The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is a 2002 role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios, an open-world adventure set on the strange volcanic island of Vvardenfell, where the player arrives as a prisoner secretly bound up in an ancient prophecy about a returning hero.
The game is renowned for its freedom: players can go almost anywhere from the start, join numerous competing factions such as guilds and great houses, and pursue the main quest at their own pace within a richly detailed and genuinely alien world of towering mushrooms, ash storms, and dense original lore. Its skill-based progression rewards using abilities to improve them, magic like levitation enables unusual traversal, and largely hand-placed content and written directions, rather than quest markers, reward careful reading and real exploration.
A landmark that brought the series to a much wider audience and shipped with construction tools that fueled modding, it remains hugely influential and beloved. It is available on modern platforms and supported by an enormous, still-active modding community, keeping it vibrant today.
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Modern alternatives to The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
Prices, platform availability and Steam Deck compatibility can change at any time. Always check the store page before buying.
| Alternative | Price | Steam Deck | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenMW Indie | Free | Not on Steam | PC, Mac, Linux |
| The Elder Scrolls Online | Free + in-app purchases | Steam Deck Verified | PC, Mac |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | € 39,99 | Steam Deck Unsupported | PC |
OpenMW Indie
FreeA free, open-source engine that modernizes and extends the original game.
OpenMW runs on PC, Mac, Linux. Not available on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch.
The Elder Scrolls Online
Free + in-app purchasesThe persistent MMO set across all of Tamriel including Morrowind.
The Elder Scrolls Online runs on PC, Mac. Not available on Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
€ 39,99The remastered open-world successor with vast modding support.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch.
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