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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition cover art

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition

Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda Softworks · 2009-06-16

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RPG

Franchise: The Elder Scrolls · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Nov 22, 2002 (Xbox), May 02, 2002 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition includes Morrowind plus all of the content from the Bloodmoon and Tribunal expansions. The original Mod Construction Set is not included in this package. An epic, open-ended single-player RPG, Morrowind allows you to create and play any kind of character imaginable.

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition is a 2009 RPG priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and Overwhelmingly Positive (95% of 28629 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

186
playing now
95%
positive of 29k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (847 ratings)
90h
to beat · rushed 25h · completionist 310h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

186 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is a 2002 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the third installment in The Elder Scrolls series, following 1996's The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, and was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox. The main story takes place on Vvardenfell, an island in the Dunmer province of Morrowind, part of the continent of Tamriel. The central quests concern the demigod Dagoth Ur, housed within the volcanic Red Mountain, who seeks to gain power and break Morrowind free from Imperial reign.

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 186 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,129 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~141/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 13,891 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.2M–2.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 28,758 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.92 at GamesPlanet DE (2022-08-14) · bundled 17×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 52 of 123 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
31831820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5451712026-09-15 12:00 — 244 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 422 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 336 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 288 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 545 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 337 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 199 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 365 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 345 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 261 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 333 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 319 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 176 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 261 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 416 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 186 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 233 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 357 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 239 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 312 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 536 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 314 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 186 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
75295Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 183 · peak 448Dec 2012 — avg 215 · peak 833May 2013 — avg 165 · peak 315Oct 2013 — avg 162 · peak 320Mar 2014 — avg 242 · peak 507Aug 2014 — avg 296 · peak 533Jan 2015 — avg 373 · peak 758Jun 2015 — avg 378 · peak 835Nov 2015 — avg 257 · peak 566Apr 2016 — avg 275 · peak 503Sep 2016 — avg 286 · peak 528Feb 2017 — avg 416 · peak 791Jul 2017 — avg 460 · peak 889Dec 2017 — avg 386 · peak 669May 2018 — avg 411 · peak 726Oct 2018 — avg 311 · peak 585Mar 2019 — avg 354 · peak 851Aug 2019 — avg 441 · peak 728Jan 2020 — avg 409 · peak 657Jun 2020 — avg 543 · peak 1,057Nov 2020 — avg 377 · peak 779Apr 2021 — avg 603 · peak 1,007Sep 2021 — avg 519 · peak 893Feb 2022 — avg 421 · peak 751Jul 2022 — avg 503 · peak 833Dec 2022 — avg 421 · peak 693May 2023 — avg 390 · peak 669Oct 2023 — avg 284 · peak 521Mar 2024 — avg 433 · peak 748Aug 2024 — avg 386 · peak 744Jan 2025 — avg 440 · peak 800Jun 2025 — avg 479 · peak 1,089Nov 2025 — avg 290 · peak 516Apr 2026 — avg 300 · peak 527Aug 2026 — avg 381 · peak 691
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
10102026-09-242026-10-142026-09-24: 2 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 2 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 7 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 8 new positive2026-10-01: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 8 new positive2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 6 new positive2026-10-09: 3 new negative2026-10-10: 7 new positive2026-10-11: 5 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 10 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$22.01$0.002015-01-012026-10-092015-01-01 — best price $4.872015-05-23 — best price $22.012015-11-04 — best price $9.992016-02-10 — best price $15.772016-07-14 — best price $8.692017-01-04 — best price $9.362017-08-18 — best price $5.852018-01-29 — best price $14.992018-08-21 — best price $14.992018-12-21 — best price $7.492019-06-05 — best price $7.492019-12-20 — best price $4.492020-03-01 — best price $14.992020-06-07 — best price $13.082020-08-20 — best price $12.592020-10-21 — best price $14.992021-02-10 — best price $3.742021-06-09 — best price $7.492021-10-22 — best price $10.152022-03-07 — best price $6.742022-07-05 — best price $4.502022-11-08 — best price $13.082023-03-13 — best price $5.162023-06-08 — best price $14.992023-11-29 — best price $12.592024-03-20 — best price $5.992024-07-31 — best price $14.992024-12-16 — best price $4.982025-04-10 — best price $5.992025-08-18 — best price $13.062025-12-08 — best price $13.062026-03-27 — best price $7.492026-06-30 — best price $13.312026-10-09 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.2k5012026-05-30 — 539 pageviews2026-06-03 — 652 pageviews2026-06-07 — 1,172 pageviews2026-06-11 — 642 pageviews2026-06-15 — 606 pageviews2026-06-19 — 533 pageviews2026-06-23 — 655 pageviews2026-06-27 — 532 pageviews2026-07-01 — 650 pageviews2026-07-05 — 582 pageviews2026-07-09 — 750 pageviews2026-07-13 — 723 pageviews2026-07-17 — 870 pageviews2026-07-21 — 685 pageviews2026-07-25 — 588 pageviews2026-07-29 — 627 pageviews2026-08-02 — 654 pageviews2026-08-06 — 579 pageviews2026-08-10 — 678 pageviews2026-08-14 — 651 pageviews2026-08-18 — 770 pageviews2026-08-22 — 647 pageviews2026-08-26 — 702 pageviews2026-08-30 — 709 pageviews2026-09-03 — 637 pageviews2026-09-07 — 631 pageviews2026-09-11 — 557 pageviews2026-09-15 — 556 pageviews2026-09-19 — 542 pageviews2026-09-23 — 596 pageviews2026-09-27 — 584 pageviews2026-10-01 — 509 pageviews2026-10-05 — 576 pageviews2026-10-09 — 501 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

28002026-09-30 21:34 — 261 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-04 01:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 13:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-06 01:35 — 14 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 53 viewers2026-10-08 02:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-08 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-09 19:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-10 01:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 161 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 51 viewers2026-10-11 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-12 05:34 — 62 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 20 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, French, German

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-06-21 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGMagicClassicFantasySandboxModdableAdventureOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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