The Elder Scrolls: Arena cover

The Elder Scrolls Series

The Elder Scrolls: Arena

Main Game
Role-playing (RPG) Action Fantasy Sandbox Open world
70
User Score
55 ratings
88
Critic Score
2 reviews
March 25, 1994
Released 11784 days ago
PC (Microsoft Windows) DOS

About

The Elder Scrolls - Arena is the first RPG fantasy game of the Elder Scrolls series.
The game takes place on a planet called Nirn in the empire of Tamriel. The emperor of Tamriel, Uriel Septim, is planing to gather the whole Nirn under the imperial flag. He allies himself with the mage Jagar Tharn who is unfortunately intent on stealing the emperor's throne. Jagar Tharn imprisons the emperor in another dimension and locks the key inside a dungeon under the imperial city. Your job is to find all the pieces of the key, reassemble it, kill Jagger Tharn and free the emperor.

Storyline

The imperial battlemage Jagar Tharn betrays the Emperor Uriel Septim by imprisoning him in an alternate dimension, then assuming the Emperor’s identity and place on the throne. A lone prisoner must travel to Tamriel’s most famous and dangerous sites to collect the shattered Staff of Chaos, save the Emperor and free the Empire.

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Release Dates by Platform

DOS Worldwide
Mar 25, 1994
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Apr 26, 2022

Game Info

Developer
Bethesda Softworks
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Action Fantasy Sandbox Open world

Languages

Audio / Voice
English
Text / Subtitles
English, English

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