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The Elder Scrolls: Arena

Released Mar 25, 1994 Rating 79/100 Critic score 88 Perspective First person Rated ESRB: T Developer Bethesda Softworks Publisher Bethesda Softworks
PC (Microsoft Windows) DOS
Role-playing (RPG)
Single player
Action Fantasy Sandbox Open world
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The imperial battlemage Jagar Tharn betrays the Emperor Uriel Septim by imprisoning him in an alternate dimension, then assuming the Emperor’s identity and place on the throne. A lone prisoner must travel to Tamriel’s most famous and dangerous sites to collect the shattered Staff of Chaos, save the Emperor and free the Empire.

The Elder Scrolls: Arena is the original entry in Bethesda's sprawling fantasy RPG series, released in 1994 for DOS and Windows. The game established the foundation for the franchise's first-person exploration and dungeon-crawling gameplay across the continent of Tamriel.

Recent activity centers on OpenTESArena, an open-source re-implementation of the classic that continues to receive substantial updates. Version 0.18.0 brought notable gameplay improvements, including enhanced enemy combat AI, alongside other refinements aimed at modernizing the experience while preserving the original's structure.

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