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The Elder Scrolls Online

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First release
Apr 04, 2014
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Open world, Action, Fantasy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia

Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Write your story into a vibrant chapter of Tamriel’s distant past that takes place nearly 1,000 years before the iconic TES V: Skyrim, and discover a world steeped in adventure and possibility.

Also known as 上古卷轴在线, Elder Scrolls MMO, TESO, The Elder Scrolls® Online
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Storyline
The game is set in the Second Era, in 2E 583, during a period of time known as the Interregnum. It was a period of time known for its political instability. Daedric prince Molag Bal has taken advantage of this instability to try and pull all of Tamriel into his realm of Coldharbour. Bal is doing so by sending devices called "Dark Anchors" into Tamriel. The Fighters Guild have taken it upon themselves to remove them. The Tharn family, current rulers of Cyrodiil through Empress Regent Clivia Tharn, has made a pact with the King of Worms, who has agreed to supplement the Imperial's forces by resurrecting their soldiers. Secretly, Mannimarco is conspiring with Molag Bal, the Daedric Prince of Corruption and Domination, to take over Mundus. Molag Bal is also harvesting the souls of mortals. The Hero is an adventurer whose soul has been taken, which allows them to constantly return to life.Read more

The game is set in the Second Era, in 2E 583, during a period of time known as the Interregnum. It was a period of time known for its political instability. Daedric prince Molag Bal has taken advantage of this instability to try and pull all of Tamriel into his realm of Coldharbour. Bal is doing so by sending devices called "Dark Anchors" into Tamriel. The Fighters Guild have taken it upon themselves to remove them. The Tharn family, current rulers of Cyrodiil through Empress Regent Clivia Tharn, has made a pact with the King of Worms, who has agreed to supplement the Imperial's forces by resurrecting their soldiers. Secretly, Mannimarco is conspiring with Molag Bal, the Daedric Prince of Corruption and Domination, to take over Mundus. Molag Bal is also harvesting the souls of mortals. The Hero is an adventurer whose soul has been taken, which allows them to constantly return to life.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Apr 04, 2014
Mac
Apr 04, 2014
PlayStation 4
Jun 09, 2015
All 7 release dates
Xbox One
Jun 09, 2015
Google Stadia
Jun 16, 2020
PlayStation 5
Jun 15, 2021
Xbox Series X|S
Jun 15, 2021
Game modes
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
assassin, orcs, wizards, magic, guild
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70
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 134,597 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerSteam · 16 Oct
  • Massively multiplayer (MMO)Steam · 16 Oct
  • Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 1 Nov

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