Just mere hours after its announcement and release, huge slew of Oblivion remaster leaks over the past few days, and this player count might be proof that the shadow drop and the pulling power of the Elder Scrolls IP are generating a lot of excitement.

SteamDB has the player count for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered currently sitting at 124,055, as of this writing, and it has only grown since the game's release, just around 3 hours ago. This does not include players playing on Game , Xbox Series X/S, or PS5, and it is also still in the middle of a normal weekday, so the player count is sure to grow as more players the game after normal business hours.

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered Numbers Are Only Growing

This Is A Huge Release For Bethesda And Virtuos Studios

With over 100,000 players currently on just Steam, the player count is sure to soar later on today. There is no current data available for the other consoles, but given the Oblivion remaster is a day-one Game title, and fans' strong desire for Bethesda games to still appear on PlayStation, even with Bethesda now being owned by Xbox, it's likely the game is going to perform well on PS5, too.

Bethesda's last major release, Starfield, had a lot of anticipation behind it, especially as a new IP, but failed to see the critical and commercial reception that The Elder Scrolls franchise has had. With the Oblivion remaster now available, there is sure to be a lot of new interest in The Elder Scrolls and even Bethesda games as a whole. Todd Howard from Bethesda has also confirmed that The Elder Scrolls 6 is still in active development.

Our Take: The Oblivion Remaster Will Likely Bring In A Whole New Audience

The Elder Scrolls Has A Wide Appeal

With the remaster of a beloved classic that helped pave the way for open-world RPGs seeing a simultaneous announcement and release, a whole new audience is likely to experience The Elder Scrolls for the first time, and returning veteran players are sure to find a lot to love in this updated version. There hasn't been a new entry in the long-running franchise since Skyrim in 2011, so fans have been waiting for a new game for almost 15 years, and it's taken 19 years to get the Oblivion remaster.

With the wait for new Elder Scrolls content over and the game seeing a lot of early success on Steam, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is likely going to enjoy a lot of praise. Now, fans can enjoy this beautiful remaster of a classic while the wait continues for The Elder Scrolls 6.

Source: SteamDB, Ryan McCaffery/X