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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

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

RPG

Franchise: The Elder Scrolls · Modes: Single player

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.

602
playing now
95%
positive of 29k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
779
twitch viewers (latest)
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)
$14.99
steam price (US)

602 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 602 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 4% of 6,201 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.1M–2.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 28,556 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
lowest across shops (ITAD)$13.31-11%

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 128 observed days · at its all-time low (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

6312142026-08-06 21:00 — 406 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 255 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 290 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 438 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 289 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 404 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 541 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 318 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 437 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 585 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 304 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 379 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 493 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 286 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 333 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 471 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 275 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 395 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 631 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 332 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 236 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 469 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 381 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 342 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 534 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 500 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 291 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 433 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 481 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 602 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$22.01$0.002015-01-012026-08-282015-01-01 — 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 $13.312026-08-28 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.2k5252026-05-30 — 539 pageviews2026-06-02 — 552 pageviews2026-06-05 — 581 pageviews2026-06-08 — 846 pageviews2026-06-11 — 642 pageviews2026-06-14 — 625 pageviews2026-06-17 — 542 pageviews2026-06-20 — 578 pageviews2026-06-23 — 655 pageviews2026-06-26 — 541 pageviews2026-06-29 — 578 pageviews2026-07-02 — 858 pageviews2026-07-05 — 582 pageviews2026-07-08 — 808 pageviews2026-07-11 — 624 pageviews2026-07-14 — 710 pageviews2026-07-17 — 870 pageviews2026-07-20 — 726 pageviews2026-07-23 — 649 pageviews2026-07-26 — 647 pageviews2026-07-29 — 627 pageviews2026-08-01 — 588 pageviews2026-08-04 — 690 pageviews2026-08-07 — 701 pageviews2026-08-10 — 678 pageviews2026-08-13 — 760 pageviews2026-08-16 — 762 pageviews2026-08-19 — 742 pageviews2026-08-22 — 647 pageviews2026-08-25 — 714 pageviews2026-08-27 — 698 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

779112026-08-28 02:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 19 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 68 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 104 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 90 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 115 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 85 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 86 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 61 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 38 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 194 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 98 viewers2026-08-30 18:34 — 779 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, French, German

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.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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