I studied the blade
Bethesda intended to bringThe Elder Scrollsto mobile devices this year, but the game in question,Blades, needs more time. The developer confirmed today that the title will now launch in early 2019.
— The Elder Scrolls (@ElderScrolls)July 22, 2025
The Elder Scrolls: Bladesis a first-person role-playing adventure with dungeon crawling and city building elements, albeit re-tuned for touch-screen controls. It seems like a decent enough adaptation.
Playing a short preview build a couple of months ago, CJ coveredthe rebuilt-for-mobile combat. “I’ve never been the biggest fan of theElder Scrollsformula but it works well here,” he wrote.
“Swings of my sword are activated by holding down the right side of the screen with other actions, such as shield bash, magic, and defense relegated to specific buttons on the screen. The buttons are a bit small, but I don’t have an issue where I accidentally press the wrong button.”
Bladesis coming to iOS and Android first, but could eventually find its way to other platforms.
