The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-05-22
  • Stunning visuals and graphics enhancement
  • Improved mechanics and engaging gameplay experience
  • Rich story, quests, and RPG elements
  • Faithful remaster with included DLCs
  • Frequent crashes and numerous bugs reported
  • Severe performance and optimization issues
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows 12-15GB VRAMnegativeWindows 8-11GB VRAMnegative
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
68,160
Positive
52,13976.5%
Negative
16,02123.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
4,728,502
Estimated revenue
$236,377,815
Game price
$50
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
5252.65%
Estimated copies lost
36,421
Estimated revenue lost
$1,820,686
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
5292.7%
Avg playtime 1.2h
1410.7%
Avg playtime 1.2h
> 2h playtime
6,29431.8%
Avg playtime 51.7h
12,85064.9%
Avg playtime 80.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day50.2 rev/day
Last 30d22.2 rev/day
Quarterly3,997 rev/qtr
Days covered394.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
19,814 total
Organic purchasers15,96880.6%
Voted up: 66%
Key activations3,84619.4%
Voted up: 63%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
19,814 total
First impression0-2h9024.55%
Voted up: 29%
Mid game2-10h3,99920.2%
Voted up: 53%
Late game10-20h2,75613.9%
Voted up: 62%
Endgame20h+12,15761.4%
Voted up: 73%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.21% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
62.2%
Global baseline 65.6%
437 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 68,160 total.