The Elder Scrolls® Online

The Elder Scrolls® Online

by ZeniMax Online Studios·published by Bethesda Softworks

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 26, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment80

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

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Quick Stats

Reviews

86,885en

159,715 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 26, 2026

Released

May 22, 2017

Price

$19.99

Velocity

13.2/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 3, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±40%

4.8M

Estimated gross revenue±40%

$96.0M

Based on 159,715 reviews (all languages)

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Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,230 post-launch reviews
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0h
29%189 rev
<2h
33%138 rev
2-10h
67%1,544 rev
10-50h
75%2,322 rev
50-200h
77%2,266 rev
200h+
76%3,771 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+44pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 285 similar games in the Action genre released in 2017.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 50%
Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 1%

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