Bethesda’s instantly forgettable Elder Scrolls game is shutting down this month: Here’s what its few players need to know
Bethesda is shutting down The Elder Scrolls: Blades, ending the free-to-play mobile spin-off later this month. Released in 2020 across iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch, the game was designed specifically for mobile platforms as a departure from the mainline Elder Scrolls series.
The Elder Scrolls: Blades failed to gain meaningful traction with either critics or players since its launch. The game largely faded into obscurity, with many players unaware it continued to exist. Its inability to resonate with the Elder Scrolls fanbase stands in contrast to the popularity of the series’ main entries.
The shutdown marks another casualty in the landscape of mobile games, particularly free-to-play titles that struggled to maintain player engagement. For the small number of players who did engage with Blades, the closure will result in the loss of access to the game and their progress. The exact implications for player data and accounts as the shutdown proceeds remain to be fully clarified.