Back in February, Bethesda confirmed that it was shutting down its proprietary PC sport launcher and would transfer affected video games again to Steam. Now, as we get nearer to the May 11 shutdown, Bethesda has began including a few of its traditional video games to Steam. Some are arriving on Valve’s digital storefront for the primary time, and three for the low, low price of nothing in any respect.
Today, Bethesda added 5 traditional titles to Steam, primarily from the Elder Scrolls franchise, together with two of its lesser-known and extra obscure spin-offs, Redguard and Battlespire. Here’s the total record.
- The Elder Scrolls Arena
- The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
- The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
- An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire
- Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
But not solely are these now accessible on Steam, however a few of them are free. You can seize Elder Scrolls Arena and its sequel Daggerfall at no cost. Plus, the web multiplayer shooter Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory prices 0 bucks in the mean time. And whereas there isn’t any indication from Bethesda that these are momentary offers or errors, I’d counsel grabbing them ASAP simply in case somebody at Bethesda made a mistake throughout this huge transfer again to Steam.
The remaining two video games don’t price way more than free, with Redguard and Battlespire going for $6 every.
Kotaku has reached out to Bethesda asking concerning the free video games.
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Just keep in mind that whereas all these video games are a part of two in style franchises, these are older titles that haven’t aged significantly nicely in some methods. And it doesn’t seem that these classics have been fastened up by Bethesda forward of this transfer to Steam. But talking typically, there are many instruments and mods on the market that may enhance your expertise enjoying traditional PC video games.
As a reminder, the Bethesda Launcher and retailer are shutting down for good on May 11. Starting tomorrow, April 27, Bethesda will enable gamers emigrate all of their video games and pockets funds to Steam. You can learn extra about that by way of this just lately up to date FAQ Bethesda’s launched forward of the large shut and transfer.
