New Skyrim Replacement Will Keep You Busy Until The Elder Scrolls 6
A long wait for Sentinel
The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel is set in Hammerfell, in Tamriel, but its release remains some way off. Industry insiders say it is at least two years away, and Bethesda may take time to show more of the game.
Skyrim has remained a fallback for fans; it marked its 15th anniversary a few days ago. The Wayward Realms could provide another option when it arrives on Steam, though no release timing has been announced.
Veterans lead new RPG
OnceLost Games is developing and publishing The Wayward Realms, a first-person fantasy role-playing game with similarities to The Elder Scrolls series. The studio is directed by Ted Peterson and Julian LeFay, who led the teams behind Arena and Daggerfall.
A gameplay trailer suggests the project draws heavily on Bethesda’s classic fantasy RPGs. The developers say they also want to take a different approach, aiming for player choices and their consequences to operate on an unprecedented scale.
A world shaped by choices
The game plans to use generative AI through a Large Language Model to help interpret character data, including quests and allied factions. Developers say the tool could adjust quest objectives and reword hand-written dialogue to reflect a player’s progress.
The system is intended to act like a virtual Game Master, making the world respond to actions within and outside the campaign. The developers say decisions will lead to different experiences for different players.
An ambitious island setting
The Wayward Realms takes place across the Archipelago, a chain of islands disputed by various kingdoms. Its developers promise a vast world, cities with hundreds or thousands of non-player characters, and procedural generation as players explore.
The project’s scale and its developers’ experience lend it credibility, but its launch schedule remains unknown. The hope is that it will arrive before The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel, though the available information does not establish whether it will.
Key points
- The Wayward Realms is a first-person fantasy RPG from OnceLost Games.
- Its directors, Ted Peterson and Julian LeFay, led teams behind Arena and Daggerfall.
- The game plans to use generative AI to adapt quests and dialogue to player progress.
- No release date or window has been announced.