- Fallout 76 is completely free to play this week to celebrate the arrival of Fallout Season 2
- The progress made here will carry over to the full game next week
- Simply go to your favorite console store to download the game for free
In a bit of a Fallout mood this Christmas season? You’re lucky, like Fallout 76 is completely free to play this week!
To celebrate the arrival of Fallout Season 2 on the Prime Video streaming service, Bethesda is holding a free game week for Fallout 76 from now until December 23, 2025. Even better, any progress you make during this free-to-play period will carry over to the full game if you choose to purchase it later.
That means you have about a week to play the popular multiplayer title for free. Even better, this Free Play Week includes pretty much every content update released for the game, including the latest Burning Springs expansion that features Walton Goggins’ character, The Ghoul, as an interactable quest giver.
So how do you get started? It’s easy. Simply head over to the PlayStation Store on PS5 or PS4, or the Microsoft Store for Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One, go to Fallout 76’s store page and download the game. Yes, it’s that easy. No annoying hoops to jump through; the game is simply free to download and play all week.
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