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The Elder Scrolls Online
If you can't get enough of Skyrim or Oblivion, then I reckon you might just like <anchor>The Elder Scrolls Online</anchor>. It combines multiple settings from the various iterations of Bethesda's singleplayer RPGs, allowing you to explore from Tamriel, to the High Elf realm of Summerset and the Khajit homeland Elsweyr.
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# The Elder Scrolls Online

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Platforms

- Mac
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox Series X/S

Initial releaseApril 4, 2014

Developers

- ZeniMax Online Studios

Genres

- Action Adventure
- RPG

Publishers

- Bethesda Softworks

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The Elder Scrolls Online Spotlight

- ![Wot I Think - The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eso-summerset.jpg?width=275&height=155&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)







Review: [Wot I Think - The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-summerset-review)



An impressive MMO/singleplayer RPG balancing act







Alec Meer



6 years ago




[12](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-summerset-review?view=comments)

- ![A group of characters in The Elder Scrolls Online](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eso-header.jpg?width=275&height=155&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)







[The Elder Scrolls 6 and ESO devs are "equal partners" in the evolution of Elder Scrolls lore](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-6-and-eso-devs-are-equal-partners-in-the-evolution-of-elder-scrolls-lore)



But there's still no "official" collaboration despite 10 years of ESO, says ZeniMax director







Edwin Evans-Thirlwell



5 months ago




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- ![The keyart for The Elder Scrolls Online's eighth Chapter, Gold Road, featuring a wide range of characters standing on an island, surrounded by golden, glowing water.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ESO-Gold-Road-Keyart-%231.jpg?width=275&height=155&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)







[World Of Warcraft wasn't the biggest threat to The Elder Scrolls Online; it was Skyrim](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcraft-wasnt-the-biggest-threat-to-the-elder-scrolls-online-it-was-skyrim)



Creative director Rich Lambert tells us about ten years in Tamriel







Katharine Castle



5 months ago




[25](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcraft-wasnt-the-biggest-threat-to-the-elder-scrolls-online-it-was-skyrim?view=comments)

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[Elder Scrolls Online's new Gold Road expansion might just make me an MMO convert](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-onlines-new-gold-road-expansion-might-just-make-me-an-mmo-convert)



After a brief muck about in its mad jungles and autumnal estates, I'm ready to go whole hog







Katharine Castle



5 months ago




[21](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-onlines-new-gold-road-expansion-might-just-make-me-an-mmo-convert?view=comments)


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## [World Of Warcraft wasn't the biggest threat to The Elder Scrolls Online; it was Skyrim](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcraft-wasnt-the-biggest-threat-to-the-elder-scrolls-online-it-was-skyrim)

Creative director Rich Lambert tells us about ten years in Tamriel


April 8, 2024Katharine Castle

[25 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcraft-wasnt-the-biggest-threat-to-the-elder-scrolls-online-it-was-skyrim?view=comments)

![Two warriors fight monsters in the Gold Road area of The Elder Scrolls Online](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elder-scrolls-online-gold-road-Screenshot-%232.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

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## [Elder Scrolls Online's new Gold Road expansion might just make me an MMO convert](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-onlines-new-gold-road-expansion-might-just-make-me-an-mmo-convert)

After a brief muck about in its mad jungles and autumnal estates, I'm ready to go whole hog


April 5, 2024Katharine Castle

[21 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-onlines-new-gold-road-expansion-might-just-make-me-an-mmo-convert?view=comments)

![A group of characters in The Elder Scrolls Online](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eso-header.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

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## [The Elder Scrolls 6 and ESO devs are "equal partners" in the evolution of Elder Scrolls lore](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-6-and-eso-devs-are-equal-partners-in-the-evolution-of-elder-scrolls-lore)

But there's still no "official" collaboration despite 10 years of ESO, says ZeniMax director


April 3, 2024Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

[11 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-6-and-eso-devs-are-equal-partners-in-the-evolution-of-elder-scrolls-lore?view=comments)

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March 13, 2024Ed Thorn

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![An image of the night sky in Skyrim, with moons appearing through pine trees against a green aurora.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nightskyrim.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [Starfield's "are planets planets" debate recalls the amazingly weird cosmology of Elder Scrolls](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfields-are-planets-planets-debate-recalls-the-amazingly-weird-cosmology-of-elder-scrolls)

Plane or planet?


Aug. 29, 2023Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

[17 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfields-are-planets-planets-debate-recalls-the-amazingly-weird-cosmology-of-elder-scrolls?view=comments)

![Trio of warriors fight bandits and bears in a cavern, from an Elder Scrolls Online screenshot](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Elder-Scrolls-Online-.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [The Elder Scrolls Online and Murder By Numbers are currently free to keep on the Epic Games Store](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-and-murder-by-numbers-are-currently-free-to-keep-on-the-epic-games-store)

Followed by Severed Steel and Homeworld next week


July 21, 2023Kaan Serin

[5 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-and-murder-by-numbers-are-currently-free-to-keep-on-the-epic-games-store?view=comments)

![The Elder Scrolls Online's tentacle-packed expansion, Necrom, has wiggled out](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Necromheader.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

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## [The Elder Scrolls Online's tentacle-packed expansion, Necrom, has wiggled out](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-onlines-tentacle-packed-expansion-necrom-has-wiggled-out)

More-owwind


June 5, 2023Matt Cox

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[8 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-are-indeed-showing-off-redfall-not-starfield-on-january-25th?view=comments)

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## [Elder Scrolls Online is free to play and heavily discounted until April 26th](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-is-free-to-play-and-heavily-discounted-until-april-26th)

Ahead of the next expansion


April 16, 2022Graham Smith

[9 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-is-free-to-play-and-heavily-discounted-until-april-26th?view=comments)

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## [Elder Scrolls Online video shows Nvidia’s new DLAA tech in action](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-video-shows-nvidias-new-dlaa-tech-in-action)

All the anti-aliasing of DLSS, none of the upscaling


Sept. 27, 2021James Archer

[28 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-video-shows-nvidias-new-dlaa-tech-in-action?view=comments)

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## [Elder Scrolls Online's new companion characters look handy for solo players](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-companion-system-trailer-and-details)

Don't adventure alone, even when the guild is offline


May 7, 2021Lauren Morton

[5 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-companion-system-trailer-and-details?view=comments)

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## [Elder Scrolls Online's Oblivion gate expansion arrives in June](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-blackwood-oblivion-expansion-announcement)

The new chapter heads to Blackwood


Jan. 27, 2021Lauren Morton

[1 comment](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-blackwood-oblivion-expansion-announcement?view=comments)

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## [The Elder Scrolls online ends its Skyrim storyline with a visit to Markarth this November](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-ends-its-skyrim-storyline-with-a-visit-to-markarth-this-november)

It's adding a whole new area to explore in the Reach


Sept. 21, 2020Imogen Beckhelling

[6 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-ends-its-skyrim-storyline-with-a-visit-to-markarth-this-november?view=comments)

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News


## [Elder Scrolls Online will turn player houses into living dioramas with NPC routines](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-will-turn-player-houses-into-living-dioramas-with-npc-routines)

Let there be life!


Aug. 19, 2020Lauren Morton

[2 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-will-turn-player-houses-into-living-dioramas-with-npc-routines?view=comments)

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May 1, 2020Lauren Morton

[13 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-shows-off-magical-indiana-jones-activities-coming-in-the-greymoor-expansion?view=comments)

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## [You can try Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming expansion in a free play week starting Wednesday](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-can-try-elder-scrolls-onlines-upcoming-expansion-in-a-free-play-week-starting-wednesday)

Back to the North


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## [The Elder Scrolls Online is heading to Skyrim to deal with pesky vampires](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-is-heading-to-skyrim-to-deal-with-pesky-vampires)

Hope it doesn't suck


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News


## [The Elder Scrolls 6 and ESO devs are "equal partners" in the evolution of Elder Scrolls lore](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-6-and-eso-devs-are-equal-partners-in-the-evolution-of-elder-scrolls-lore)

But there's still no "official" collaboration despite 10 years of ESO, says ZeniMax director


April 3, 2024Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

[11 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-6-and-eso-devs-are-equal-partners-in-the-evolution-of-elder-scrolls-lore?view=comments)

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News


## [Starfield's "are planets planets" debate recalls the amazingly weird cosmology of Elder Scrolls](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfields-are-planets-planets-debate-recalls-the-amazingly-weird-cosmology-of-elder-scrolls)

Plane or planet?


Aug. 29, 2023Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

[17 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfields-are-planets-planets-debate-recalls-the-amazingly-weird-cosmology-of-elder-scrolls?view=comments)

![Trio of warriors fight bandits and bears in a cavern, from an Elder Scrolls Online screenshot](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Elder-Scrolls-Online-.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

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## [The Elder Scrolls Online and Murder By Numbers are currently free to keep on the Epic Games Store](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-and-murder-by-numbers-are-currently-free-to-keep-on-the-epic-games-store)

Followed by Severed Steel and Homeworld next week


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[5 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-and-murder-by-numbers-are-currently-free-to-keep-on-the-epic-games-store?view=comments)

![The Elder Scrolls Online's tentacle-packed expansion, Necrom, has wiggled out](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Necromheader.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

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## [The Elder Scrolls Online's tentacle-packed expansion, Necrom, has wiggled out](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-onlines-tentacle-packed-expansion-necrom-has-wiggled-out)

More-owwind


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[10 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-onlines-tentacle-packed-expansion-necrom-has-wiggled-out?view=comments)

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## [Microsoft are indeed showing off Redfall, not Starfield, on January 25th](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-are-indeed-showing-off-redfall-not-starfield-on-january-25th)

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[8 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-are-indeed-showing-off-redfall-not-starfield-on-january-25th?view=comments)

![The logo for Quakecon 2022](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Quakecon-logo.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [QuakeCon returns today as a digital-only event, here are some highlights](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/quakecon-returns-today-as-a-digital-only-event-here-are-some-highlights)

They’re planning an in-person shindig for 2023


Aug. 18, 2022CJ Wheeler

[3 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/quakecon-returns-today-as-a-digital-only-event-here-are-some-highlights?view=comments)

![Elder Scrolls Online is free to play and heavily discounted until April 26th](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elder-scrolls-online-companions.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [Elder Scrolls Online is free to play and heavily discounted until April 26th](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-is-free-to-play-and-heavily-discounted-until-april-26th)

Ahead of the next expansion


April 16, 2022Graham Smith

[9 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-is-free-to-play-and-heavily-discounted-until-april-26th?view=comments)

![A spliced-together screenshot of The Elder Scrolls Online, showing the game running with DLSS, DLAA and TAA anti-aliasing respectively.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elder-scrolls-online-dlaa-comparison.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [Elder Scrolls Online video shows Nvidia’s new DLAA tech in action](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-video-shows-nvidias-new-dlaa-tech-in-action)

All the anti-aliasing of DLSS, none of the upscaling


Sept. 27, 2021James Archer

[28 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-video-shows-nvidias-new-dlaa-tech-in-action?view=comments)

![Elder Scrolls Online's new companion characters look handy for solo players](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elder-scrolls-online-companions.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [Elder Scrolls Online's new companion characters look handy for solo players](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-companion-system-trailer-and-details)

Don't adventure alone, even when the guild is offline


May 7, 2021Lauren Morton

[5 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-companion-system-trailer-and-details?view=comments)

![Elder Scrolls Online's Oblivion gate expansion arrives in June](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elder%20scrolls%20online%20blackwood%20chapter%20expansion.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [Elder Scrolls Online's Oblivion gate expansion arrives in June](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-blackwood-oblivion-expansion-announcement)

The new chapter heads to Blackwood


Jan. 27, 2021Lauren Morton

[1 comment](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-blackwood-oblivion-expansion-announcement?view=comments)

![The Elder Scrolls online ends its Skyrim storyline with a visit to Markarth this November](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elder-scrolls-markarth-12.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [The Elder Scrolls online ends its Skyrim storyline with a visit to Markarth this November](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-ends-its-skyrim-storyline-with-a-visit-to-markarth-this-november)

It's adding a whole new area to explore in the Reach


Sept. 21, 2020Imogen Beckhelling

[6 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-ends-its-skyrim-storyline-with-a-visit-to-markarth-this-november?view=comments)

![Elder Scrolls Online will turn player houses into living dioramas with NPC routines](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eso-character-paths.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [Elder Scrolls Online will turn player houses into living dioramas with NPC routines](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-will-turn-player-houses-into-living-dioramas-with-npc-routines)

Let there be life!


Aug. 19, 2020Lauren Morton

[2 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-will-turn-player-houses-into-living-dioramas-with-npc-routines?view=comments)

![The Elder Scrolls Online shows off magical Indiana Jones activities coming in the Greymoor expansion](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-antiquarian-scrying.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [The Elder Scrolls Online shows off magical Indiana Jones activities coming in the Greymoor expansion](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-shows-off-magical-indiana-jones-activities-coming-in-the-greymoor-expansion)

May 1, 2020Lauren Morton

[13 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-shows-off-magical-indiana-jones-activities-coming-in-the-greymoor-expansion?view=comments)

![The Elder Scrolls Online's next expansion is delayed but only by a week](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elder-scrolls-online-eso-greymoor.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [The Elder Scrolls Online's next expansion is delayed but only by a week](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-onlines-next-expansion-is-delayed-but-only-by-a-week)

April showers bring Nord flowers


April 29, 2020Lauren Morton

![You can try Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming expansion in a free play week starting Wednesday](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elder-scrolls-online-eso-greymoor.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [You can try Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming expansion in a free play week starting Wednesday](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-can-try-elder-scrolls-onlines-upcoming-expansion-in-a-free-play-week-starting-wednesday)

Back to the North


March 30, 2020Lauren Morton

![The Elder Scrolls Online is heading to Skyrim to deal with pesky vampires](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/greymoorheader.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [The Elder Scrolls Online is heading to Skyrim to deal with pesky vampires](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-is-heading-to-skyrim-to-deal-with-pesky-vampires)

Hope it doesn't suck


Jan. 17, 2020Matt Cox

[8 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-is-heading-to-skyrim-to-deal-with-pesky-vampires?view=comments)

![Here's all the news and trailers from the Game Awards](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-game-awards-2019-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [Here's all the news and trailers from the Game Awards](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/heres-all-the-news-and-trailers-from-the-game-awards)

In Geoff we trust


Dec. 13, 2019Craig Pearson

[11 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/heres-all-the-news-and-trailers-from-the-game-awards?view=comments)

![Explore The Elder Scrolls Online for free 'til next Wednesday](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/5372107427b1644382b148f8d8a2c90e_beware-the-werewolf-behemoth_original.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [Explore The Elder Scrolls Online for free 'til next Wednesday](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/explore-the-elder-scrolls-online-for-free-til-next-wednesday)

Put away your coin, traveller


Nov. 8, 2019Natalie Clayton

[5 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/explore-the-elder-scrolls-online-for-free-til-next-wednesday?view=comments)

![The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr ventures into early access today](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elsweyr-2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr ventures into early access today](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-elsweyr-is-mostly-out-now)

Wizards and lizards and cats, oh my!


May 20, 2019Dominic Tarason

[7 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-elsweyr-is-mostly-out-now?view=comments)

![Morrowind goes free today to celebrate The Elder Scrolls turning 25](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/morrowind.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [Morrowind goes free today to celebrate The Elder Scrolls turning 25](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/morrowind-free-today-for-elder-scrolls-series-anniversary)

Khajiit has wares, free one day only!


March 25, 2019Dominic Tarason

[36 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/morrowind-free-today-for-elder-scrolls-series-anniversary?view=comments)

![The Elder Scrolls Online heads to Elsweyr, land of cats and dragons](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/teso-elswyr.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [The Elder Scrolls Online heads to Elsweyr, land of cats and dragons](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-elsweyr-expansion-coming-july-4th)

Want cats? Don't go looking Elsweyr.


Jan. 16, 2019Dominic Tarason

[19 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-elsweyr-expansion-coming-july-4th?view=comments)

![New Elder Scrolls Online expansion brings back the dragons (and also cats)](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/cat-skyrim.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [New Elder Scrolls Online expansion brings back the dragons (and also cats)](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-2019-expansion)

We're off to Elsweyr next


Jan. 10, 2019Alec Meer

[14 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-2019-expansion?view=comments)

![The Elder Scrolls Online wades into Murkmire today with new DLC](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/8a2ee3eaa8f596bc39309a663f5b22bf.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [The Elder Scrolls Online wades into Murkmire today with new DLC](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-wades-into-murkmire-today-with-new-dlc)

Wading hip deep in lizard lore


Oct. 22, 2018Dominic Tarason

[12 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-wades-into-murkmire-today-with-new-dlc?view=comments)

![The Elder Scrolls Online's Wolfhunter DLC is baying for blood next Monday](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/5372107427b1644382b148f8d8a2c90e_beware-the-werewolf-behemoth_original.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [The Elder Scrolls Online's Wolfhunter DLC is baying for blood next Monday](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-onlines-wolfhunter-dlc-is-baying-for-blood-next-monday)

Bark at the moon!


Aug. 10, 2018Dominic Tarason

[3 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-onlines-wolfhunter-dlc-is-baying-for-blood-next-monday?view=comments)

![The 100 best-selling games on Steam in 2018 so far](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/biggest-steam-games-2018.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

News


## [The 100 best-selling games on Steam in 2018 so far](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-games-on-steam-2018)

Old favourites and brand new blood


July 6, 2018Alec Meer

[21 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-games-on-steam-2018?view=comments)

![Wot I Think - The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eso-summerset.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Review


## [Wot I Think - The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-summerset-review)

An impressive MMO/singleplayer RPG balancing act


May 25, 2018Alec Meer

[12 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-summerset-review?view=comments)

![The keyart for The Elder Scrolls Online's eighth Chapter, Gold Road, featuring a wide range of characters standing on an island, surrounded by golden, glowing water.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ESO-Gold-Road-Keyart-%231.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [World Of Warcraft wasn't the biggest threat to The Elder Scrolls Online; it was Skyrim](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcraft-wasnt-the-biggest-threat-to-the-elder-scrolls-online-it-was-skyrim)

Creative director Rich Lambert tells us about ten years in Tamriel


April 8, 2024Katharine Castle

[25 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcraft-wasnt-the-biggest-threat-to-the-elder-scrolls-online-it-was-skyrim?view=comments)

![Two warriors fight monsters in the Gold Road area of The Elder Scrolls Online](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elder-scrolls-online-gold-road-Screenshot-%232.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [Elder Scrolls Online's new Gold Road expansion might just make me an MMO convert](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-onlines-new-gold-road-expansion-might-just-make-me-an-mmo-convert)

After a brief muck about in its mad jungles and autumnal estates, I'm ready to go whole hog


April 5, 2024Katharine Castle

[21 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-onlines-new-gold-road-expansion-might-just-make-me-an-mmo-convert?view=comments)

![A blue armoured knight, an elven archer and a blonde warrior stand from the best MMOs and MMORPGs stand side by side.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/best-mmo-mmorpgs-2022a.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [The 10 best MMOs and MMORPGs](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-mmos-mmorpgs)

Where to play with your massive friends


March 13, 2024Ed Thorn

[58 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-mmos-mmorpgs?view=comments)

![An image of the words Ask RPS on an off-white background](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/RPS23_AskRPS_AW.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [What's the worst thing you've done for an achievement?](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/whats-the-worst-thing-youve-done-for-an-achievement)

Fachewachewa Asks RPS


March 15, 2023Katharine Castle

[126 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/whats-the-worst-thing-youve-done-for-an-achievement?view=comments)

![What graphics card do I need for HDR and what PC games support it?](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/graphics-cards.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [What graphics card do I need for HDR and what PC games support it?](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-graphics-card-hdr-pc-games-3)

GPUs and HDR explained


Oct. 30, 2019Katharine Castle

[2 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-graphics-card-hdr-pc-games-3?view=comments)

![Every Google Stadia game announced so far](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/stadia-games.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [Every Google Stadia game announced so far](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/google-stadia-games-2)

Every Stadia game coming at launch and beyond


Aug. 19, 2019Katharine Castle

[17 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/google-stadia-games-2?view=comments)

![Steam Charts: Silly String Edition](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/charts_oxygen2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [Steam Charts: Silly String Edition](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-silly-string-edition)

A lighthouse in the bleak horror of reality


Aug. 5, 2019John Walker

[40 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-silly-string-edition?view=comments)

![The Cheerer and the Jeerer - Bethesda's show at E3 2019 as it happened](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/doome3.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [The Cheerer and the Jeerer - Bethesda's show at E3 2019 as it happened](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-cheerer-and-the-jeerer-bethesdas-press-conference-at-e3-2019)

A liveblog, but different


June 10, 2019RPS

[16 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-cheerer-and-the-jeerer-bethesdas-press-conference-at-e3-2019?view=comments)

![Steam Charts: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO Edition](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/charts_warlock2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [Steam Charts: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO Edition](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-mid-april-2019)

WHAT THE F....


April 22, 2019John Walker

[99 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-mid-april-2019?view=comments)

![Steam Charts: What The Heck Is Happening Edition](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/j7.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [Steam Charts: What The Heck Is Happening Edition](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-mid-june-2018)

Dinobores


June 18, 2018John Walker

[94 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-mid-june-2018?view=comments)

![These are the top 100 Steam games of 2017](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/plunkdesert2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [These are the top 100 Steam games of 2017](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-steam-games-2017)

The biggest hits of the past 12 months


Jan. 2, 2018Alec Meer

[27 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-steam-games-2017?view=comments)

![13 recent games that run well on terrible laptops](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/lapcol.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [13 recent games that run well on terrible laptops](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games-for-laptops-2017)

A wealth of splendid 2016-17 games for the lousiest of hardware


May 25, 2017Alec Meer

[53 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games-for-laptops-2017?view=comments)

![Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind is scratching that itch](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/mow9.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind is scratching that itch](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-morrowind-beta-review)

Weaponised nostalgia


April 27, 2017Alec Meer

[17 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-morrowind-beta-review?view=comments)

![How Morrowindy is Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind?](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/mw1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [How Morrowindy is Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind?](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-morrowind-preview)

Back in Balmora


Feb. 22, 2017Alec Meer

[44 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-morrowind-preview?view=comments)

![The RPG Scrollbars: The Scrolls Of Honour 2016](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/scrolls_DsJ4SZI.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [The RPG Scrollbars: The Scrolls Of Honour 2016](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-rpg-scrollbars-the-scrolls-of-honour-2016)

A Two Year Tradition


Dec. 12, 2016Richard Cobbett

[21 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-rpg-scrollbars-the-scrolls-of-honour-2016?view=comments)

![The RPG Scrollbars: The Elder Scrolls - One Tamriel](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/teso_1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [The RPG Scrollbars: The Elder Scrolls - One Tamriel](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-one-tamriel)

It's a small world after aaaaaaaall...


Oct. 17, 2016Richard Cobbett

[59 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-one-tamriel?view=comments)

![Hype Check: Debunking E3's Marketing ](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/debunk_june14_4.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [Hype Check: Debunking E3's Marketing](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hype-check-debunking-e3)

Anti-E3


June 15, 2016Brendan Caldwell

[47 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hype-check-debunking-e3?view=comments)

![Impressions: The Elder Scrolls Online](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/teso7.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [Impressions: The Elder Scrolls Online](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/impressions-the-elder-scrolls-online)

Scrolls To The Bottom


April 7, 2014Brendan Caldwell

[197 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/impressions-the-elder-scrolls-online?view=comments)

![Hands On: The First Few Hours Of Elder Scrolls Online](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/08eso.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [Hands On: The First Few Hours Of Elder Scrolls Online](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hands-on-the-first-few-hours-of-elder-scrolls-online)

MMOaning


Feb. 7, 2014John Walker

[313 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hands-on-the-first-few-hours-of-elder-scrolls-online?view=comments)

![Hands-on: The Elder Scrolls Online](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/scrolls5.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [Hands-on: The Elder Scrolls Online](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hands-on-the-elder-scrolls-online)

extinguishing the flames with a bucket of water


May 29, 2013Brendan Caldwell

[67 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hands-on-the-elder-scrolls-online?view=comments)

![Zenimax On TESO's First-Person Mode, Mudcrab Armies](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/posh.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [Zenimax On TESO's First-Person Mode, Mudcrab Armies](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/zenimax-on-tesos-first-person-mode-mudcrab-armies)

The Mudcrab Interview


March 20, 2013Nathan Grayson

[106 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/zenimax-on-tesos-first-person-mode-mudcrab-armies?view=comments)

![Zenimax: Elder Scrolls Online Will Become More Open](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/teso24.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [Zenimax: Elder Scrolls Online Will Become More Open](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/zenimax-elder-scrolls-online-will-become-more-open)

"a little wiser now"


March 20, 2013Nathan Grayson

[73 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/zenimax-elder-scrolls-online-will-become-more-open?view=comments)

![What Happens If You Play Elder Scrolls Online Like Skyrim?](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/teso21.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [What Happens If You Play Elder Scrolls Online Like Skyrim?](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/experiment-playing-teso-like-an-elder-scrolls-game)

Square Peg, Round Hole


March 19, 2013Nathan Grayson

[112 comments](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/experiment-playing-teso-like-an-elder-scrolls-game?view=comments)

![Interview: Zenimax Defends Elder Scrolls Online](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/teso1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)

Feature


## [Interview: Zenimax Defends Elder Scrolls Online](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/interview-zenimax-defends-elder-scrolls-online)

Cyrodiil Welcomes Careful Grinders


June 11, 2012Nathan Grayson

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## [A Rant: Enough Of Single-Player MMOs](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-rant-enough-of-single-player-mmos)

"assorted types of goo"


May 23, 2012Richard Cobbett

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Games from the The Elder Scrolls franchise

- ![Skyrim Anniversary Edition boxart](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/co3lyu.jpg?width=140&height=187&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
[Skyrim Anniversary Edition](/games/skyrim-anniversary-edition)
2021
- ![The Elder Scrolls Online - Elsweyr boxart](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/co1ycg.jpg?width=140&height=187&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
[The Elder Scrolls Online - Elsweyr](/games/the-elder-scrolls-online-elsweyr)
2019
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[The Elder Scrolls: Blades](/games/the-elder-scrolls-blades)
2019
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[The Elder Scrolls Online - Summerset](/games/the-elder-scrolls-online-summerset)
2018
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[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR](/games/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-vr)
2017
- ![The Elder Scrolls Online - Morrowind boxart](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/co1yck.jpg?width=140&height=187&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
[The Elder Scrolls Online - Morrowind](/games/the-elder-scrolls-online-morrowind)
2017

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