Maybe you live under a stone or on the moon, so we say it again at this point:was published on April 22, 2025 as a slightly late Easter gift from Bethesda as Shadowdrop!
Thanks to the new Unreal Engine 5 graphic, the new edition of the cult role-playing game not only looks smart, but has also been given some playful revisions.Is that enough to inspire the fans?
A look at Steam shows:Oh yes, that's enough!
Still a hit after almost 20 years
182.298 Steam heroinehave ridden, run or ran through Cyrodiil in the past 24 hours - depending on whether they were hunted by a mud crab (nasty critters!).
SeaSteamDBAt this moment, there are still 77,000 players in the game at this moment when these lines are typed. Apart from the Multiplayer Colosses Counter-Strike 2, PUBG and Dota 2, no other game on Steam was started as often as Oblivion Remastered.
These numbers are all the more impressive when you consider that the title is freely accessible to all subscribers to the Game Pass. Nevertheless, many people apparently struck Steam to secure the new edition permanently.
I don't cry, you cry!
And the user reviews?They are also impressive. With just over 8,500 reviews, the UE5 new edition is includedVery positive
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One of the reasons for the positive reviews can be identified above all:pure Nostalgie!No wonder, after all, the 19-year-old role-playing game for many fans was the first point of contact with the Elder-SCROLLS series and even with the entire genre itself.
Accordingly, there are many reviews that are roughly as follows:
That was the first game that my mother bought me for my Xbox 360 at the time. This game is so special for me and it's great to see it as it looked for me when I was younger.
(Those)It feels a bit like coming home.
(Those)Sneaked behind a rat in the intro cave until Stealth was at 30 - the game is intact.
(Those)2006: I tail the school to play Oblivion.
(Those)
2026: I cock the work to play Oblivion.
Todd, you did it again!
The most beautiful comment that has come to us so far comes from Steam userpacket:
This is art. This is culture. This is the game with which I grew up that broke me and that taught me that you just have to play along when a man in a funny robe says that you are the chosen one.
I don't cry. You cry!
More about Oblivion Remastered
But there are also numerous negative comments, especially in German -speaking countries. The reason is obvious:There is no German voice output in the remaster.For many long-established Argonians and Rothwardons, this is a no-go!
Also not very well gone, the changed motion of the main character and the modified color palette are also coming. Compared to the original from 2006, the remaster is significantly less colorful and rely on realistic tones. This is not well received by many fans, but should be quickly remedied with mods.
