Amid the heightened interest in all things The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion brought on by Bethesda’s popular remaster, its original designer has admitted the game's level scaling system was a “mistake.” Oblivion’s level scaling system is perhaps one of the most frustrating aspects of the 20-year-old open-world role-playing game.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has debuted in first place on the Steam Weekly Top Sellers chart (excluding revenue generated by free games) for Week 18, 2025, which ended April 29, 2025. Another new release, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, debuted in second place.

Oblivion is still very much a 2006 game, but a humble approach to modernisation makes for a charming and occasionally beautiful remaster. Read our review.