The Elder Scrolls: Blades, still playable
Bethesda shut the servers down on 30 June 2026. Before that happened, a group of players recorded how the game talked to those servers — and we rebuilt enough of it that arena matches run again, on a server the community owns.
This page is the honest version of how far that has got. It is kept deliberately short and updated by hand.
- WorksSigning in and loading your characterNo contact with Bethesda at all.
- WorksArena matchmakingAgainst another player, or a ghost if nobody is queued.
- WorksCombat — swings, blocking, abilitiesDamage behaviour rebuilt from captured matches.
- WorksEmotesFixed 30 July; they never animated before.
- WorksRound scoringFixed 30 July; the score used to read wrong.
- WorksCharge / combo circleFixed 30 July; being retested.
- Known brokenAbility buttons in a matchTwo players see no ability buttons mid-fight. Being investigated.
- Known brokenOpponent health bar vs a ghostThe bar does not move. Being investigated.
- Not yetTown, quests, dungeonsThe arena is the focus first. The traffic for these was captured too.
- Not yetiOS and web clientsEarly tests say both are buildable. Neither is ready, and we are not promising a date.
Joining
Playing needs an account approved by the community, because the people keeping this alive would rather have a small group who care than a large one who do not. Everything else on this site — the archive of what was captured, the bug tracker, the characters we rescued — sits behind that same approval.
If that sounds like you, sign in with Discord and ask. If the game being half-finished puts you off, come back later; it will still be here.
Not affiliated with or endorsed by Bethesda Softworks or ZeniMax. A community preservation project.