The Elder Scrolls Online
The Elder Scrolls Online is the shared online version of the Elder Scrolls world, set across Tamriel, the continent the whole series takes place on. The pitch is freedom: pick a class, then go wherever you like and do the quests in any order, alone or with a group. There are zones where players fight each other, houses to furnish, and a long list of added chapters and side stories waiting once the starter areas run dry.
Game publisher: ZeniMax Online Studios.
Our The Elder Scrolls Online coverage
ESO Crown Store October 2026: Nightfall and Hollowjack crates, and eight in-game drop notesThe dates for the Nightfall and Hollowjack Crown Crates and every new item, and the eight entries whose matching pieces the showcase says can be found in game.
ESO Warden rework release date: there isn't one yet, and Templar now jumps ahead of SorcererThe 1 September letter is "not ready to share a release date today". July's 2027 target is the nearest thing, by our reading. Templar precedes Sorcerer now.
ESO's combat team rewrote Update 51's balance pass after test-server feedbackDragonknight burst cut, Warden nudged, Templar rebuilt. The Update 51 combat changes ZeniMax says were never originally planned, listed with their numbers.
Earlier, now past
- ESO Crown Store September 2026: four crate lines, and up to 20 free crates
- ESO Update 51 slips a week to 28 September, and two big features slide into 2027
What is coming up
- to 4 Nov 2026 Witches Festival ZeniMax's event post of 20 October says the Witches Festival, a spooky-season in-game event that returns each year, runs from Wednesday, October 21 at 10AM ET until Wednesday, November 4. While it runs, players get a 100% bonus to all XP, and bosses drop Plunder Skulls, containers holding outfit styles and other event items. Two daily quests come with it, one for small groups and one for large groups. Checked 20 Oct 2026 · Source: ZeniMax Online Studios · all of our calendar dates
- to 27 Jan 2027 Season Two: Echoes of Skyrim ZeniMax's post of 19 October says Season Two launches on Wednesday, October 21 at 1PM ET and runs until January 27, 2027. To get ready, the Greymoor Chapter (the Western Skyrim zone, its story and the Kyne's Aegis trial) and the Wolfhunter dungeon DLC are now free for all players, and solo versions of Wolfhunter's two dungeons arrive with Season Two. Checked 19 Oct 2026 · Source: ZeniMax Online Studios · all of our calendar dates
Recent, and what happened
- to 14 Oct 2026 High Seas of Tamriel event ZeniMax's event preview of 23 September says the High Seas of Tamriel event kicks off on Wednesday, September 30, and will run until October 14. Checked 19 Oct 2026 · Source: ZeniMax Online Studios · all of our calendar dates
- Update 51 The game director's letter says Update 51 will now launch one week later, on September 28, and names the Nowhere Vault, the Rumors system and player-experience improvements as its contents. Checked 17 Oct 2026 · Source: ZeniMax Online Studios · all of our calendar dates
- Golden Pursuits campaign ends ZeniMax says the campaign runs until 17 September and lets players earn up to 20 free crates. The page gives the closing date and no start date, so only the close is carried here. Checked 17 Oct 2026 · Source: ZeniMax Online Studios · all of our calendar dates
- Last day to claim the ESO Plus members-only mount Paid ESO Plus members only; trial accounts cannot claim it. Checked 17 Oct 2026 · Source: ZeniMax Online Studios · all of our calendar dates
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