Abstract
- Bethesda’s Oblivion Remastered drew 4 million gamers shortly, principally from Recreation Cross.
- Regardless of success, indie builders really feel overshadowed by the RPG’s launch.
- The sport hit Steam peaks, proving its reputation regardless of its age.
It appears like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered’s shadowdrop earlier within the week was a smash hit for Bethesda, as thousands and thousands of gamers flocked to examine the sport out.
In case you did not know, Bethesda Stealth launched a remaster of Oblivion on Tuesday, April 22. Whereas it was referred to as a remaster, given the enhancements made, it was extra akin to a remake.

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Bethesda introduced on social media that 4 million gamers “have already ventured into Cyrodiil ” in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. This could account for PS5, Xbox Sequence X|S, PC gamers, and Recreation Cross subscribers.
No breakdown has been given, however I might hazard a guess that many of those gamers are from Recreation Cross. For those who’re considering that this 4 million is perhaps the quantity of people that purchased the sport, chances are high excessive that it is not, or Bethesda would have talked about it and never simply used the time period “have already ventured.”
Nonetheless, it is nonetheless a powerful achievement for an virtually 20-year-old recreation. On Steam, the sport managed to hit a peak of 190,119 gamers per SteamDB. Right this moment, the RPG has a 24-hour peak of 175,000, which is insane for a single-player recreation.

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Whereas Oblivion Remastered’s launch is nice information for avid gamers, the identical cannot be mentioned for different recreation builders. One head of an indie label even talked about that the shadow drop of the RPG “buried” indie video games, which rang true for some video games that had been launched on the identical day.
Even different large video games releasing this week, reminiscent of Clair Obscur: Exppedition 33 acknowledged the discharge of the RPG. Given how superior the debut venture of Sandfall Interactive is, I am hoping Oblivion Remastered’s launch did not have an effect on it an excessive amount of.

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
- Launched
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April 22, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Sexual Themes, Violence
- Engine
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Unreal Engine 5
- Variety of Gamers
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Single-player
- Steam Deck Compatibility
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Verified