Fallout 76 Finally Lets You Become A Ghoul Very Soon

Bethesda has announced what's next for Fallout 76, and the next major update for the online game is coming soon. Fallout 76 Season 20: Glow of the Ghoul arrives March 18 as part of the Ghoul Within update. This long-awaited update allows players to become ghouls for the first time.

"Glow of the Ghoul is all about the Ghouls. This theme is for the mutated, the irradiated, the glowing and the feral of the wasteland," Bethesda said in its announcement.

In addition to allowing players to become a ghoul, the new update adds a variety of toxic-waste-themed items for players to use to deck out their C.A.M.P.s. This includes the "Unfortunate End" nuclear waste tank, the "Mini Nuke Stein," and the "Goo-Tub."

You can see some of this new content in the trailer below.

Bethesda announced in June 2024 that an update to Fallout 76 would allow them to become a ghoul. The Fallout TV show features Walton Goggins as The Ghoul, and he became a fan-favorite.

"As a Ghoul, you have that natural resistance to radiation. In fact, you even benefit from radiation in a lot of different ways," Bethesda told GameSpot in an interview. "So that on its own will open up a number of different play styles. So if I benefit from radiation and a lot of players wear power armor to stave off radiation, as a Ghoul, I want to absorb it."

Bethesda also published a roadmap for Fallout 76's next few months, showing off what's coming in terms of seasonal events and double-XP opportunities. The next big update after Glow of the Ghoul doesn't have a name or any details yet, but it'll be released with Season 21 sometime in June.

Beyond ongoing support for Fallout 76, Bethesda is working on The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5. As for the Fallout TV show, the Prime Video series is coming back for a second season, with MaCaulay Culkin joining the cast.