M.P. pets arrive December 1 with customizable companions and perks, while spring's Hideouts are designed to bridge early endgame play and Raids.
Fallout 76 will bring C.A.M.P. pets, bounty-hunting Hideouts, and the Raven Rock expansion to Appalachia across the next stretch of its roadmap. Bethesda Game Studios’ September letter from Creative Director Jon Rush and Production Director Bill LaCoste placed Raven Rock in summer 2027. Bethesda has since confirmed that World Pets will arrive on December 1, 2026, and outlined its companion options in an October overview.
Fall’s roadmap began with The Slasher, which launched on September 15. World Pets will follow on December 1, letting C.A.M.P. pets join players on their adventures and grow more capable as they level up.
Players can choose Dogs and Cats, Radhogs, or a Deathclaw, then name their pet and customize its appearance. Bethesda’s September roadmap said existing pet interactions would carry over and listed Stay, Follow, Protect, and Kill among the options. The October overview describes attack, defend, and follow commands. Companions can level up to unlock perks suited to a player’s playstyle.
Bethesda also ties the upgraded companions to bounty hunting in Skyline Valley, where rising crime forced the Blue Ridge Caravan Company to close its operations.
Hideouts will add tougher bounty hunts in spring
Coming in spring 2027, Hideouts will send bounty hunters after dangerous encampments across Appalachia. Teams will need to try different routes and tactics to take down each hideout’s leader. Bethesda describes the activity as a bridge between early endgame content and Raids.
A new “Marked” difficulty will offer a tougher test and better rewards. Hunters will also face The Drifter, a rival who intends to eliminate the competition and take the bounty for himself. Players who defeat him can earn exceptional rewards and renown.
Raven Rock will push the map toward the Capital Wasteland
Bethesda had already named the upcoming expansion Raven Rock. The September letter adds that the map will expand southeast toward the Capital Wasteland, where two derelict Enclave operators are caught in a cold war. Its story takes place almost 200 years before Fallout 3, with the region still bearing the scars of devastation from 27 years earlier.
Between major releases, Bethesda is working on improvements to seasonal events, rendering, weather, the new-player experience, and fishing. Seasonal fish will continue to appear in rivers and streams, and the directors teased rumors of a gold Axolotl.
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Fallout 76
Developed by Bethesda Game Studios
Fallout 76 is an online action role-playing game and the first multiplayer entry in the Fallout series. Set in 2102 in Appalachia, West Virginia, players control a resident of Vault 76 who ventures into the open world 25 years after a nuclear war. The game features exploration, questing, base building, and combat against mutated creatures and hostile factions. It can be played solo or cooperatively, with players sharing servers and engaging in trade or PvP combat.
- Genre Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
- Perspective First person, Third person
- Modes Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release November 14, 2018
- Publisher Bethesda Softworks
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