Bethesda reveals mobile fantasy sim The Elder Scrolls: Castles from the team behind Fallout Shelter
Dynasty warriors
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Great news for fans ofThe Elder Scrollsand mobile gaming. Bethesda Games Studios has revealed a brand new fantasy sim from the team behindFalloutShelter.
The Elder Scrolls: Castleslets you control your own dynasty as its people live out their lives year-on-year. The game wasrevealed in a Tweetfrom Bethesda Game Studios which also included plenty of details about what to expect.
“We’re excited to finally shareThe Elder Scrolls: Castles, our new mobile game from the team behindFallout Shelter,” the Tweet began.
“InCastles, you’ll build your own dynasty where every day in our world is a year in the game’s world. Citizens are born, they die, rulers change, and can be betrayed. This soft launch is one of the first steps as we get your feedback and make changes before it launches worldwide.”
We’re excited to finally share The Elder Scrolls: Castles, our new mobile game from the team behind Fallout Shelter. The team has been hard at work on it for the last few years and we absolutely adore it.In Castles, you’ll build your own dynasty where every day in our world is… pic.twitter.com/LAbveBtEU9January 17, 2024
The game has already been given a soft launch in the Philippines and will be rolling out to “more countries in the coming months.” There’s also the option forinterested players to pre-registerso they can be alerted as soon as the game drops.
ButThe Elder Scrolls: Castlesisn’t Bethesda’s first mobile venture for the series. The collectible card gameThe Elder Scrolls: Legends wasreleased in 2017 to a broadly positive reception. This was followed byThe Elder Scrolls: Blades, a more traditional role-playing game (RPG).Bladescurrently enjoys a rating of four point six out of five on theApple App Store, speaking to its impressive graphics and atmospheric sense of presentation.
Contrary to these two titles,The Elder Scrolls: Castleslooks like it will be heavily stylized, just likeFallout Shelter. The deep worldbuilding and environmental storytelling thatThe Elder Scrollsgames are known for make the series ideal for theFallout Sheltertreatment.
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Though we’ve not been given a concrete launch date yet, we can’t wait to see what exciting emergent stories unfold when the fantasy sim eventually hits app stores worldwide.
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