RPG
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Reach the ending 9% of players who started
Started playing 90% of owners
Steam reviews 75% positive of 70,610
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 10h it's almost 1 in 4 (22%).
- 9% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Escaped the Imperial Sewers” and “Closed an Oblivion Gate”: from 100% to 62% of starters.
- 90% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 71,281 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 37.3h for positive, 19.6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (90.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Escaped the Imperial Sewers Escaped the Imperial Sewers, Main Quest Beginning 100%
- Closed an Oblivion Gate Closed an Oblivion Gate, Main Quest Most players quit here 62% −38
- Located the Shrine of Dagon Located the Shrine of Dagon, Main Quest 25% −37
- Delivered Daedric Artifact Delivered Daedric Artifact, Main Quest 16% −9
- Destroyed the Great Gate Destroyed the Great Gate, Main Quest 10% −6
- Champion of Cyrodiil Completed the Main Questline 9% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (60)
story milestone ending side
- Escaped the Imperial Sewers Escaped the Imperial Sewers, Main Quest Beginning 100%
- Closed an Oblivion Gate Closed an Oblivion Gate, Main Quest 62%
- Associate, Mages Guild Joined the Mages Guild 46%
- Pit Dog, Arena Joined the Arena in the Imperial City 38%
- Associate, Fighters Guild Joined the Fighters Guild 36%
- Brawler, Arena Reached Brawler rank in the Arena 33%
- Bloodletter, Arena Reached Bloodletter rank in the Arena 30%
- Myrmidon, Arena Reached Myrmidon rank in the Arena 28%
- Warrior, Arena Reached Warrior rank in the Arena 27%
- Gladiator, Arena Reached Gladiator rank in the Arena 26%
- Pickpocket, Thieves Guild Joined the Thieves Guild 26%
- Murderer, Dark Brotherhood Join the Dark Brotherhood 26%
- Located the Shrine of Dagon Located the Shrine of Dagon, Main Quest 25%
- Hero, Arena Reached Hero rank in the Arena 25%
- Apprentice, Mages Guild Reached Apprentice rank in the Mages Guild 24%
- Champion, Arena Reached Champion rank in the Arena 24%
- Apprentice, Fighters Guild Reached Apprentice rank in the Fighters Guild 24%
- Grand Champion, Arena Completed the Arena Questline 23%
- Slayer, Dark Brotherhood Reached Slayer rank in the Dark Brotherhood 20%
- Footpad, Thieves Guild Reached Footpad rank in the Thieves Guild 20%
- Journeyman, Mages Guild Reached Journeyman rank in the Mages Guild 19%
- Bandit, Thieves Guild Reached Bandit rank in the Thieves Guild 18%
- Eliminator, Dark Brotherhood Reached Eliminator rank in the Dark Brotherhood 18%
- Evoker, Mages Guild Reached Evoker rank in the Mages Guild 17%
- Journeyman, Fighters Guild Reached Journeyman rank in the Fighters Guild 16%
- Delivered Daedric Artifact Delivered Daedric Artifact, Main Quest 16%
- Prowler, Thieves Guild Reached Prowler rank in the Thieves Guild 16%
- Conjurer, Mages Guild Reached Conjurer rank in the Mages Guild 16%
- Assassin, Dark Brotherhood Reached Assassin rank in the Dark Brotherhood 15%
- Magician, Mages Guild Reached Magician rank in the Mages Guild 15%
- Cat Burglar, Thieves Guild Reached Cat Burglar rank in the Thieves Guild 15%
- Silencer, Dark Brotherhood Reached Silencer rank in the Dark Brotherhood 14%
- Warlock, Mages Guild Reached Warlock rank in the Mages Guild 14%
- Swordsman, Fighters Guild Reached Swordsman rank in the Fighters Guild 13%
- Tourist, Shivering Isles Entered the Shivering Isles 13%
- Shadowfoot, Thieves Guild Reached Shadowfoot rank in the Thieves Guild 13%
- Wizard, Mages Guild Reached Wizard rank in the Mages Guild 12%
- Listener, Dark Brotherhood Completed the Dark Brotherhood Questline 11%
- Speaker, Dark Brotherhood Reached Speaker rank in the Dark Brotherhood 11%
- Protector, Fighters Guild Reached Protector rank in the Fighters Guild 11%
- Arch-Mage, Mages Guild Completed the Mages Guild Questline 11%
- Master Thief, Thieves Guild Reached Master Thief rank in the Thieves Guild 11%
- Master-Wizard, Mages Guild Reached Master-Wizard rank in the Mages Guild 11%
- Defender, Fighters Guild Reached Defender rank in the Fighters Guild 11%
- Aspirant, Shivering Isles Reached Aspirant Rank in the Court of Madness 11%
- Warder, Fighters Guild Reached Warder rank in the Fighters Guild 10%
- Guildmaster, Thieves Guild Completed the Thieves Guild Questline 10%
- Destroyed the Great Gate Destroyed the Great Gate, Main Quest 9.8%
- Guardian, Fighters Guild Reached Guardian rank in the Fighters Guild 9.3%
- Citizen, Shivering Isles Reached Citizen Rank in the Court of Madness 9.2%
- Champion of Cyrodiil Completed the Main Questline 9.0%
- Champion, Fighters Guild Reached Champion rank in the Fighters Guild 8.6%
- Master, Fighters Guild Completed the Fighters Guild Questline 8.4%
- Madman, Shivering Isles Reached Madman Rank in the Court of Madness 7.1%
- Honored Madman, Shivering Isles Reached Honored Madman Rank in the Court of Madness 6.7%
- Regent, Shivering Isles Reached Regent Rank in the Court of Madness 6.0%
- Defender, Shivering Isles Reached Defender of the Realm Rank in the Court of Madness 5.9%
- Madgod, Shivering Isles Stopped the Greymarch 5.7%
- Duke Mania, Shivering Isles Reached Duke of Mania Rank in the Court of Madness 4.9%
- Duke Dementia, Shivering Isles Reached Duke of Dementia Rank in the Court of Madness 4.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-17.