Someone has recreated a whole new Fallout map in the GZDoom Engine.
In a stunning and surprisingly cinematic teaser, modder Alexander “Red888guns” Berezin has been hard at work recreating Fallout’s city of Necropolis from the original Fallout game. As PC Gamer points out, the Fallout: Bakersfield project was initially unveiled back in 2022, but we’ve heard very little since, leading some to speculate that the project may have been abandoned.
Now, however, we know Berezin is still working on recreating the Necropolis sequence, complete with the obligatory boss fight with Harry in the watershed. To be honest, it’s kind of wild that this entire world has been recreated by just two people — Berezin and what’s presumed to be a family member, Denis Berezin.
“Never seen a fan project get so close to the OG vibe,” said one commenter on the YouTube page. Another agreed, writing: “Duuuuuuude whaaaat this looked cool at first, but the gameplay got me so hyped. This looks frickin’ legit. This has more Fallout vibes than the last few actual games.”
Given the quality of the teaser, you’d be forgiven for thinking the mod’s release is imminent, but an infographic at the end of the teaser suggests development is only about 60% done. Berezin posits that he’s about 30% of the way through creating the creatures, 50% done with making the weapons and UI, and completed 80% of walls, tiles, and scenery.
The mod’s release date is simply listed as: ??.??.202?… which takes us right up until December 31, 2029, unfortunately.
A new Fallout project has been spotted in the wild: Fallout: Bakersfield. And it’s so cool ! ☢️
The mod’s creators specify that it’s a non-commercial 1993 Doom total conversion.
I didn’t think I’d see this today.
Made my day ! 🎂 #Fallout pic.twitter.com/gMuRD9LuMT— LnL (@LnL_spark) July 21, 2025
Fallout Season 1 hit Prime Video in April 2024 and was an instant breakout hit. While the show’s popularity sparked a flood of new players across all Fallout games, Bethesda — and by extension parent company Microsoft — failed to make the most of it with, for example, the release of a new Fallout game. For Fallout Season 2, it’s off to New Vegas, the setting of Obsidian’s much-loved Fallout: New Vegas, and it sounds like tie-in content is indeed planned for Fallout 76.
Of course, a brand-new Fallout game is also coming down the pipe, with Howard confirming Fallout 5 is in the long-term plan, potentially after The Elder Scrolls 6 comes out.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
