When Microsoft acquired Bethesda, it made it clear that one of the main reasons for doing so was to get more content for its Game Pass subscription service on consoles and PC. The bulk of Bethesda-published games have since made their way to Game Pass, and now it seems as though fans can look forward to more Elder Scrolls titles joining the service in the relatively near future.
PC Game Pass specifically may be treated to more Elder Scrolls games sooner rather than later. Xbox Insiders are currently testing An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire and The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard. This likely means that the games are being prepped for Game Pass debuts. It's highly unlikely that console versions will be made available, so it seems these games will be exclusive to PC Game Pass subscribers, assuming they do indeed get added to the lineup.
As far as Elder Scrolls games go, An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire and The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard are not nearly as well-known as the main series games. An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire originally released in 1997, with more focus on combat than previous games in the series, and it even featured online co-op and multiplayer. It's unlikely that the online functionality of the game will be retained for its potential re-release on PC Game Pass, however. It earned mixed reviews from critics at the time of its release and was a commercial failure for Bethesda.
Elder Scrolls Games That You Can Play on Game Pass
- The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
- The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
- The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard released about a year after An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire, and it too had features to make it stand out from the other games in the series. Whereas most Elder Scrolls games are all about letting players create their own character, The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard instead stars Cyrus as the protagonist. The game fared better with critics than Battlespire, but it still pales in comparison to the positive reception enjoyed by other games in the series, especially the titles that came after like Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim.
While The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard and An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire aren't nearly as popular as the other games in the series, it would still be great to see them preserved through PC Game Pass, making the classic titles much more accessible to modern audiences. In the meantime, it will be interesting to see if the other Elder Scrolls games missing from PC Game Pass make the jump as well.