The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Is a Hit on Steam, Tops Global Sales Chart

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is off to a robust begin after Bethesda introduced and launched the sport concurrently on Tuesday. While the studio hasn’t shared participant or gross sales numbers but, on Steam, the remaster is at present one of the crucial performed video games and has climbed to the highest of the platform’s gross sales chart. Reactions from gamers on-line have been fairly constructive as nicely, with followers praising the remaster for remaining trustworthy to the unique sport.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Off to a Strong Start

As per SteamDB charts, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has reached a peak concurrent participant rely of 190,119 in a day because it shadow dropped on April 22. At the time of writing, over 92,000 gamers are within the sport. The RPG is at present one of the crucial performed video games on Steam, behind solely video games like Counter-Strike 2, PUBG: Battlegrounds, Dota 2, Monster Hunter Wilds and Apex Legends.

The Steam participant numbers are spectacular, particularly contemplating The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered additionally launched day and date on Game Pass and could be accessible without cost to subscribers. The general participant rely for the remaster is probably going a lot greater with the sport launching on Game Pass, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X, as nicely. That quantity will change into clear when Bethesda offers an replace on the identical.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered now additionally sits on the prime of Steam’s global Top Sellers chart. Player response on the platform is encouraging, too, with the sport getting a “Very Positive” score after over 15,000 user reviews.

Gameplay clips and screenshots from the remaster displaying its trustworthy adherence to how the unique sport performed have flooded social media websites like X (previously Twitter). Players appear to understand that the improved model, whereas coming with a brand new coat of paint, has retaining among the sillier bugs from the unique.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was revealed and launched on April 22 after a string of leaks that pointed to a shock launch this month. The remaster, which has been rebuilt from scratch in Unreal Engine 5, has been developed by Virtuous and Bethesda Game Studios.

The remaster comes with the bottom sport, Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine story expansions and extra downloadable content material — even the notorious Horse Armor Pack. In addition to enhanced visuals, the remaster options a number of gameplay refinements and quality-of-life enhancements that modernise the sport to current day requirements. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is now accessible on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X.