The Elder Scrolls® Online

    Explore a shared Elder Scrolls world with friends or alone, and duel other players.

    ZeniMax Online Studios · published by Bethesda Softworks

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    1 source
    Online versus
    1 source
    Crossplay
    1 source
    Free to play
    1 source
    Early access
    1 source
    Not known yet
    Online multiplayer, Players in online co-op, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.
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    Why we rate it this way

    • 81% positive from 162,029 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 70/100 from 16 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 131037Total negative: 30992Total reviews: 162029{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":131037,"total_negative":30992,"total_reviews":162029}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 1081Name: The Elder Scrolls OnlineUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/the-elder-scrolls-onlineCreated at: 1339445151First release date: 1396569600Total rating: 71.18573931872774Total rating count: 374Aggregated rating: 70.4375Aggregated rating count: 16Hypes: 13Release dates: [{"id":416956,"date":1396569600,"human":"Apr 04, 2014"},{"id":416957,"date":1396569600,"human":"Apr 04, 2014"},{"id":289880,"date":1623715200,"human":"Jun 15, 2021"},{"id":290323,"date":1623715200,"human":"Jun 15, 2021"},{"id":38070,"date":1433808000,"human":"Jun 09, 2015"},{"id":38071,"date":1433808000,"human":"Jun 09, 2015"},{"id":106165,"date":1433808000,"human":"Jun 09, 2015"},{"id":466108,"date":1592265600,"human":"Jun 16, 2020"},{"id":106166,"date":1433808000,"human":"Jun 09, 2015"}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":851,"name":"ZeniMax Online Studios"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":16565,"name":"Bethesda Softworks"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]{"id":1081,"name":"The Elder Scrolls Online","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/the-elder-scrolls-online","created_at":1339445151,"first_release_date":1396569600,"total_rating":71.18573931872774,"total_rating_count":374,"aggregated_rating":70.4375,"aggregated_rating_count":16,"hypes":13,"release_dates":[{"id":416956,"date":1396569600,"human":"Apr 04, 2014"},{"id":416957,"date":1396569600,"human":"Apr 04, 2014"},{"id":289880,"date":1623715200,"human":"Jun 15, 2021"},{"id":290323,"date":1623715200,"human":"Jun 15, 2021"},{"id":38070,"date":1433808000,"human":"Jun 09, 2015"},{"id":38071,"date":1433808000,"human":"Jun 09, 2015"},{"id":106165,"date":1433808000,"human":"Jun 09, 2015"},{"id":466108,"date":1592265600,"human":"Jun 16, 2020"},{"id":106166,"date":1433808000,"human":"Jun 09, 2015"}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":851,"name":"ZeniMax Online Studios"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":16565,"name":"Bethesda Softworks"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.