Buy it if you like
- Story: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Gameplay: 129 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 76 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 66 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 162k 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 praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
PRO: I mean the story is fire and all of it takes place before every single TES game, so there is a lot of lore in this game where you'll be like OHHH I know that guy, what's going on.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics look pretty good; it's clear this game was given a massive fresh coat of paint and it looks great compared to most other Bethesda projects.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Game is good rn, the new difficulty settings actually introduce some challenge into combat which requires some degree of thought on what actions you should take, and actually use the various mechanics that existed before that were just pointless due to the enemies having the damage output and health of wet paper.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op is the best thing out of all the gameplay I've seen, the amount of funny moments on Discord call weve had while playing is some of the best fun I've had, there is near zero negativity about it.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The previous games in the Elder Scrolls series have all been about making your own story in an interesting and lore-rich world, and the Elder Scrolls Online certainly lets you do that through its unprecedented amount of character customization.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
To start: ESO Has an amazing world, solid voice acting, and one of the most casual-friendly MMO combat setups I've played.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story88 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Difficulty31 reviews
Co-op19 reviews
Characters18 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Gameplay53% still recommend
Combat43% still recommend
Multiplayer48% still recommend
Monetization21% still recommend
Interface37% still recommend
Bugs8% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- MMO
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Online PvP
- PvP
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Camera Comfort
- Captions available
- Chat Text-to-speech
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- HDR available
- In-App Purchases
- Playable without Timed Input
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.
6 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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