Bethesda confirmed that the number of players of “The Elder Scrolls IV: Annihilation Remastered” has exceeded 4 million. The remake of the 2006 role-playing game reached the milestone just four days after release. “Forsaken: Remastered” was announced on April 22 for simultaneous release on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. Since then, the game has also become very popular on Steam, with the number of concurrent players on the platform peaking at over 200,000.
The number of players in “The Elder Scrolls IV: Annihilation Remastered” exceeds 4 million
Bethesda confirmed the official player count for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered in an X post on Saturday. “We’re extremely grateful to the over 4 million people who have ventured into Cyrodiil with Oblivion Remastered. Thank you!” the studio said.
We’re grateful to the over 4 million people who have ventured into Cyrodiil with Oblivion Remastered. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/Fz1lo7XZtM
— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) April 25, 2025
That number includes players on all supported platforms, with a large portion likely contributed by Xbox Game Pass members. “The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered” launches on Microsoft’s game subscription service and is free for PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
Oblivion Remastered is a huge hit on Steam
Despite being released on Game Pass, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is also a huge hit on Steam. According to the SteamDB chart, the current peak number of simultaneous online users of the game on the platform has exceeded 200,000. As of this writing, over 74,000 players have participated in the game.
Bethesda RPG is currently one of the most played games on Steam, with only heavyweights such as Counter-Strike 2, PUBG: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Dota 2 attracting more players in the past 24 hours.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was removed from shelves on April 22, after several leaks suggested the project was ready to launch this month. The remaster updates the original game with enhanced graphics and rebuilt in-game assets in Unreal Engine 5.
It also improves the gameplay and user interface, adds new quality of life features, and modernizes the role-playing game. The remaster comes with the base game, the Shivering Isles and Tales of the Nine Knights expansions, and additional downloadable content, including the infamous Horse Armor Pack. Forsaken: Remastered is now available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X.
