Game profile
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
This 2025 remaster of the 2006 classic brings Cyrodiil back with completely overhauled graphics on Unreal Engine 5, while keeping the combat system and quest structure of the original intact. Free exploration, countless side quests and guilds make it one of the most influential open world role playing games ever made.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is RPG, set in a fantasy world. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays somewhere between light and heavy. The world is open, so wandering off and ignoring the main path is part of the deal. It rewards long uninterrupted stretches more than quick check-ins.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. The narrative carries the whole thing, and the mechanics serve it. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It is available broadly, on 4 platforms. It is a full price release.
What stands out
- Completely new visuals
- Massive open world
- Classic guild system
This fits you if
- exploring for its own sake is the point for you
- you want to live through a story, not just play a system
- you can sit down for a proper long stretch without interruptions
- you like getting lost and ignoring the main objective for hours
- the writing matters more to you than the mechanics
- you play alone and want a complete experience without other people
Look elsewhere if
- you skip cutscenes and want to get to the gameplay
- you only ever get short bursts of play time
- you are not willing to pay full price right now
- you want to play it side by side with someone
How long is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered?
About 55 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 9 weeks, or 28 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 85 out of 100, which puts it above 59 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 516 overall. That is mid-table for this database. Not a standout at the top, but solidly rated.
For comparison, RPG averages 82 points across the database, so this one sits 3 points above its own genre. The figure rests on a comparatively small number of ratings, so treat it as an indication rather than a verdict.
Released in 2025, so it is current. Expect it to run well on modern hardware and still get patches.
The facts
- Release year
- 2025
- Genres
- RPG
- Playtime
- approx. 55 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Carries the whole game
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Fantasy
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Full price
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch
- Critic rating
- 85 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered | 2025 | approx. 55 hrs. | 85 | Full price |
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | 2024 | approx. 60 hrs. | 92 | Full price |
| The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | 2002 | approx. 55 hrs. | 89 | Budget |
| Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | 2022 | approx. 70 hrs. | 90 | Full price |
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