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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is a 2025 action role-playing game co-developed by Virtuos and Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. A remaster of the 2006 classic, it delivers a full graphics overhaul built on Unreal Engine 5 with ray tracing, modern textures and models, revised AI, updated animation, redesigned UI, and enhanced audio, while retaining the original's Gamebryo core for physics and combat. It includes all the original downloadable content including the Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles expansions. Released digitally for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on April 22, 2025, it received generally positive reviews, won Best Remake / Remaster at the 2025 Golden Joystick Awards, reached 4 million players within three days, and was later released physically (October 13) and on Nintendo Switch 2 (August 11, 2026).

• Unreal Engine 5 Overhaul: A full graphics remaster using Unreal Engine 5 with modern rendering, ray tracing, and updated textures and models, while relying on the Gamebryo engine for its core physics and combat.
• Open World of Cyrodiil: Retains the open world structure and core gameplay of the original, set in the province of Cyrodiil, with real-time combat, character leveling, and skill-based progression.
• Faction Questlines: Multiple joinable factions each with full questlines, including the Fighters Guild, Mages Guild, Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood, Arena, and Order of the Virtuous Blood.
• Improved AI and Animation: Non-playable character behavior has been revised with improved AI and all animations updated for a more lifelike world.
• Redesigned UI: The user interface and control schemes have been redesigned for compatibility with current-generation hardware.
• Enhanced Audio: Re-recorded ambient sounds, environmental effects, and limited redone voice work enrich the remaster's audio.
• All Original DLC Included: Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles expansions, originally paid, are included along with the full original downloadable content.
• Sprinting and Modern Movement: New mechanics such as sprinting and modernized traversal are added to the 2006 gameplay.
• No Official Mod Support: Bethesda stated the remaster would not officially support modding, though community mods still emerged rapidly after release.
• Hero of Kvatch Story: The player takes the role of the Hero of Kvatch, drawn into a conflict involving the Daedric realm of Oblivion after the assassination of Emperor Uriel Septim VII.