The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
Open-world fantasy RPG built around freeform exploration and character choice
Bethesda Game Studios · Published by Bethesda Softworks · Released Jun 16, 2009
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 53K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 151 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 240
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 94/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)?
A single-player, first-person fantasy RPG set in the open world of Cyrodiil. You create a character, explore freely, take quests, and fight with melee attacks or magic while pursuing the main quest at your own pace. This edition includes the Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles expansions.
For you if...
- +you prefer open-world exploration at your own pace
- +you enjoy building warriors, assassins, or magic users
- +you want an RPG with extensive mod support
Not for you if...
- −you want modern visuals and contemporary presentation
- −you prefer tightly guided levels over freeform exploration
- −you want multiplayer rather than a solo RPG
What players say
95% of 53,074 reviews are positive · 90% of 151 in the last 30 days
Players praise the open-ended exploration and large mod selection, often preferring this version to the remaster. Common complaints include crashes, broken quests, and corrupted or missing saves on modern PCs; some also criticize that missing Deluxe content cannot be purchased separately.
Screenshots and trailer
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009) system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows XP 64-Bit
- Processor
- 2 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent
- Graphics
- 128 MB Direct3D compatible video card and DirectX 9.0 compatible driver
- Memory
- 512 MB
- Storage
- 4.6 GB
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- RPG
- Open World
- Fantasy
- Singleplayer
- Moddable
- First-Person
- Adventure
- Exploration
- Great Soundtrack
- Character Customization
- Magic
- Action
- Story Rich
- Atmospheric
- Medieval
- Sandbox
1 DLC available.
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