All Elder Scrolls Games Ranked From Worst to Best

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There are few franchises as venerable as the Elder Scrolls. Today, we’re going to be ranking all Elder Scrolls games from worst to best. Debuting in 1994, the Elder Scrolls has blessed gamers with some of the best titles in the history of gaming.

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It’s been a long, long wait since the most recent release, aside from Elder Scrolls Online expansions. To help with that long wait, we’re taking a trip down memory lane.

The Travels series was a set of Elder Scrolls games released for the N-Gage. It went about as well as you’d expect.

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Elder Scrolls: Blades is a free-to-play mobile spin-off of the franchise. It contains everything you’d expect from a free-to-play mobile spin-off of a popular gaming franchise. None of it is good.

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Sadly, the first Elder Scrolls title is the worst when it comes to the “traditional” games. Arena was an ambitious, larger-than-life game upon its release. It’s still playable today via a free download, too!

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Battlespire is what you’d get if you took Daggerfall and removed what makes it a good game. I know that that’s a blunt explanation, but it’s an honest one. If Battlespire feels more like an expansion than a standalone game, that’s because it originally was designed as a Daggerfall expansion.

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Redguard is a spin-off that’s unlike the other Elder Scrolls games. This isn’t a good thing, sadly. The game feels more like a linear dungeon crawler action/adventure than a traditional Elder Scrolls title.

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It’s developed a cult following whose fans rank it amongst the best of all Elder Scrolls games. Daggerfall felt more focused than its predecessor, delivering an engaging open-world RPG experience.

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Todd Howard Discusses His Future With Elder Scrolls Series

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All Elder Scrolls Games Ranked From Worst to Best

There are few franchises as venerable as the Elder Scrolls. Today, we’re going to be ranking all Elder Scrolls games from worst to best. Debuting in 1994, the Elder Scrolls has blessed gamers with some of the best titles in the history of gaming.

It’s been a long, long wait since the most recent release, aside from Elder Scrolls Online expansions. To help with that long wait, we’re taking a trip down memory lane.

The Travels series was a set of Elder Scrolls games released for the N-Gage. It went about as well as you’d expect.

THE ELDER SCROLLS TRAVELS

Elder Scrolls: Blades is a free-to-play mobile spin-off of the franchise. It contains everything you’d expect from a free-to-play mobile spin-off of a popular gaming franchise. None of it is good.

THE ELDER SCROLLS: BLADES

Sadly, the first Elder Scrolls title is the worst when it comes to the “traditional” games. Arena was an ambitious, larger-than-life game upon its release. It’s still playable today via a free download, too!

THE ELDER SCROLLS: ARENA

Battlespire is what you’d get if you took Daggerfall and removed what makes it a good game. I know that that’s a blunt explanation, but it’s an honest one. If Battlespire feels more like an expansion than a standalone game, that’s because it originally was designed as a Daggerfall expansion.

THE ELDER SCROLLS: BATTLESPIRE

Redguard is a spin-off that’s unlike the other Elder Scrolls games. This isn’t a good thing, sadly. The game feels more like a linear dungeon crawler action/adventure than a traditional Elder Scrolls title.

THE ELDER SCROLLS ADVENTURES: REDGUARD

It’s developed a cult following whose fans rank it amongst the best of all Elder Scrolls games. Daggerfall felt more focused than its predecessor, delivering an engaging open-world RPG experience.

THE ELDER SCROLLS: DAGGERFALL

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