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Game entry

The Elder Scrolls: Arena

1994 · Action RPG, Sandbox · PC, DOS · Bethesda Softworks

GameForever voters place The Elder Scrolls: Arena no. 2,843 in the world ranking, with 1,466 ELO points and 35% of wins across 77 duels settled. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 33 out of 69 (1994).

World rank

no. 2,843

ELO score

1,466

Wins

35%

Duels played

77

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About The Elder Scrolls: Arena

The Elder Scrolls - Arena is the first RPG fantasy game of the Elder Scrolls series.
The game takes place on a planet called Nirn in the empire of Tamriel. The emperor of Tamriel, Uriel Septim, is planing to gather the whole Nirn under the imperial flag. He allies himself with the mage Jagar Tharn who is unfortunately intent on stealing the emperor's throne. Jagar Tharn imprisons the emperor in another dimension and locks the key inside a dungeon under the imperial city. Your job is to find all the pieces of the key, reassemble it, kill Jagger Tharn and free the emperor.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,466 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games The Elder Scrolls: Arena sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 2,840 Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1,466
  2. 2,841 Blazing Chrome 1,466
  3. 2,842 Legend of Legaia 1,466
  4. 2,843 The Elder Scrolls: Arena 1,466
  5. 2,844 DreadOut 1,466
  6. 2,845 Domina 1,466
  7. 2,846 Commando 1,466

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The standing

Where The Elder Scrolls: Arena ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where The Elder Scrolls: Arena stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 33 out of 69 (1994).

Where The Elder Scrolls: Arena ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 2,843 5,110
Action RPG 313 528
1990s 366 655
1994 33 69

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