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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Bethesda Game Studios · 2006 · RPG

Spike VGA Game of the Year 2006

Walk in any direction and fall straight into somebody else's problem.

Cyrodiil's guild questlines and the Dark Brotherhood still outclass most open worlds twenty years on. A 2025 Unreal Engine 5 remaster put it back on current hardware, Switch 2 included.

How long to beat The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

  • Main story28h
  • Main + extras86h
  • Completionist200h

Community averages, rounded. Your own run will land somewhere either side of these.

At a glance

Studio
Bethesda Game Studios
Released
20 March 2006
Genres
RPG
Platforms
PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch (as Oblivion Remastered)
Standing
Game of the Year 2006
Collection
Classics

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