The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002)

Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: ZeniMax Media, Bethesda Softworks
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 835 player ratings
Main story: about 81 hours
Completionist: about 310 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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A vast, alien landscape unfolds before you with no hand-holding, rewarding patient wandering and self-directed discovery.

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About

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is an open-world first-person role-playing game and the third main entry in The Elder Scrolls series. Set on the island of Vvardenfell in the province of Morrowind, the player arrives as a released prisoner and becomes involved in the political and religious conflicts of the Dunmer people. Gameplay combines freeform exploration, real-time combat, and character customization across a vast landscape of ashlands, swamps, and volcanic terrain, with a main quest centered on an ancient prophecy.

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