The Elder Scrolls: Arena

Buy80%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Bethesda Softworks · RPG · Apr 26, 2022

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy The Elder Scrolls: Arena?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews67% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Dungeon size being large is fun, I feel like I'm actually exploring instead of following a pre-set path.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Speaking of dungeons, the handcrafted dungeons for the main story are pretty cool (with the 9 major dungeons being the standouts,) ranging from standard crypts and castles to volcanoes and swamps.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Its enormous world, emphasis on player choice, extensive character customization, and rewarding exploration established ideas that would later define not only the Elder Scrolls franchise but also countless open-world role-playing games that followed.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The ost for this game is also pretty good (though it can get a little repetitive), being very classic fantasy.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay74 reviews
Story66 reviews
Characters19 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Combat
80% still recommend
Graphics
82% still recommend
Difficulty
82% still recommend
Crashes
71% still recommend
Interface
81% still recommend
Bugs
69% still recommend
Controls
50% still recommend
Performance
86% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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