The Elder Scrolls: Arena

Open-world fantasy RPG following a prisoner's quest to rescue an emperor

Bethesda Softworks · Released Apr 26, 2022

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 2,923
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 28 in 30 days
Players: 7; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 4 years ago; Jun 7, 2022
Minimum PC: 0 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Elder Scrolls: Arena?

A single-player, first-person action RPG set in Tamriel. You travel across an open world, exploring dangerous sites and gathering fragments of the Staff of Chaos to save the emperor after a battlemage imprisons and impersonates him.

For you if...

+you want to experience the first Elder Scrolls adventure

Not for you if...

−you prefer short dungeon crawls with a fast pace

What players say

79% of 2,923 reviews are positive · 82% of 28 in the last 30 days

Players praise the dungeon exploration, while the most common complaints concern awkward controls and combat. Several say getting started requires reading manuals or researching how the game works.

Screenshots and trailer

The Elder Scrolls: Arena system requirements

Minimum: 0 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run The Elder Scrolls: Arena?

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Minimum

OS: PC/MS-DOS 5.0
Processor: Intel 386 25 MHz
Memory: 4 MB RAM
Storage: 25 MB available space

Does The Elder Scrolls: Arena have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The Elder Scrolls: Arena run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does The Elder Scrolls: Arena use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam