According to sources speaking anonymously to Kotaku, Fallout 76 reportedly will be an online survival RPG, along the lines of DayZ or Rust. According to Kotaku, Fallout 76 will still have quests and a story, as well as base building and "survival-based and multiplayer mechanics." The gameplay is "rapidly changing," though, according to Kotaku.

As for story details, IGN's own Jordan Oloman spotted what could be a date for the game's setting - October 27, 2102 - which would place it canonically before every other Fallout game released so far. It's also worth noting that October 28 was the release date for Fallout 3, 10 years ago - perhaps just a coincidence, but interesting nonetheless.