Rank 7 – The Elder Scrolls Online
Setting: Fantasy | Developer: Zenimax Online | Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One | Release Date: April 4, 2014 | Model: Buy2Play | Rating on Steam: 82% Positive
What kind of game is this? The Elder Scrolls Online places great importance on allowing you to have fun in the world of Tamriel alone and at every level. That’s why a dynamic system was introduced that theoretically allows you to even complete endgame dungeons at level 1.
ESO particularly excels with its unique storytelling and the setting of the game world. There are many iconic places that you already know from the “Elder Scrolls” games, as well as the well-known compass instead of a minimap.
What content does it offer? ESO has received multiple DLCs and a major chapter each year over the years. If you subscribe to the optional ESO Plus, you get access to all DLCs and most expansions. For the future, the developers are planning a kind of seasonal content model. The beginning will be marked by the Seasons of the Worm Cult starting in June 2025.
The Elder Scrolls Online offers you:
- regular updates
- a truly large game world
- fully voiced quests and engaging stories.
- Diverse dungeons
- Housing
- Server vs. Server PvP
- PvP arenas
What do the reviews on Steam say? ESO has a total of 131,820 ratings on Steam, of which 82 percent are positive. This is the highest number of ratings for an MMORPG on Steam in this ranking.
In the last 30 days, there have been 568 new ratings, of which 75 percent are positive. The current monetization model around the seasons, technical issues, and features like the subclasses continue to be criticized. However, in March or April 2026 significant changes are planned for Tamriel.
How many players does it have on Steam? In the last 30 days, an average of 9,947 players played ESO on Steam. The peak was 17,131 players online at the same time. This is slightly higher than in the previous months. The all-time high is 49,061 simultaneously active Steam players. A total of 26 million players are said to have played the MMORPG to date, with free-play events taking place regularly.
For whom is the MMORPG worthwhile? If you are a fan of The Elder Scrolls and enjoy exploring MMORPGs alone, you should definitely check out ESO. The game impresses with a good story, great graphics, a lot of content, and an action-packed combat system where you also need to block enemy attacks. Recently, there was a new dungeon DLC, a graphical modernization of the starting areas, and further improvements.
