- Bethesda has reintroduced companions to the Fallout 76 Public Test Server with significant improvements.
- World Pets update allows pets to venture outside home bases and join players in the wasteland.
- Pets will level up by species, earn unique passives, and increase carry capacity.
- The Winter update includes new locations, environmental updates, and bounty hunting activities.
Bethesda has kicked off its newly dedicated social channels for Fallout 76 by showcasing the official key art for World Pets, confirmed to arrive in Winter 2026.
Fallout 76 World Pets - Key Art
While C.A.M.P. pets were previously confined to home bases, the upcoming World Pets update will allow companions - including dogs, cats, radhogs, and even deathclaws - to venture out into the wider wasteland of Appalachia alongside players.
As detailed in recent Inside the Vault updates, the Winter update includes:
- Mobile Companions: Pets travel, fight, and respond to ping commands alongside players in the open world.
- Species Leveling & Progression: Pets level up per species (e.g., leveling your German Shepherd levels all dog variants) and earn unique passives and carry-capacity buffs.
- Skyline Valley Content: Environmental updates, new locations (like Moorman's Run Outpost), and bounty hunting Grunt/Head Hunts.
The feature is currently undergoing active Public Test Server (PTS) playtesting ahead of its official target launch this winter.
Fallout 76 Intel: Patch 1.7.27.11 released
There is a new update for Fallout 76, bringing quality-of-life improvements to Appalachia alongside a progress report on the native Xbox Series X|S and PS5 versions.
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