The Elder Scrolls® Online

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Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.

Developer: ZeniMax Online Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Released: 22 May 2017 (2014)
Price: $19.99
Platforms
Steam charts: #66 top seller (US) +1
Followers: 492,705 +263
Steam Deck: Verified
Languages: English +6
Metacritic: 80
Controller: Partial
Series: The Elder Scrolls
Age rating: M

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Players on Steam, last 48 hours

Steam concurrent players, polled every 15 minutes. Observed since 19 Oct 2026. As of 08:20 UTC.

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Players of The Elder Scrolls® Online, last 48 hours, newest first
Poll	Players
08:10 UTC	6,427
07:55 UTC	6,378
07:40 UTC	6,311
07:25 UTC	6,278
07:10 UTC	6,272
06:55 UTC	6,250
06:40 UTC	6,308
06:24 UTC	6,298
06:09 UTC	6,347
05:54 UTC	6,407
05:39 UTC	6,498
05:24 UTC	6,588
05:09 UTC	6,744
04:54 UTC	6,885
04:39 UTC	7,024
04:24 UTC	7,196
04:07 UTC	7,341
03:52 UTC	7,442
03:37 UTC	7,594
03:21 UTC	7,717
03:06 UTC	7,812
02:51 UTC	7,920
02:36 UTC	7,968
02:21 UTC	8,020
02:05 UTC	8,011
01:50 UTC	8,085
01:35 UTC	8,104
01:19 UTC	8,173
01:04 UTC	8,144
00:49 UTC	8,104
00:34 UTC	8,167
00:19 UTC	8,224
00:02 UTC	8,363
13 Nov, 23:46 UTC	8,436
13 Nov, 23:31 UTC	8,576
13 Nov, 23:16 UTC	8,752
13 Nov, 23:01 UTC	8,918
13 Nov, 22:46 UTC	9,016
13 Nov, 22:30 UTC	9,251
13 Nov, 22:15 UTC	9,475
13 Nov, 21:59 UTC	9,708
13 Nov, 21:43 UTC	9,929
13 Nov, 21:28 UTC	10,141
13 Nov, 21:13 UTC	10,315
13 Nov, 20:58 UTC	10,509
13 Nov, 20:43 UTC	10,656
13 Nov, 20:28 UTC	10,743
13 Nov, 20:13 UTC	10,803
13 Nov, 19:57 UTC	10,841
13 Nov, 19:42 UTC	10,868
13 Nov, 19:26 UTC	10,860
13 Nov, 19:10 UTC	10,663
13 Nov, 18:55 UTC	10,463
13 Nov, 18:40 UTC	10,246
13 Nov, 18:25 UTC	10,069
13 Nov, 18:10 UTC	9,998
13 Nov, 17:54 UTC	9,931
13 Nov, 17:39 UTC	9,806
13 Nov, 17:24 UTC	9,645
13 Nov, 17:09 UTC	9,514
13 Nov, 16:54 UTC	9,425
13 Nov, 16:39 UTC	9,376
13 Nov, 16:24 UTC	9,162
13 Nov, 16:08 UTC	8,966
13 Nov, 15:53 UTC	8,809
13 Nov, 15:38 UTC	8,668
13 Nov, 15:23 UTC	8,507
13 Nov, 15:08 UTC	8,317
13 Nov, 14:53 UTC	8,112
13 Nov, 14:38 UTC	7,949
13 Nov, 14:22 UTC	7,795
13 Nov, 14:07 UTC	7,687
13 Nov, 13:52 UTC	7,555
13 Nov, 13:37 UTC	7,461
13 Nov, 13:22 UTC	7,372
13 Nov, 13:07 UTC	7,136
13 Nov, 12:52 UTC	7,056
13 Nov, 12:37 UTC	6,839
13 Nov, 12:21 UTC	6,698
13 Nov, 12:06 UTC	6,588
13 Nov, 11:51 UTC	6,484
13 Nov, 11:36 UTC	6,446
13 Nov, 11:21 UTC	6,306
13 Nov, 11:05 UTC	6,199
13 Nov, 10:50 UTC	6,115
13 Nov, 10:35 UTC	5,991
13 Nov, 10:20 UTC	5,865
13 Nov, 10:04 UTC	5,750
13 Nov, 09:49 UTC	5,634
13 Nov, 09:34 UTC	5,467
13 Nov, 09:18 UTC	5,442
13 Nov, 09:03 UTC	5,474
13 Nov, 08:48 UTC	5,340
13 Nov, 08:33 UTC	5,281
13 Nov, 08:17 UTC	5,222
13 Nov, 08:02 UTC	5,210
13 Nov, 07:47 UTC	5,250
13 Nov, 07:32 UTC	5,206
13 Nov, 07:17 UTC	5,229
13 Nov, 07:02 UTC	5,283
13 Nov, 06:47 UTC	5,332
13 Nov, 06:32 UTC	5,379
13 Nov, 06:16 UTC	5,404
13 Nov, 06:01 UTC	5,493
13 Nov, 05:46 UTC	5,584
13 Nov, 05:31 UTC	5,684
13 Nov, 05:16 UTC	5,828
13 Nov, 05:01 UTC	5,996
13 Nov, 04:46 UTC	6,180
13 Nov, 04:30 UTC	6,406
13 Nov, 04:15 UTC	6,542
13 Nov, 04:00 UTC	6,751
13 Nov, 03:45 UTC	6,952
13 Nov, 03:30 UTC	7,078
13 Nov, 03:15 UTC	7,209
13 Nov, 02:59 UTC	7,417
13 Nov, 02:44 UTC	7,523
13 Nov, 02:28 UTC	7,543
13 Nov, 02:13 UTC	7,684
13 Nov, 01:58 UTC	7,728
13 Nov, 01:43 UTC	7,723
13 Nov, 01:28 UTC	7,761
13 Nov, 01:13 UTC	7,756
13 Nov, 00:58 UTC	7,766
13 Nov, 00:42 UTC	7,738
13 Nov, 00:27 UTC	7,706
13 Nov, 00:12 UTC	7,771
13 Nov, 00:01 UTC	7,771
12 Nov, 22:52 UTC	8,418
12 Nov, 22:37 UTC	8,593
12 Nov, 22:22 UTC	8,802
12 Nov, 22:07 UTC	9,080
12 Nov, 21:51 UTC	9,337
12 Nov, 21:36 UTC	9,511
12 Nov, 21:21 UTC	9,782
12 Nov, 21:05 UTC	9,976
12 Nov, 20:50 UTC	10,218
12 Nov, 20:35 UTC	10,352
12 Nov, 20:20 UTC	10,412
12 Nov, 20:05 UTC	10,507
12 Nov, 19:49 UTC	10,550
12 Nov, 19:34 UTC	10,619
12 Nov, 19:19 UTC	10,561
12 Nov, 19:03 UTC	10,563
12 Nov, 18:48 UTC	10,348
12 Nov, 18:33 UTC	10,227
12 Nov, 18:18 UTC	10,075
12 Nov, 18:02 UTC	9,951
12 Nov, 17:47 UTC	9,631
12 Nov, 17:32 UTC	9,524
12 Nov, 17:17 UTC	9,284
12 Nov, 17:02 UTC	9,325
12 Nov, 16:47 UTC	9,217
12 Nov, 16:32 UTC	9,059
12 Nov, 16:16 UTC	8,850
12 Nov, 16:01 UTC	8,527
12 Nov, 15:46 UTC	8,515
12 Nov, 15:31 UTC	8,309
12 Nov, 15:16 UTC	8,095
12 Nov, 15:00 UTC	7,866
12 Nov, 14:45 UTC	7,643
12 Nov, 14:30 UTC	7,445
12 Nov, 14:15 UTC	7,348
12 Nov, 13:59 UTC	7,239
12 Nov, 13:44 UTC	7,137
12 Nov, 13:29 UTC	6,906
12 Nov, 13:14 UTC	6,816
12 Nov, 12:59 UTC	6,621
12 Nov, 12:44 UTC	6,504
12 Nov, 12:29 UTC	6,334
12 Nov, 12:13 UTC	6,216
12 Nov, 11:57 UTC	6,100
12 Nov, 11:41 UTC	6,017
12 Nov, 11:26 UTC	6,005
12 Nov, 11:11 UTC	5,850
12 Nov, 10:56 UTC	5,772
12 Nov, 10:41 UTC	5,728
12 Nov, 10:25 UTC	5,594
12 Nov, 10:10 UTC	5,471
12 Nov, 09:55 UTC	5,336
12 Nov, 09:40 UTC	5,249
12 Nov, 09:25 UTC	5,177
12 Nov, 09:10 UTC	5,082
12 Nov, 08:54 UTC	5,048
12 Nov, 08:39 UTC	5,010
12 Nov, 08:23 UTC	5,000

How this is measured

Player counts over time, as we observed them.

Counts people running the game through Steam only. Players on other stores, consoles or launchers are not included.
We poll the busiest games every 15 minutes and quiet ones as rarely as once a month, so a short spike between polls can be missed. Each game shows how often it is polled.
Our player history starts on 19 October 2026. Earlier peaks, including launch peaks, are not in our data.

Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology

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Player Retention

Player retention for The Elder Scrolls® Online
Month	Avg players	Kept	Compared with other games
LaunchMay 2017	9,938	—	The busier of its first two months
3 months onAugust 2017	8,121	82%	Holds players well (better than 91% of 9,242 other games)
12 months onMay 2018	10,589	1.1×	Holds players well (better than 94% of 7,781 other games)

The Elder Scrolls® Online kept 82% of the average players it had at its launch in May 2017 after 3 months and 1.1× after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count

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Players of The Elder Scrolls® Online, last 48 hours, newest first

Poll

Players

08:10 UTC

6,427

07:55 UTC

6,378

07:40 UTC

6,311

07:25 UTC

6,278

07:10 UTC

6,272

06:55 UTC

6,250

06:40 UTC

6,308

06:24 UTC

6,298

06:09 UTC

6,347

05:54 UTC

6,407

05:39 UTC

6,498

05:24 UTC

6,588

05:09 UTC

6,744

04:54 UTC

6,885

04:39 UTC

7,024

04:24 UTC

7,196

04:07 UTC

7,341

03:52 UTC

7,442

03:37 UTC

7,594

03:21 UTC

7,717

03:06 UTC

7,812

02:51 UTC

7,920

02:36 UTC

7,968

02:21 UTC

8,020

02:05 UTC

8,011

01:50 UTC

8,085

01:35 UTC

8,104

01:19 UTC

8,173

01:04 UTC

8,144

00:49 UTC

8,104

00:34 UTC

8,167

00:19 UTC

8,224

00:02 UTC

8,363

13 Nov, 23:46 UTC

8,436

13 Nov, 23:31 UTC

8,576

13 Nov, 23:16 UTC

8,752

13 Nov, 23:01 UTC

8,918

13 Nov, 22:46 UTC

9,016

13 Nov, 22:30 UTC

9,251

13 Nov, 22:15 UTC

9,475

13 Nov, 21:59 UTC

9,708

13 Nov, 21:43 UTC

9,929

13 Nov, 21:28 UTC

10,141

13 Nov, 21:13 UTC

10,315

13 Nov, 20:58 UTC

10,509

13 Nov, 20:43 UTC

10,656

13 Nov, 20:28 UTC

10,743

13 Nov, 20:13 UTC

10,803

13 Nov, 19:57 UTC

10,841

13 Nov, 19:42 UTC

10,868

13 Nov, 19:26 UTC

10,860

13 Nov, 19:10 UTC

10,663

13 Nov, 18:55 UTC

10,463

13 Nov, 18:40 UTC

10,246

13 Nov, 18:25 UTC

10,069

13 Nov, 18:10 UTC

9,998

13 Nov, 17:54 UTC

9,931

13 Nov, 17:39 UTC

9,806

13 Nov, 17:24 UTC

9,645

13 Nov, 17:09 UTC

9,514

13 Nov, 16:54 UTC

9,425

13 Nov, 16:39 UTC

9,376

13 Nov, 16:24 UTC

9,162

13 Nov, 16:08 UTC

8,966

13 Nov, 15:53 UTC

8,809

13 Nov, 15:38 UTC

8,668

13 Nov, 15:23 UTC

8,507

13 Nov, 15:08 UTC

8,317

13 Nov, 14:53 UTC

8,112

13 Nov, 14:38 UTC

7,949

13 Nov, 14:22 UTC

7,795

13 Nov, 14:07 UTC

7,687

13 Nov, 13:52 UTC

7,555

13 Nov, 13:37 UTC

7,461

13 Nov, 13:22 UTC

7,372

13 Nov, 13:07 UTC

7,136

13 Nov, 12:52 UTC

7,056

13 Nov, 12:37 UTC

6,839

13 Nov, 12:21 UTC

6,698

13 Nov, 12:06 UTC

6,588

13 Nov, 11:51 UTC

6,484

13 Nov, 11:36 UTC

6,446

13 Nov, 11:21 UTC

6,306

13 Nov, 11:05 UTC

6,199

13 Nov, 10:50 UTC

6,115

13 Nov, 10:35 UTC

5,991

13 Nov, 10:20 UTC

5,865

13 Nov, 10:04 UTC

5,750

13 Nov, 09:49 UTC

5,634

13 Nov, 09:34 UTC

5,467

13 Nov, 09:18 UTC

5,442

13 Nov, 09:03 UTC

5,474

13 Nov, 08:48 UTC

5,340

13 Nov, 08:33 UTC

5,281

13 Nov, 08:17 UTC

5,222

13 Nov, 08:02 UTC

5,210

13 Nov, 07:47 UTC

5,250

13 Nov, 07:32 UTC

5,206

13 Nov, 07:17 UTC

5,229

13 Nov, 07:02 UTC

5,283

13 Nov, 06:47 UTC

5,332

13 Nov, 06:32 UTC

5,379

13 Nov, 06:16 UTC

5,404

13 Nov, 06:01 UTC

5,493

13 Nov, 05:46 UTC

5,584

13 Nov, 05:31 UTC

5,684

13 Nov, 05:16 UTC

5,828

13 Nov, 05:01 UTC

5,996

13 Nov, 04:46 UTC

6,180

13 Nov, 04:30 UTC

6,406

13 Nov, 04:15 UTC

6,542

13 Nov, 04:00 UTC

6,751

13 Nov, 03:45 UTC

6,952

13 Nov, 03:30 UTC

7,078

13 Nov, 03:15 UTC

7,209

13 Nov, 02:59 UTC

7,417

13 Nov, 02:44 UTC

7,523

13 Nov, 02:28 UTC

7,543

13 Nov, 02:13 UTC

7,684

13 Nov, 01:58 UTC

7,728

13 Nov, 01:43 UTC

7,723

13 Nov, 01:28 UTC

7,761

13 Nov, 01:13 UTC

7,756

13 Nov, 00:58 UTC

7,766

13 Nov, 00:42 UTC

7,738

13 Nov, 00:27 UTC

7,706

13 Nov, 00:12 UTC

7,771

13 Nov, 00:01 UTC

7,771

12 Nov, 22:52 UTC

8,418

12 Nov, 22:37 UTC

8,593

12 Nov, 22:22 UTC

8,802

12 Nov, 22:07 UTC

9,080

12 Nov, 21:51 UTC

9,337

12 Nov, 21:36 UTC

9,511

12 Nov, 21:21 UTC

9,782

12 Nov, 21:05 UTC

9,976

12 Nov, 20:50 UTC

10,218

12 Nov, 20:35 UTC

10,352

12 Nov, 20:20 UTC

10,412

12 Nov, 20:05 UTC

10,507

12 Nov, 19:49 UTC

10,550

12 Nov, 19:34 UTC

10,619

12 Nov, 19:19 UTC

10,561

12 Nov, 19:03 UTC

10,563

12 Nov, 18:48 UTC

10,348

12 Nov, 18:33 UTC

10,227

12 Nov, 18:18 UTC

10,075

12 Nov, 18:02 UTC

9,951

12 Nov, 17:47 UTC

9,631

12 Nov, 17:32 UTC

9,524

12 Nov, 17:17 UTC

9,284

12 Nov, 17:02 UTC

9,325

12 Nov, 16:47 UTC

9,217

12 Nov, 16:32 UTC

9,059

12 Nov, 16:16 UTC

8,850

12 Nov, 16:01 UTC

8,527

12 Nov, 15:46 UTC

8,515

12 Nov, 15:31 UTC

8,309

12 Nov, 15:16 UTC

8,095

12 Nov, 15:00 UTC

7,866

12 Nov, 14:45 UTC

7,643

12 Nov, 14:30 UTC

7,445

12 Nov, 14:15 UTC

7,348

12 Nov, 13:59 UTC

7,239

12 Nov, 13:44 UTC

7,137

12 Nov, 13:29 UTC

6,906

12 Nov, 13:14 UTC

6,816

12 Nov, 12:59 UTC

6,621

12 Nov, 12:44 UTC

6,504

12 Nov, 12:29 UTC

6,334

12 Nov, 12:13 UTC

6,216

12 Nov, 11:57 UTC

6,100

12 Nov, 11:41 UTC

6,017

12 Nov, 11:26 UTC

6,005

12 Nov, 11:11 UTC

5,850

12 Nov, 10:56 UTC

5,772

12 Nov, 10:41 UTC

5,728

12 Nov, 10:25 UTC

5,594

12 Nov, 10:10 UTC

5,471

12 Nov, 09:55 UTC

5,336

12 Nov, 09:40 UTC

5,249

12 Nov, 09:25 UTC

5,177

12 Nov, 09:10 UTC

5,082

12 Nov, 08:54 UTC

5,048

12 Nov, 08:39 UTC

5,010

12 Nov, 08:23 UTC

5,000

Month

Avg players

Kept

Compared with other games

LaunchMay 2017

9,938

—

The busier of its first two months

3 months onAugust 2017

8,121

82%

Holds players well (better than 91% of 9,242 other games)

12 months onMay 2018

10,589

1.1×

Holds players well (better than 94% of 7,781 other games)