Over 180,000 people simultaneously launched the Oblivion remaster on Steam
On the evening of April 22, Bethesda Game Studios and Virtuos released an updated version of the iconic The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. This caused a huge stir: the Steam version of the remaster alone attracted 182,298 concurrent players at its peak.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has already become the fourth most popular Bethesda game on Steam. Only The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (287,411 players), Starfield (330,723 players), and Fallout 4 (472,962 players) had higher player counts previously.
Additionally, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered entered the top 10 new releases of 2025 by online count in Steam. This list currently looks like this:
1. Monster Hunter Wilds — 1,384,608 players;
2. Schedule I — 459,075 players;
3. R.E.P.O. — 271,571 players;
4. Split Fiction — 259,003 players;
5. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — 256,206 players;
6. Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced — 187,059 players;
7. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered — 182,298 players;
8. Bongo Cat — 166,768 players;
9. FragPunk — 113,946 players;
10. inZOI — 87,377 players.
The online activity trend of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered in Steam
By the time of writing this news, the Oblivion remaster received 8,200 reviews, 83% of which were positive. Most players are pleased with the retention of the original's spirit, and they also note the good visuals. Authors of negative reviews primarily complain about optimization issues, bugs, and numerous loading screens.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, in addition to being on PC, was released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, including through the Game Pass subscription.