Oblivion Remastered is clearly the game of the moment, even as the fantastic Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 also garners well-deserved attention. Bethesda and Xbox both celebrated a major milestone on social media: Oblivion Remastered has attracted over four million players just three days after its launch.
“We are so grateful to the over 4 million of you that have already ventured into Cyrodiil with Oblivion Remastered,” Bethesda shared in a post on Twitter and Bluesky. “Thank you!”
Xbox joined in with a playful nod to one of the Elder Scrolls series’ most iconic memes, replying, “That’s a lot of cheese wheels in pockets. Huge congrats.”
By just about every available measure, Oblivion Remastered is a massive success — though it’s worth mentioning that its sudden, shadow-dropped release caught some other developers off guard, impacting their own game launches.
Since launching on April 22, Oblivion Remastered has received near-universal praise from critics and players alike. It’s dominating the Steam charts, racking up impressive playtime numbers, and, as we now know, selling like cheese-flavored hotcakes (gross, but fitting for the Elder Scrolls fanbase).
And it’s important to remember: this wasn’t a guaranteed slam dunk. We’ve seen plenty of remakes, remasters, and ports of beloved classics stumble hard over the years. Oblivion Remastered could easily have joined that list. Instead, Xbox and Bethesda pulled it off by taking the smart approach: they spent years carefully rebuilding the original, added meaningful quality-of-life improvements, and preserved the heart of what made Oblivion so iconic — all while ensuring the game launched in a polished state across all platforms. Turns out, respecting your game’s legacy and your players’ expectations is still a winning formula. Who would’ve thought?
Well played, Todd Howard. From the edge of Oblivion Remastered, you can almost see Skyrim — or at least its tallest mountain — standing proud in the distance.