The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition

Buy95%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 29k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Bethesda Game Studios · RPG · Jun 16, 2009

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$14.99
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
3
Full audio0 of 3
Subtitles0 of 3

Should I buy The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 105 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 71 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 29k 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
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
105 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
+/-the game happily allows you to figure things out on your own—that often means experimenting/using up inventory items, exploring, backtracking, spending or “wasting” time, etc. just to figure things out.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I feel like Morrowind has the best plot of the series and the most interesting lore as a whole.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Using Luxtorpedia, I managed to install OpenMW, which gave me a good number of graphics and control options, amongst other useful features.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is renowned for its open-world gameplay, deep lore, and extensive character customization.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And, each time I hear the OST, my mind teleports back into Vvardenfell with nostalgia.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
So now I am playing this in 2026 on the steam deck and I like it better than a whole lot of games released in the last many years :).

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay105 reviews
Story93 reviews
Graphics54 reviews
Characters20 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
83% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
92% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Crashes
81% still recommend
Interface
92% 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

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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