
Despite its immense popularity, the Fallout franchise has been seemingly dormant, without a new mainline game or remaster in over ten years. The interest is still clearly there, especially after the success of the Amazon Prime series. It’s odd that Bethesda has done so little with the franchise, although it does seem there are plans to remaster some of the older titles.
After the success of Oblivion Remastered, it seems like Bethesda has turned its attention to remastered Fallout 3 next, likely with Virtuos doing most of the work again, but even this is a while away. Fallout fans have grown impatient, although this impatience has been expressed in impressively creative ways. Fallout: London was one example of this, releasing last year and blowing minds, and Fallout: Bakersfield looks like the next project to set an impossible standard.
Fallout: Bakersfield Is A Stunning Total Conversion Of DOOM
And Looks So Good It Could Be Official
Fallout: Bakersfield is a total conversion mod for 1993’s Doom that makes it look like Bethesda themselves commissioned a studio to create a Fallout-inspired Boomer Shooter. What makes this reveal so shocking is that before the trailer was dropped on SaurX’s YouTube channel, very little had been shown off about the project. It had largely remained quiet after its initial announcement, but the new trailer shows off all the work the team has been doing.
Boomer Shooters are a subgenre of shooters and refer to games made in the retro style inspired by games like the original Doom and Duke Nukem.
Bakersfield brings the world of Fallout to Doom‘s gameplay, and the aesthetic fits well, considering that Fallout was a great CRPG series back in the 90s. In fact, Bakersfield incorporates many aesthetic elements from the original Fallout, including some of its UI and a somewhat pre-rendered look with 3D models, paired with some great pixel art. The aesthetic fits so well that it’s a wonder that Bethesda hasn’t made its own Boomer-Shooter in the Fallout universe.
Considering that Bethesda is also the publisher of the Doom franchise, this seems like a match made in heaven, and Bakersfield is somehow the first to capitalize on it. From ghouls to super mutants, the team behind Bakersfield clearly understands how to translate the post-apocalypse of Fallout into an all-action shooter like Doom. The super mutant boss in the trailer even sounds straight out of the original Fallout.
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At the end of the trailer, the team gives a progress report, and while a release date hasn’t been revealed, the overall progress of the project is at 60%. It seems most of the environment is done, with walls/tiles and scenery both at 80%, while creatures, weapons, and UI need a bit more work. For a project with a development team of two, what has been shown thus far is both impressive and carries on a trend from the Fallout community.
Fallout: Bakersfield Is Just One Example Of What Bethesda’s Fans Can Do
Fallout: London, Miami, And So On
Bethesda fans have been known for their modding projects for some time now, and players only need to look at what a heavily modded Skyrim looks like in 2025 to comprehend how much work they have done. The Fallout side of the fan base seems more focused on the total conversion side. Bakersfield, although unorthodox due to its work with an entirely different game, is just one example of a successful conversion project.
Total conversion mods are projects that use the original game’s engine and mechanics but put players in a brand new setting built from the ground up.
Fallout: London is a notable example, thanks to its open-world design, which allows players to explore a post-apocalyptic and irradiated London. There are plenty of in-progress projects, too, like Project Mojave, where fans have gotten sick of waiting for a New Vegas remake and have taken matters into their own hands. There’s also Fallout: Cascadia, which seeks to bring Seattle to the world of Fallout.
Another great example of a conversion project is Fallout: Miami, and while it isn’t as far along as London, it does have some episodic sections to download. Its progress can be monitored on the Fallout: Miami website, where the team posts updates on their progress. Most of the 2D art has been completed, and it seems that between now and the release of Fallout 5, there will be plenty of fan-made projects like Miami, London, and Bakersfield to enjoy.

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On the Skyrim side of the community, there is the ambitious Beyond Skyrim project, which currently offers the Bruma area in Cyrodiil for download. This project aims to make Skyrim a continental game, and that’s without considering all the other expansion mods that have been released so far, such as Wyrmstooth. While Fallout 4‘s scene is largely about expanding the game, Skyrim‘s is all about expanding the universe.
Projects Like Bakersfield Are Perfect For The Wait For Fallout 5
And Bethesda Has Welcomed These Projects
Fallout 5 is so far down the pipeline that it’s almost not worth thinking about. At times, it feels like the heat death of the universe or the Rapture might happen first, so projects like Bakersfield are great for keeping interest in the Fallout community, else this gaming IP won’t have any games. Bethesda probably knows this, and its handling of the modding scene is one of its highlights.

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There was the next-gen update scare with Fallout: London and some controversy over the Creation Club, but for the most part, Bethesda lets its community get on with its work largely unimpeded. With the Creation Kits, it even gives its fans the tools they need to create something great, and they have been doing that for well over a decade. I personally cannot wait for projects like Bakersfield, Miami, and Beyond Skryim to finally be released.
In the meantime, fans will have to play the ever-familiar waiting game in the Fallout series. Still, there are new games and projects on the horizon, even if Bethesda isn’t the one releasing them. With the series too and a potential Fallout 3 remake, it could be a worse time to be a Fallout fan.
Source: YouTube – SaurX, Falloutmiami.com

- Created by
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Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky
- First TV Show
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Fallout
- First Episode Air Date
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April 10, 2024
- Cast
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Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Moises Arias, Xelia Mendes-Jones, Walton Goggins
- Where to watch
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Amazon Prime Video