Summary
- Oblivion Remastered had second-best single-player launch of 2025 with 216,784 concurrent players on Steam.
- Unfortunately, it fell just short of Skyrim’s 287,411 player count record since 2011.
- It’s unlikely Oblivion will break the record during its second weekend despite a strong debut.
Despite being one of gaming’s worst-kept secrets, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered got off to a stellar start. Within less than 24 hours, the game had the second-best single-player launch of 2025, and over the weekend, it comfortably beat its concurrent player count record.
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Unfortunately for Oblivion, though, it looks like it’s going to fall just short of a record that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has held for over 13 years now.
Over the weekend, the Oblivion Remaster was played by 216,784 players concurrently, according to SteamDB, breaking its launch day record of 182,298, a number most games could only dream of hitting. That number, though, looks like it will fall just short of Skyrim’s best.
Bethesda’s 2011 classic, which has had a million different versions launch on Steam, peaked at 287,411 players. This number means that Skyrim is officially the Elder Scrolls game with the highest concurrent player count on Steam, a record it has held since November 13, 2011—over 13 years.
While there is still a chance that Oblivion Remastered has a better second weekend, breaking the record, it’s unlikely, as most games, including Skyrim itself, record their peaks during the first weekend of release.
The fact that Oblivion hasn’t beaten Skyrim is nothing to be ashamed of for the game. Although Steam’s install base is likely much higher now than it was in 2011, Oblivion is ultimately a remaster of an old game, and it’s available for free on Xbox Game Pass, meaning a large proportion of players, like myself, are likely to play on there.
Neither Skyrim nor Oblivion holds the record for highest concurrent player count for a Bethesda title, however. That record goes to 2015’s Fallout 4, which achieved highs of almost 475,000 players when it launched.
It looks likely that both of these records will hold until The Elder Scrolls VI launches, whenever that may be. But hey, at least Bethesda hasn’t forgotten about it.
