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The Elder Scrolls® Online cover art

The Elder Scrolls® Online

ZeniMax Online Studios · Bethesda Softworks · 2017-05-22

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ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPG

Franchise: The Elder Scrolls · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Apr 04, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 04, 2014 (Mac), Jun 15, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Jun 15, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Jun 09, 2015 (Xbox One), Jun 09, 2015 (PlayStation 4)

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.

9,388
playing now
81%
positive of 161k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
803
twitch viewers (latest)
70/100
critic score (16 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (354 ratings)
71/100
opencritic · fair · 39% recommend
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

9,388 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

The Elder Scrolls Online, abbreviated ESO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by ZeniMax Online Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is a part of the Elder Scrolls series. It was released for Windows and macOS in April 2014, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2015, and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in June 2021.

Trailer

The Elder Scrolls® Online trailer thumbnail

The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle Launch Cinematic

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 9,388 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,365 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~546/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.0M–9.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 161,386 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$4.30-78%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2025-03-13) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 58 of 99 observed days · $2.31 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.7k3.7k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,121 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,034 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 265 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 697 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 217 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,666 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 560 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 308 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 483 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,775 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 260 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,825 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 265 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 643 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2,856 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 268 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,238 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 290 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2,299 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 313 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,634 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,464 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3,713 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 496 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2,002 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 323 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,916 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 339 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,120 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 338 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2,370 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 357 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,325 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,372 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,941 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,772 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 265 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,591 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 242 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,373 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 186 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,312 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 243 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,965 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 251 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,257 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,502 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 297 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,456 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 248 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,598 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 253 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,082 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,338 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 299 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,735 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 250 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,590 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 362 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,646 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 330 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,198 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 694 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 217 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,103 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 217 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 825 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,108 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 255 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,036 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 235 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 908 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 646 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 800 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,192 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 485 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 885 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 251 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,236 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 292 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 943 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 858 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,147 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 335 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 677 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 702 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 183 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 948 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 358 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 845 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 275 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 481 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 674 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 186 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 985 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 641 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 840 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 196 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 523 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 673 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,071 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 279 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 632 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 617 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 574 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 163 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 545 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 417 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 639 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 711 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 260 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 580 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 589 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 267 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 216 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 241 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 400 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 472 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 83 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

14k2.6k2026-08-06 21:00 — 10,633 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 6,431 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 8,361 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 11,367 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 7,710 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 10,279 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 12,748 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 8,365 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 11,175 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 13,034 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 6,891 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 2,715 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 10,840 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 6,794 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 8,641 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 9,740 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 6,407 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 8,887 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 12,813 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 6,881 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 6,428 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 12,249 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 9,319 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 9,611 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 12,257 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 8,728 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 6,864 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 10,305 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 9,388 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$64.81$0.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $19.792015-12-05 — best price $59.992016-07-10 — best price $39.992017-02-14 — best price $29.992017-09-17 — best price $40.192018-01-22 — best price $29.992018-05-17 — best price $29.992018-09-17 — best price $19.992019-02-04 — best price $9.992019-07-31 — best price $19.992019-12-19 — best price $7.992020-05-11 — best price $8.002020-09-23 — best price $6.882021-02-10 — best price $7.992021-05-14 — best price $10.002021-10-12 — best price $19.992022-01-08 — best price $19.992022-04-26 — best price $16.792022-08-31 — best price $16.792023-02-01 — best price $19.992023-05-27 — best price $19.992023-08-22 — best price $5.992024-01-15 — best price $5.392024-04-16 — best price $19.992024-07-18 — best price $5.392024-11-01 — best price $5.392025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-04-07 — best price $19.992025-06-19 — best price $16.792025-09-02 — best price $4.392025-12-02 — best price $19.992026-02-04 — best price $19.992026-03-24 — best price $4.792026-04-27 — best price $16.792026-06-05 — best price $16.792026-07-26 — best price $16.792026-08-30 — best price $4.30
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8862352026-05-31 — 336 pageviews2026-06-03 — 369 pageviews2026-06-06 — 316 pageviews2026-06-09 — 452 pageviews2026-06-12 — 324 pageviews2026-06-15 — 304 pageviews2026-06-18 — 327 pageviews2026-06-21 — 266 pageviews2026-06-24 — 278 pageviews2026-06-27 — 259 pageviews2026-06-30 — 277 pageviews2026-07-03 — 246 pageviews2026-07-06 — 524 pageviews2026-07-09 — 560 pageviews2026-07-12 — 349 pageviews2026-07-15 — 339 pageviews2026-07-18 — 435 pageviews2026-07-21 — 292 pageviews2026-07-24 — 247 pageviews2026-07-27 — 265 pageviews2026-07-30 — 274 pageviews2026-08-02 — 326 pageviews2026-08-05 — 297 pageviews2026-08-08 — 360 pageviews2026-08-11 — 338 pageviews2026-08-14 — 264 pageviews2026-08-17 — 322 pageviews2026-08-20 — 280 pageviews2026-08-23 — 273 pageviews2026-08-26 — 264 pageviews2026-08-28 — 248 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.8k1922026-08-26 19:15 — 1,707 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 1,662 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 919 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 515 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 259 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 277 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 504 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 961 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 674 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 481 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 647 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 421 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 331 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 203 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 730 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 1,688 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 1,631 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 440 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 562 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 544 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 487 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 401 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 424 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 925 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 953 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 590 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 559 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 410 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 397 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 336 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 671 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 803 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableIn-App PurchasesCamera Comfort6 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese

Where its players are

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

Player tags

PvEPvPRPGActionMMORPGFantasyAdventureLore-RichOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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