The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-16
Review summary
  • Exceptional player freedom
  • Huge and complex dungeons
  • Immersive and deep RPG
  • Clunky and outdated controls
  • Buggy and unstable versions
  • Frustrating dungeon design
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall header

Categories

CRPGFirst-Person Dungeon CrawlerProcedurally Generated World and CitiesVast Open World ExplorationDeep Character Creation SystemSpell CraftingGuilds and FactionsSkill-Based Progression

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMnegativeWindows 12-15GB VRAMpositive

Timed cohorts

Switch between playtime slices of churn risk.

Refund churn

Risk snapshot

Fast read on churn risk and the loudest complaints.

87.1% PrecisionMay 4, 2022 → Oct 15, 2026
Most dangerous issue
Archaic Control Scheme

Technical · 19.4% of risk

Churn driver breakdown

Weighted by churn risk

Technical
Design
Business
52.5%
37.6%
9.9%
Issue map

Complaint treemap

Normalized churn drivers sized by volume; click to inspect a cluster.

Issue treemap
Technical · 47.6% share
Design · 42.9% share
Business · 9.5% share
Issue · Technical
Archaic Control Scheme
Share of issues
19.0%
Primary region
United States
Detected from language cues
Anger level
Annoyed
Average sentiment intensity