The Elder Scrolls Online

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Xbox Series X and Series S

Genres

• massively multiplayer online role-playing game

• fantasy video game
• massively multiplayer online game^*

• role-playing video game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• multiplayer video game

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Engines

• HeroEngine

Localized titles

• The Elder Scrolls Online

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Massively Multiplayer^*
• RPG^*

Game features

• Multi-player^*
• MMO^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Captions available^*
• In-App Purchases^*
• Camera Comfort^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Playable without Timed Input^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Surround Sound^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• HDR available^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Russian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  2,809^*

• MMORPG^*

  Votes · historical

  2,563^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  2,389^*

• Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  2,329^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  2,322^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  2,284^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  2,273^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  2,169^*

• Massively Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  2,151^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  2,128^*

• Character Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  1,235^*

• PvP^*

  Votes · historical

  1,195^*

• PvE^*

  Votes · historical

  1,155^*

• Lore-Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  1,107^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  1,094^*

• Choose Your Own Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  1,092^*

• Class-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  1,085^*

• Magic^*

  Votes · historical

  1,083^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  1,080^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  1,054^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Mac® High Sierra v 10.13^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i5 processor^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  AMD Radeon^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  150 GB available space^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10 64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel® Core™ i5 2300 or AMD FX4350^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Direct X 11.0 compliant video card with 1GB RAM (NVIDIA® GeForce® 560 or AMD Radeon™ 6870)^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  150 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  DirectX compatible sound card^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel® Core™ i5 2300 or AMD FX4350^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Direct X 11.0 compliant video card with 4GB of RAM (NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 or AMD Radeon™ RX 570) or higher^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  835^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• ZeniMax Online Studios

Publishers

• Bethesda Softworks

• 2014-04-04

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2014-04-04 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2014-04-04^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  May 22, 2017^*

Detailed specifications