First Elder Scrolls action-adventure videogame

Not all of the Elder Scrolls games have been epic RPGs. In 1998, Bethesda released The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard, a linear action-adventure videogame inspired by Prince of Persia and Tomb Raider and the first Elder Scrolls game outside of the RPG genre. This was also the first – and so far only – Elder Scrolls game not to allow the player to create their own character. The story instead followed Cyrus, a Redguard mercenary searching for his missing sister on the island of Stros M'Kai.

Elder Scrolls release timeline:

1994: The Elder Scrolls: Arena

1996: The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

1997: An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire

1998: The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard

2002: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

2002: The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal

2003: The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon

2003: The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold

2004: The Elder Scrolls Travels: Dawnstar

2004: The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey

2006: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

2006: The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion

2006: The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine

2007: The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles

2011: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

2012: The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard

2012: The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire

2012: The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn

2014: The Elder Scrolls Online