10 Video Games You Gave Up On (That Are Actually Great)
5. Fallout 76
The concept of exploring the post-apocalyptic wasteland and coming into contact with other players doing the same was strong enough that Fallout 76 made too much sense not to do. However, the game infamously had one of the most negative reactions within the last decade. On launch it had infinitely more bugs than it had things to actually do. There weren't even NPCs or really much in the way of quests.
With that in mind, many players expected Fallout 76 to become a game that Bethesda washed their hands of quickly but that's not what happened at all. The team maintained their commitment to updating and improving the experience: completely overhauling the levelling system, fleshing out the world and supplying story-driven content, and peppering in tonnes of quality of life improvements, all for free.
Not only is Fallout 76 still online five years later against most expectations, it's kind of thriving as an underappreciated gem.
The numbers don't lie. At the end of last year, the company revealed that Fallout 76 had climbed to 13.5 million players lifetime total, meaning new people are continuously trying it out. The game currently holds a sturdy average of 8000 concurrent players who enjoy what it's become. Sure, that number is never going to set the world on fire but it's a lot better than the game becoming the empty wasteland most predicted at launch.