The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Steam store
Game description
Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.
Basic info
| Developer | Bethesda Game Studios, Virtuos |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bethesda Softworks |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Verified✓ |
| Release date | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Price |
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Minimum specs
| OS | Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043) |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K |
| Memory | 16 GB |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti |
| Storage | 125 GB |
Review Analysis Score
Based on 430 reviews from the past 1 year
Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)
A remake of a classic fantasy role playing game, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered scores 57.4, weighed down by technical complaints.
👍 Strengths
83 reviews praise the visual upgrade, and some describe breathtaking, dreamlike environments. Visuals & Sound ranks 787th of 1258. 27 still love the original world, and some say its quests, music and atmosphere bring back strong nostalgia. 17 enjoy the story, and some single out the main quest and the guild questlines for their twists. Story & World ranks 721st of 1106, and a few also note improved combat.
👎 Where it falls short
Tech & Support ranks 1403rd of 1411. 157 reviews say it is poorly optimized, and some describe heavy stuttering, shader compiling after driver updates and weak frame rates even on low settings. 98 report bugs, with some citing game breaking issues and a memory leak that slows long saves. 29 say the developers have abandoned it, and some note that patches stopped months ago and that an earlier patch broke mods. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1049th of 1411, and Gameplay ranks 740th of 1408.
Representative reviews Original reviews ↗
“mostly great graphical improvements” · 83 reviews
“original game's world, quests, music and atmosphere still excellent” · 27 reviews
“forcing higher DLSS solved crashing and improved performance 25-30%” · 6 reviews
How it holds up
Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.
Dashboard
Based on 430 reviews from the past 1 year
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By period
The overall score over shorter windows: has the game changed lately? A hollow grey point means fewer than 150 reviews in that window.
Past year 430 reviews · Past 6 months 206 reviews · Past 3 months 89 reviews
Steam review activity
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Across 10 languages, players disagree most about Content Volume.
English
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Based on 199 reviews from the past 1 year
Russian
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Based on 43 reviews from the past 1 year
German
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Based on 31 reviews from the past 1 year
Spanish
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Based on 30 reviews from the past 1 year
Portuguese
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Based on 29 reviews from the past 1 year
Chinese
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Based on 29 reviews from the past 1 year
French
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Based on 27 reviews from the past 1 year
Japanese
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Based on 10 reviews from the past 1 year
Korean
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Based on 10 reviews from the past 1 year
Italian
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Based on 9 reviews from the past 1 year
25 indicators · 515 review reasons · 10 languages · data as of Sep 14, 2026
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Basic info
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered | The Elder Scrolls® Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Players now | 1,007 | 6,014 |
| Genre | RPG | Action · Adventure · Massively Multiplayer · RPG |
| Developer | Bethesda Game Studios, Virtuos | ZeniMax Online Studios |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows · macOS |
| Steam Deck | Verified✓ | Verified✓ |
| Price | $49.99 · Steam store ↗ | $19.99 · Steam store ↗ |
| Release date | Apr 22, 2025 | May 22, 2017 |
| Tags | 6 in common | |
| Only this game | Only this game | |
Review scores
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Gameplay | +0.66 | +0.52 |
| Story & World | +2.11 | +2.79 |
| Content Volume | +0.38 | +2.66 |
| Visuals & Sound | +2.56 | +2.06 |
| Multiplayer | -0.71 | +2.16 |
| Pricing & Fairness | -0.46 | -0.92 |
| Tech & Support | -2.16 | -0.32 |
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Reports about this game
- The Worst Tech on Steam, According to Players
Oct 3, 2026 · The four lowest Tech & Support scores among 498 Steam games we analyzed: three for poor PC performance, one sold after its shutdown was announced.