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Fallout 76

Pint-Sized Terror Stalks Appalachia in The Slasher Update

Sep 1, 2026 · Steam update tracked by Buffs & Bugs

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Check your locks, batten down your windows and be sure to look over your shoulder...The Slasher comes to Appalachia!

AffectedPC · PS5 · Xbox
Main focusTHE PINT-SIZED SLASHER RETURNS...? · COMING SOON: A SPINE-TINGLING NEW SEASON!
  • Join Fallout 76 Creative Director Jon Rush and Senior Community Manager Richard Stanford as they peel back the curtain on this bloodcurdling new update arriving September 15 for all Fallout 76 players.
  • A string of grisly crimes has Appalachia gripped in fear, sharing an eerie similarity with the work of one Pint-Sized Slasher, an infamous (if diminutive) serial killer from the Pre-War era. Has the knife-wielding urban legend returned, or is The Slasher's bloody wake simply the work of devoted copycats?
  • Unveiled over multiple weeks, Breaking News emergency broadcasts will update players on the newest leads in their investigation. Clear out Infestations full of Slasher-worshipping cultists, tackle new Daily Ops challenges and even dig up graves as you chase the truth behind The Slasher's supposed revival and, just maybe, help Appalachia sleep a little sounder at night.
OFFICIAL UPDATE NOTES · STEAM

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Check your locks, batten down your windows and be sure to look over your shoulder...The Slasher comes to Appalachia!

Join Fallout 76 Creative Director Jon Rush and Senior Community Manager Richard Stanford as they peel back the curtain on this bloodcurdling new update arriving September 15 for all Fallout 76 players.

THE PINT-SIZED SLASHER RETURNS...?

A string of grisly crimes has Appalachia gripped in fear, sharing an eerie similarity with the work of one Pint-Sized Slasher, an infamous (if diminutive) serial killer from the Pre-War era. Has the knife-wielding urban legend returned, or is The Slasher's bloody wake simply the work of devoted copycats?

Unveiled over multiple weeks, Breaking News emergency broadcasts will update players on the newest leads in their investigation. Clear out Infestations full of Slasher-worshipping cultists, tackle new Daily Ops challenges and even dig up graves as you chase the truth behind The Slasher's supposed revival and, just maybe, help Appalachia sleep a little sounder at night.

COMING SOON: A SPINE-TINGLING NEW SEASON!

That's not all, of course! The release of The Slasher Update also marks the debut of Season 26: Beware the Blood Moon! Earn S.C.O.R.E. from playing the game to gather Tickets to redeem for creepy, crawly 'n’ cool in-game rewards like the Batty Skirt, Blood Moon Power Armor Paint, Creepy Cultist Well and even the Blood Moon Weather Control Station!

There are even more rewards to earn with Legacy Seasons - learn more here

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