RPG · June 16, 2009
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009) (2009)
Position in RPG
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 50.7k Steam reviews | Top 9% in RPG |
| Positive rating | 95% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 10% |
| Metacritic | 94/100 | Genre average 78 — top 3% of RPG titles |
| Concurrent peak | 1.2k players | Top 10% in RPG by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 28 h average | Top 33% for session depth among RPG |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- RPG · 1.5k
- Open World · 1.5k
- Fantasy · 1.0k
- Singleplayer · 878
- Moddable · 844
- First-Person · 680
- Adventure · 676
- Exploration · 644
- Great Soundtrack · 562
- Magic · 517
- Character Customization · 513
- Action · 493
- Story Rich · 431
- Atmospheric · 419
- Medieval · 400
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2009 · 95% · 26.4k · 89/100 MC

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Reception Metrics
Steam community
48.1k positive · 2.5k negative
Metacritic
Curator recommendations
41.9k
Peak concurrent players
1.2k
RPG releases from 2009
10 RPG titles launched in 2009 — top 6 by review volume.

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
2009 · 81% · 50.6k · 91/100 MC

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
2009 · 95% · 26.4k · 89/100 MC

Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
2009 · 94% · 15.4k · 86/100 MC

Risen
2009 · 89% · 9.8k · 77/100 MC

Torchlight
2009 · 91% · 7.0k · 83/100 MC

Two Worlds Epic Edition
2009 · 77% · 5.6k · 65/100 MC
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (5)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian
- German volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
Full audio (4)
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish - Spain
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
28h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
7h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
1h
Current engagement
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jun 16, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Bethesda Game Studios |
| Publisher | Bethesda Softworks |
| Base price | $3.74 -75% |
| Required age | 17+ |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Cloud
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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