Fallout 76’s player count has boomed again, with over 60,000 new players flooding into the Wastelands to break the 2018 title’s player count high another time.

The success of the Fallout television show is the biggest reason for the surge. Although the Amazon Prime series isn’t a direct adaption of any single Fallout game, it weaves the same lore and Easter eggs throughout the show, referencing specific elements and places including New Vegas, the vault’s layout and locked door systems matching those seen in Fallout 76, and how the of course the many nuclear explosions. So, it’s understandable why Fallout games have only grown in popularity since the show aired.