On March 28, 2026, Bethesda Game Studios removed Elder Scrolls: Blades from all mobile and Nintendo platforms. They also announced that the game will be shut down on June 30, 2026. The game was initially announced back in 2018 and didn’t see a release until March of 2019. Now, more than half a decade later, the game is officially shutting down, with players able to access it until the last day. The game, in its first month, saw lots of success monetarily and managed to garner a fan base. But now, eight years later, the game has seen a dip in its monthly revenue across the years, as many players have dropped the game because of aggressive pay-to-win monetization. Elder Scrolls: Blades is now the second Elder Scrolls mobile game to shut down in recent years, as Elder Scrolls: Legends ended service back in 2025.
Elder Scrolls: Blades was the most recent title in The Elder Scrolls franchise, revealed as a dungeon-crawler base-builder that played like a roguelike, which excited many players, especially those who were fans of the franchise. When it was released in March 2019, the game saw great success, with many reporting $500,00 on its launch. As a result, many heavily criticized the game for its bad monetization practices. Because of these practices, the game is being shut down as monthly revenue continues to decline, and players have become fed up with the game and are retiring it. The game can still be played until its shutdown in June, and during this time, the game’s monetization is discounted, so players can experience the game and all it has for a heavily discounted price.
Over time, many games lose players and see a decline in playtime, and many are unable to recover. But Elder Scrolls: Blades managed to have an eight-year run and even a release on the Nintendo Switch, so many can say the game had a good run. The game is the second Elder Scrolls mobile title to be shut down, following Elder Scrolls: Legends, which shut down back in 2025. Elder Scrolls: Legends saw a resurgence of fans near its shutdown, so many are wondering if Elder Scrolls: Blades will have the same. Either way, the game is coming to an end in June, so you can experience all it has to offer until then.