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2017 · Dire Wolf Digital · Board game · Card game

The Elder Scrolls: Legends

The Elder Scrolls: Legends is a strategy card game that explores the series' characters, creatures, deities, and lore. Whether you have 10 minutes or five hours, Legends provides a variety of gameplay modes and challenges that are easy-to-learn but difficult to master. Built with all levels of players in mind, Legends offers accessible gameplay for beginners who want to get started quickly, and the game's depth keeps expert players engaged. With a wide variety of deck types and strategies, no two games are ever the same.

Released
31 May 2017
Platforms
AndroidNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OneiOSmacOS
Genres
Board gameCard gameDeck-buildingStrategyTurn-based strategy
Developers
Dire Wolf DigitalSparkypants Studios
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Series
The Elder Scrolls
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Fantasy
Country
United States
Age ratings
PEGI 12
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain)

About

The Elder Scrolls: Legends was a free-to-play digital collectible card video game, published by Bethesda Softworks for Microsoft Windows, iOS, macOS and Android in 2017.

Bethesda announced in December 2019 that development on Legends had been halted. The game's servers remained online until January 30, 2025.

Keywords

  • steam
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  • steam trading cards
  • story mode
  • digital distribution
  • pax west 2017
  • card based combat
  • loot boxes
  • touch controls
  • pax east 2016
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  • versus screen

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The Elder Scrolls: Legends was a collectible card game which revolves around turn-based matches between two opponents

(player vs. player, or player vs. a computer opponent). The cards are based on creatures, characters and lore found in The Elder Scrolls series.

Story

The story revolves around the player character and some allies against a High Elf named Naarifin who has invaded the heart of the Empire, Cyrodiil. The player character, called 'The Forgotten Hero', has to fight various hazards along the way to reaching the White-Gold Tower, where Naarifin plans to release demon-like creatures called Daedra in an attempt to fulfill an Elder Scroll prophecy called the Culling. Along the way, the player makes various choices determining how the story unfolds and cards they gain as rewards.

Development

The Elder Scrolls: Legends was initially developed by Dire Wolf Digital. The game was revealed at Bethesda's 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo conference. In April 2016, a closed beta for Windows was released. In August 2016, an open beta for Windows was released.

The game was originally scheduled for release in 2016 as a free-to-play title for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. The Windows version officially launched on March 9, 2017. An iOS for iPad devices launched on March 23, 2017. Mobile versions for iOS and Android smartphones was released in July 2017.

Reception

The Elder Scrolls: Legends received "generally positive" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows9 March 2017Worldwide
iOS23 March 2017Worldwide
macOS31 May 2017Worldwide
Android1 June 2017Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Expansions
The Elder Scrolls Legends: Moons of ElsweyrThe Elder Scrolls: Legends - Heroes of SkyrimThe Elder Scrolls: Legends - Fall of the Dark BrotherhoodThe Elder Scrolls: Legends - Houses of MorrowindThe Elder Scrolls: Legends - Isle of MadnessThe Elder Scrolls: Legends - Return to Clockwork City

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