Starfield vs The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Starfield is an action-adventure action-RPG game from Bethesda Game Studios (2023) while The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is an action-adventure action-RPG game from Bethesda Game Studios (2025).
What each one is
Steam files Starfield under Action-Adventure and Action-RPG. In contrast, it files The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered under Action-Adventure and Action-RPG.
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.
At a glance
| Starfield | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Steam rating | Mixed (57%, 175,175) | Mostly Positive (75%, 70,071) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | $49.99 | $49.99 |
| Install size | 125 GB | 125 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | verified |
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Developer | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Game Studios |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Starfield vs The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
StarfieldAction-adventure action-RPG gameThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion RemasteredAction-adventure action-RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
StarfieldSpace, Open World, RPGThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion RemasteredRPG, Open World, FantasyThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
StarfieldScore 6.0 · 57% on SteamThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered ✓Score 7.0 · 75% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Starfield175,175 reviews · 5 add-ons · 125 GBThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered70,071 reviews · 1 add-on · 125 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Starfield$49.99The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered$49.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
StarfieldUnsupportedThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueStarfield and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (GamingPickz Score 7.0)
- Better on a Steam Deck: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (verified)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Starfield (175,175 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
SingleplayerOpen WorldRPGExplorationFirst-PersonCharacter CustomizationStory RichAction-Adventure
Where they differ
SpaceSci-fiModdableSpace SimCinematicRealistic
FantasyViolentSexual ContentGorePoliticsMultiplayer
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Starfield is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Starfield | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | AMD Radeon RX 5700 | AMD Radeon RX 5700 |
| Minimum CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K |
| Minimum RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Install size | 125 GB | 125 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Starfield · The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 5 accessibility features for Starfield and 5 for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Starfield and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered in scope?
Starfield has drawn 175,175 Steam reviews, ships 5 add-ons and installs in 125 GB. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has drawn 70,071 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 125 GB.
Is Starfield or The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered better?
By the GamingPickz Score, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered rates higher (7.0 to 6.0). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Starfield or The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered?
Starfield is cheaper right now at $49.99, against $49.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.