"The Elder Scrolls" is a series of role-playing video games developed by Bethesda Softworks. The franchise consists of around a dozen titles, including five numbered main entries so far.

"The Elder Scrolls: Arena" was introduced in 1994. The player must rescue Emperor Uriel Septim VII from the realm of Oblivion and defeat the Imperial Battlemage Jagar Tharn. Unlike any other game in the series, Arena's world encompasses almost the entirety of Tamriel. The game was highly acclaimed within the RPG genre, forcing Bethesda to manufacture hundreds of thousands of additional copies to meet demand.

"The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall" was released in 1996. Featuring over 15,000 towns and 750,000 NPCs, it remains one of the largest virtual game worlds ever created (reputedly twice the size of Great Britain). Out of all TES titles, Daggerfall offers the highest number of skills for character development. However, due to its immense complexity, the game was also notorious for being prone to bugs and errors.

"The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind" was released in 2002. The plot of the main game takes place exclusively on the island of Vvardenfell, centering around eliminating the threat originating from the Red Mountain. Players are deeply immersed in an atmospherically masterful story of the land, its cultures, and its religions. Jeremy Soule's memorable musical score has been thematically carried over into all subsequent titles. Furthermore, the Construction Set included with the PC version paved the way for countless mods and unofficial patches. TES III was named Game of the Year in 2002.

"The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" was released in 2006. Its open world is set in the province of Cyrodiil. The narrative revolves around the Oblivion Crisis where, following the Emperor's assassination, Oblivion Gates open across the land, allowing Daedra to invade and bring death and destruction. The game stood out for its highly detailed graphics, advanced NPC and enemy AI, and physics-based interactions for movable objects.

"The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" was released in 2011. The game's narrative is set approximately 200 years after the events of TES IV and takes place in the province of Skyrim. The plot revolves around the return of the dragons, and the player's task - in the role of the Dovahkiin - is to rid the land of this threat. Skyrim represents the culmination of a trend toward gameplay casualization that began with TES III, simplifying mechanics for a broader audience. To solidify the newly introduced dragon lore within the TES universe, Bethesda did not shy away from lore revisionism, distorting various gameplay aspects and historical events — even those experienced firsthand in previous titles. Nonetheless, Skyrim became a massive commercial success and was named Game of the Year.

"The Elder Scrolls Online" was launched in 2014 as a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG). Like its predecessors, it is set on the continent of Tamriel, roughly 1,000 years before the events of TES V. During this chaotic and fragmented era of the Interregnum, when the Imperial throne sits empty, the Daedric Prince Molag Bal attempts to bring all of Tamriel under his dominion. In their struggle, players align themselves with one of the game's three factions: the Ebonheart Pact, the Daggerfall Covenant, or the Aldmeri Dominion. The vast majority of the world consists of PvE zones where players can complete quests and clear dungeons either solo or in groups, completely free of alliance restrictions. In contrast, the centrally located province of Cyrodiil serves as a dedicated PvP zone, where the three alliances clash and fight for supreme control.