List of The Elder Scrolls video games
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The Elder Scrolls is an action role-playing open world video game series developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The Elder Scrolls games take place in the fictional world of Nirn, on the continent of Tamriel. The first game, The Elder Scrolls: Arena, was released in 1994. It was intended for players to assume the role of an arena combatant, but development shifted the game into a role-playing game (RPG), beginning a tradition that persists throughout the series' history.{{cite web |url=http://www.elderscrolls.com/tenth_anniv/tenth_anniv-arena.htm |title=Arena – Behind the Scenes |publisher=Bethesda Softworks (ZeniMax Media) |date=2004 |access-date=June 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509175304/http://www.elderscrolls.com/tenth_anniv/tenth_anniv-arena.htm |archive-date=May 9, 2007 }} The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall was published in 1996, and it featured one of the first true 3D worlds on a large scale, with a game world claimed to be the size of Great Britain.{{cite web |url=http://www.elderscrolls.com/tenth_anniv/tenth_anniv-daggerfall.htm |title=Daggerfall – Behind the Scenes |publisher=Bethesda Softworks (ZeniMax Media) |access-date=July 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518070353/http://www.elderscrolls.com/tenth_anniv/tenth_anniv-daggerfall.htm |archive-date=May 18, 2008 }} The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, released in 2002, saw a return to the old-style expansive and non-linear gameplay, and a shift towards individually detailed landscapes, with a smaller game world than past titles.{{cite web |url=http://www.elderscrolls.com/tenth_anniv/tenth_anniv-morrowind.htm |title=Morrowind, Behind the Scenes |publisher=Bethesda Softworks (ZeniMax Media) |date=2004 |access-date=November 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114102101/http://www.elderscrolls.com/tenth_anniv/tenth_anniv-morrowind.htm |archive-date=November 14, 2006 }} The game sold over four million units by mid-2005.{{cite press release |url=http://www.elderscrolls.com/news/press_081705.htm |title=Lynda Carter Joins the Voice Cast of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion |publisher=ZeniMax Media |date=August 17, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101025085351/http://www.elderscrolls.com/news/press_081705.htm |archive-date=October 25, 2010 }} Two expansions were released between 2002 and 2003: Tribunal and Bloodmoon.
Development of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion began in 2002, and focused on artificial intelligence improvements that interact dynamically with the game world.{{cite web|last=Houghton |first=Mat |url=http://www.gamechronicles.com/qa/elderscrolls4/oblivion.htm |title=Developers Corner: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion |publisher=Game Chronicles |access-date=August 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821082016/http://www.gamechronicles.com/qa/elderscrolls4/oblivion.htm |archive-date=August 21, 2007 }} Released in 2006, the game achieved commercial success and critical acclaim; expansion packs Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles were released for the game. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim followed in November 2011 to critical acclaim. The game is not a direct sequel to its predecessor, Oblivion, but instead takes place 200 years later, in Tamriel's land of Skyrim. Three expansion sets, Dawnguard, Dragonborn and Hearthfire, have been released. The Elder Scrolls Online, a massively multiplayer role-playing video game developed by ZeniMax Online Studios, was announced on May 3, 2012. The game is the first open-ended multiplayer installment of the franchise, and most of the continent of Tamriel is playable in the game. The Elder Scrolls Online had been in development for 5 years prior to its announcement and was released on April 4, 2014.
Video games
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=Main games=
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|title=The Elder Scrolls: ArenaThe Elder Scrolls: Arena
|microsoft=DOS |sony=no |other=no |release=March 25, 1994 |publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls II: DaggerfallThe Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
|microsoft=DOS |sony=no |other=no |release=September 20, 1996{{cite web |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA18719411&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=7c64a032 |title=Bethesda Softworks Announces the Release of The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall |website=PR Newswire |date=September 27, 1996 |via=Gale Research |access-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721000204/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA18719411&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=7c64a032 |url-status=live}} |publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindThe Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
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|genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
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|genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim:
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|publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls VIThe Elder Scrolls VI
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=Expansions and other games=
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|title=An Elder Scrolls Legend: BattlespireAn Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire:
|microsoft=DOS |sony=no |other=no |release=November 30, 1997 |publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls Adventures: RedguardThe Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard:
|microsoft=DOS |sony=no |other=no |release=October 31, 1998 |publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls III: TribunalThe Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal:
|microsoft=Windows |sony=no |other=no |release=November 8, 2002 |publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls Travels: StormholdThe Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold:
|microsoft=no |sony=no |other=Mobile |release=August 1, 2003 |publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls III: BloodmoonThe Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon:
|microsoft=Windows |sony=no |other=no |release=June 4, 2003 |publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls Travels: DawnstarThe Elder Scrolls Travels: Dawnstar:
|microsoft=no |sony=no |other=Mobile |release=2004 |publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls Travels: ShadowkeyThe Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey
|microsoft=no |sony=no |other=Mobile{{efn|name=Monkey|The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey was developed by Vir2L Studios and TKO Software.}} |release=November 11, 2004 |publishers=
|genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls Travels: OblivionThe Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion
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|genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the NineThe Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine:
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|genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering IslesThe Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles:
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|genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – DawnguardThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard:
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|publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire |microsoft=Windows |sony=PlayStation 3 |other= Nintendo Switch |releases=
|publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn:
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|publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls OnlineThe Elder Scrolls Online:
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|publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls: Legends |microsoft=Windows |sony=no |other=macOS |release=
|publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Collectible card }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls: Blades |microsoft=no |sony=no |other=Android |release=
|publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls: Castles{{cite web |last1=Zwiezen |first1=Zack |title=Surprise, Bethesda Just Released A New Elder Scrolls Game |url=https://kotaku.com/elder-scrolls-castles-mobile-fallout-shelter-ios-beta-1850886941 |website=Kotaku |publisher=G/O Media |access-date=29 September 2023 |date=29 September 2023}} |microsoft=no |sony=no |other=Android |release=
|publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Construction and management simulation }} {{ListEntry/VG/A1 |title=The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered |microsoft=Windows |sony=PlayStation 5 |other=no |release=
|publisher=Bethesda Softworks |genre=Action role-playing }} |
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