The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

Bethesda Softworks · April 26, 2022 · RPG, Fantasy, Singleplayer, Action RPG, Open World

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About The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

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The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall sends you to the massive province of High Rock to solve a royal murder, lay a restless king's spirit to rest, and prevent a legendary golem from becoming a tool of tyranny. With a sprawling open world, hundreds of quests, and the freedom to approach your mission however you see fit, this epic fantasy RPG lets you carve your own path through political intrigue and ancient magic.

The ancient golem Numidium, a powerful weapon once used by the great Tiber Septim to unify Tamriel, has been found in Iliac Bay. In the power struggle that follows, the King of Daggerfall is murdered and his spirit haunts the kingdom. The Emperor Uriel Septim VII sends his champion to the province of High Rock to put the king’s spirit to rest and ensure that the golem does not fall into the wrong hands.

The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall is a classic dungeon crawler that players find surprisingly addictive and immersive despite its dated visuals, with praise for its deep character creation, well-optimized Steam release, and historical significance as a landmark RPG. Common complaints center on missing modern quality-of-life features like FOV sliders, vsync, and dialogue wheels, along with occasional bugs and the game's obtuse mechanics that require patience to master.

Recommended Oct 13, 2026
How to play Daggerfall Unity on Steam: - Download the Daggerfall Unity folder relevant for your OS from the provided link. (Github version recommended) - Place the folder where your Steam version is located. - Rename the DOSBox-0.74 folder to something else. - Rename the Daggerfall Unity folder to 'DOSBox-0.74' - Rename the Daggerfall Unity exe to 'DOSbox' - Rename the 'DaggerfallUnity_data' folder within Daggerfall Unity to 'DOSBox_data' - Launch Daggerfall through Steam. Downloading mods such as D.R.E.A.M and Enhanced Sky is highly recommended. I also favor the Tedious Travels mod. You get to choose between sped-up autowalk or instant teleportation when you fast travel. Download the mods to your "Steam\steamapps\common\The Elder Scrolls Daggerfall\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox_data\StreamingAssets\Mods" folder. You know how Morrowind Purists feel that Oblivion and Skyrim dumbed down the series, and tried to boil down the series into a Simpler, easier to digest RPG? That's how Daggerfall Purists feel about Morrowind 게임 재밌게 할려면 시작하기전에 고칠게 매우 많음. (검색하면 바로 나오긴 함.) 옛날 겜 아니랄까봐 조작감 씹창에 난이도는 그냥 쉰다는 청년 백수 보는 것 만큼 아찔함. 근데 개인적으로 이때 엘더스크롤 시스템이 더 재밌고, 낭만이 넘쳤음. 엘더스크롤 시리즈의 두번째 작품. 하지만 너무나도 오래된 게임이라서…
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Not recommended Oct 15, 2026
wow this is cheeks
Recommended Oct 13, 2026
good
Recommended Oct 11, 2026
This game is fantastic (though I would heavily recommend DFUnity). While the main open world of the game is empty (as it is HUGE), I personally didn't hate the emptiness of it, I think while too much can be destructive, not having some collectible or thing to do in every corner helped me just do what I wanted to do (which was to kill and pillage all of Wayrest). There is also a lot of really cool and interesting mechanics that this game has for example spell crafting, which has a pretty open layout to allow players to make whatever the hell they want, potion crafting, home ownership, owning a ship, joining guilds etc. HOWEVER many of these features felt unfinished, repetitive, or lack much meaning. While many mods fix these parts of the game these are still worth pointing out, as it does take away from the game. Overall if you are willing to handle some of this games issues, I think that it is definitely worth playing. (AGAIN PLEASE JUST DOWNLOAD THE UNITY VERSION, DOS BOX IS TERRIBLE)
Recommended Oct 11, 2026
This game is really good. Daggerfall was my first ever TES game that I have played to completion, as the only other one being Arena. The main story is a little odd at times with the time-gated quests which put a lot of stress artificially into the game, but the story is pretty good, so it gets a pass. I really liked the gameplay of Daggerfall. It is super free-form and just allows you to do whatever the hell you want to do. The leveling up was kinda weird at first but made sense after looking at the wiki on how it works (Im used to getting exp from enemies, instead of leveling skills that then give me exp). Combat is pretty self explanatory, however the enchanted items really makes things interesting and fun, like finding a healing gem (which is super op) or a bracelet that has mage unlock (also super op), that allows you to explore the games dynamic systems. Overall this game is very old (I think it adds to the charm), but surprisingly good. If you've ever played a CRPG before(like ADOM, System Shock, Angband or newer games like Barony), this game will feel amazing to play and is one of my favorites to play.
Recommended Oct 7, 2026
Absolutamente fantástico!

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