The Elder Scrolls Online

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of The Elder Scrolls Online on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

1. Crashes and freezes17 of 300 (6%)

   You don't know when it's going to crash and when it does it takes the entire computer with it.

   Steam review, 30 July 2026 · 513 hours played · 138 readers marked it helpful

   It will repeatedly crash if it's not running under "just the right conditions" and it will crash OVER AND OVER again.

   Steam review, 27 July 2026 · 2,367 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpful

2. Monetisation inside the game17 of 300 (6%)

   The game is also full of microtransactions, so a 4th layer of money scraping.

   Steam review, 22 June 2026 · 29 hours played · 488 readers marked it helpful

   While yes, the game does have loot boxes; they are mostly cosmetic.

   Steam review, 27 July 2026 · 2,367 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpful

3. Servers and connection10 of 300 (3%)

   decent game but no end of life plan for the game so when the servers shut down the game is gone i cant recommend that

   Steam review, 30 June 2026 · 3 hours played · 10 readers marked it helpful

   If you like PVE and can deal with poorly optimized servers where you die from lag about as often as the enemy, it might be a game for you.

   Steam review, 8 August 2026 · 1,019 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpful

A further 6 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.