Nearly three months after its surprise April 22 release, Oblivion Remastered has been played by over 9 million people across PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 . That’s more than the population of Norway—and a testament to the enduring power of Cyrodiil.
The milestone dwarfed the 4 million players mark reached in its first week, showing strong momentum and engagement . While exact sales numbers remain elusive—partly due to heavy Game Pass usage—the player count alone positions Oblivion Remastered as the third best-selling game of 2025 in the U.S. by revenue, despite many users streaming it via Game Pass .
Critically, the remaster blends beloved RPG mechanics with enhanced visuals via Unreal Engine 5, thoughtful quality-of-life improvements, and the full original DLCs included from day one .
However, not everything is smooth sailing—PC players have reported performance issues, from crashes to frame-rate drops, which Bethesda is addressing with incremental patches (though updates are slow amid reported layoffs at Virtuos) .
All told, Oblivion Remastered is a major win for remaster culture: a nearly two-decade-old classic revived and embraced by modern audiences.
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