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* ''The Elder Scrolls Legends: Battlespire'' (1997), basically a long, [[Mushroom Samba|trippy]] dungeon-crawl. Set during the time of ''Arena'', and originally planned as an expansion pack for ''Daggerfall''. A [[Wizarding School]] for Imperial Battlemages is attacked by Mehrunes Dagon, who aims to use it as a conduit for invading Tamriel. A single graduate (the PC) has to fight their way to Dagon through Oblivion, defeat him, and [[It's Personal|free their partner]]. It is the only game in the series (before the MMO) to include multiplayer, though that addition proved a [[Misbegotten Multiplayer Mode|spectacular failure]] and Bethesda proper never tried it again. A good chunk of the information of the things known about the Daedra originate in this game.
* ''The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard'' (1998), an action-adventure game with very few RPG elements. Some 400 years before ''Arena'', a Redguard by the name of Cyrus travels home to find his sister missing and himself embroiled in a web of political intrigue. It was well received by critics and fans, but due to the cost of production, being built on outdated technology, and launching less than a week before ''[[Half-Life]]'', it was a financial flop. The [[Feelies|Pocket Guide to the Empire]] is the origin of most of the background lore on Tamriel.
* ''The Elder Scrolls: Blades'' (2019 early access, 2020 full), an [[Allegedly Free Game]] for mobile phones that serves as a prequel to ''Skyrim'', giving more detail to the beginnings of the
The following games were officially licensed products released by studios other than ''Bethesda'' proper.
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* ''Stormhold'' (2004)
* ''Shadowkey'' (2004)
** The first two were barebones dungeon crawlers released for pre-smart phone mobile phones, and the last a competent first person RPG doomed by being exclusive to the infamous N-Gage. Only ''Shadowkey'' is referenced in later games (and quite heavily at that), though the other two have such minimal impact on the world they could still be
Zenimax Online Studios, yet another Zenimax owned company, released:
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls Online]]'' (2014)
** Originally released as a subscription fee based MMO. Eleven months after release, it was re-released as a buy-to-play game with no subscription fee, regular paid expansions, and real money shop for cosmetics/extra slots. It's notorious among more dedicated fans for its loose adherence to canon, particularly in content produced before the relaunch.
Dire Wolf Digital and Sparkypants Studios released the following:
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls: Legends]]'' (2016 beta, 2017 full)
** A card game riding on the coattails of other, more successful, digital card games that launched before it. Non-maintenance updates officially ceased in December 2019, with its console releases presumed canceled. It's primarily known for its art, which provides the sole visual depiction of several important historical figures in the franchise (such as Tiber Septim), and giving more modern designs for characters from older games, such as Gortwog gro-Nagorm.
Additionally, a "remake" of ''Oblivion'' was released for mobile phones. A PSP "''Oblivion''" by Climax Studios was also planned and demonstrated, but was cancelled. A surprisingly complete (featuring two levels with most gameplay functional) prototype was eventually leaked, which reveals it was actually going to be a [[Gaiden Game]] that took place during ''Oblivion'', but did not retell its events.
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** Probably averted with Jyggalag, as you had the powers of Sheogorath by that point.
** More or less played straight with Alduin in ''Skyrim'', as he is truly supposed to be unkillable. Although by the time you fight him properly {{spoiler|you have the heroes who banished him in the first place helping you out}}, so perhaps it makes sense.
* [[Disposable Bandits]]: Common in ''The Elder Scrolls'', although ''[[The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall]]'' is a possible exception as it never actually bothers to clarify just what those hostile humans in non-plot dungeons are doing there.
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: In the opposite direction. Azura's response to the government of a certain tribe of elves snubbing her? Give them all dark skin, strangely shaped cheekbones, and red eyes. [[Sarcasm Mode|That'll teach'em to ignore the warnings of a Goddess.]] ...Weaksauce.
* [[Draconic Divinity]]: Divinity goes hand in hand with dragons in the ''Elder Scrolls'' universe. The [[Top God]] of the Imperial pantheon, Akatosh, is the father of dragonkind and often takes the form of a dragon himself when he interacts with the mortal plane of Mundus. This appearance is widely used as a symbol by the Third Empire of Man, to the point its currency is called "drakes" due to his appearance on their backside. All legitimate Cyrodiilic emperors are also "Dragonborn" due to descending from a holy covenant formed by Akatosh infusing the saint Alessia with his divine blood, which would ensure that the gods would protect Mundus from the Daedra as long as a Dragonborn emperor sits on the throne.
** As far as other divine dragons go, there are the Jills, female servants of Akatosh that repair the fabric of time after a [[Time Crash|Dragon Break]]. There's also Alduin, the firstborn of Akatosh and a malicious black dragon whose purpose is to destroy the world so a new one can be created in the wake of its destruction. Even generic rank-and-file dragons are lesser Aedra that have more in common with angels and demigods than they do with more animalistic portrayals of dragons, and were worshipped en masse by dragon cults in the distant past.
** Among the Daedra is Peryite, the Daedric Prince of pestilence, tasks, and the natural order. Like all Daedric Princes he's an unfathomably powerful and unholy being worshipped as a god by less than savory types. He takes the form of a spindly, lanky dragon as a mockery of Akatosh's divinity, and is among the more benevolent, or at the very least less malevolent Princes. Doesn't stop him from occasionally unleashing horrific plagues on Mundus, though.
* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: The fate of various characters/places from ''Morrowind'' during the Daedric invasion of Tamriel in ''Oblivion''. Particularly annoying since it's only mentioned in a few throwaway lines from random characters.
* [[Drugs Are Bad]]: Skooma and Greenmote. Inverted somewhat in that alcohol is worse and of negligible value, alchemic or otherwise, and the illegal drugs are very useful for alchemy.
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* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: Katanas in ''Morrowind'' are only surpassed by claymores; the Orcish armour also looks very Japanese, and it's the best medium armour in the game.
** Mostly subverted in ''Oblivion'', though. Orcish armour now looks like stuff out of a gladiator movie, and Akaviri Katanas and Dai-Katanas are excellent starting weapons but nowhere near the cream of the crop. That said, one of the best obtainable weapons, Goldbrand, is an enchanted katana won from a Daedra Lord's quest. It's not ''quite'' an [[Infinity+1 Sword]], but it's close.
* [[Land of the Shattered Empire]]: Most of the ''The Elder Scrolls'' takes place within the Septim Empire, but by ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'' it has ceased to exist due to the events of ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]'' and has been replaced with a weak successor state in the Mede Empire which holds only three of the Septim Empire's ten provinces, with two destroyed, two independent, and three under the control of the antagonistic Aldmeri Dominion. ''Skyrim'' is largely centered around one of the three remaining provinces trying to secede which, if successful, that would leave the remaining two provinces (one its home territory, and the other infamous for its internal instability when the Empire isn't in power) non-contiguous. This results in a very unstable Empire, where many isolated forts have been abandoned to bandits, and its once prosperous national trading company can barely keep the lights on.
* [[Last of His Kind]]: There is one {{spoiler|Dwemer to be found}} in ''Morrowind'', but he's {{spoiler|been horribly mutated by corprus disease and [[Half the Man He Used To Be|has had his lower body replaced by a mechanical spider-like contraption]].}}
** An Argonian in Skyrim's Dark Brotherhood is the last of the Shadowscales, Argonians born under the sign of The Shadow who are sent to the Dark Brotherhood.
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