An ambitious fan project to recreateThe Elder Scrolls IV: OblivioninThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimis nearly ready to release after 13 years in development. BothOblivionandSkyrimare part of theElder Scrollsfranchise, and both stand as iconic moments in the series' history. But the two games ran on different engines, making them look and feel drastically different.
The team of volunteer developers working on the huge project shared an update about their passion project in a developer Q&A and gameplay demo on theRebelzizeYouTube channel (as spotted byTweakTown). During the showcase, they stated that the project, which had been ongoing since 2012, is finallyalmost ready to be released for players to enjoy. The team states: “We would like to share today that Skyblivion is in a state wherewe can promise a 2025 release at the latest.”
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Althoughthe two games were released only five years apart—Oblivioncame out in 2006 andSkyrimin 2011—the latter runs on Bethesda’s Creation Engine, which provided huge graphical improvements over the more outdated Gamebryo engine of the former. TheSkyblivionproject is meant to bringOblivion"to a new generation of gamers and re-introduce it to long-time fans of the series" using the newer engine fromElder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
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The new demo video reveals what the team has accomplished over the years it’s been working on the project. Despite being built into a game that’s over a decade old,Skyblivionlooks incredible even by today’s standards. The remaster doesn’t just faithfully recreateOblivion, but also adds many quality-of-life upgrades to improve gameplay, and makes full use of the more powerful engine to bring more life into the game.
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TheSkyblivionproject has been ongoing since 2012, with the first four years dedicated just to porting the older title into the new game engine. Since then,the team has grown to over 50 volunteers led by project lead Rebelzize, all working hard onremastering theObliviontitleto make it look and play as well as possible.
And that’s just the beginning, as the scope of the project is even larger than you might imagine. Once the devs release the original pre-DLC content fromOblivioninSkyrim’sengine, theyhave their sights set on also remasteringOblivion’snine DLCsas well as theShivering Islesexpansion.
The recreation ofThe Elder Scrolls IV: OblivioninThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimis currently on track to release in 2025, potentially giving fans something to do untilElder Scrolls VIcomes out. When it launches,Skyblivionwill be available to all fans for free but will require players to have a copy of bothSkyrim: Special EditionandOblivion.
