The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
2002Windows, macOS, LinuxPlayable
Runs natively on PC through OpenMW.
Project page on github.com.
Cover art and game details from IGDB.
- Original console
- PC
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Method
- RebuildA new engine that recreates the game without its original code.
- Status
- Playable
- Latest release
- openmw-0.51.0 ↗
- Last update
- Jun 2026
Listing updated .
About The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is an open-world first-person role-playing game and the third main entry in The Elder Scrolls series. Set on the island of Vvardenfell in the province of Morrowind, the player arrives as a released prisoner and becomes involved in the political and religious conflicts of the Dunmer people. Gameplay combines freeform exploration, real-time combat, and character customization across a vast landscape of ashlands, swamps, and volcanic terrain, with a main quest centered on an ancient prophecy.
- Released
- 1 May 2002
- Genre
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Sandbox, Open world
- Modes
- Single player
- Series
- The Elder Scrolls
- Developer
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher
- ZeniMax Media, Bethesda Softworks
- Rating
- 74/100 from 859 ratings
Screenshots, summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game, not the port.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind port: quick answers
- Do I need to own The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind?
- Yes. OpenMW needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind port finished?
- Yes, the project calls it playable. Its last update was Jun 2026, and the latest release is openmw-0.51.0.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. OpenMW is a new engine that loads the original game's data, so no emulator is needed.
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