Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls: Castles, Spiritual Successor to Fallout Shelter, Gets a Global Release Date
The Elder Scrolls: Castles gets a release date and follows in the footsteps of Fallout Shelter to bring a fun and refined experience.
- Bethesda Game Studios has announced The Elder Scrolls: Castles, a castle-building simulation game for mobile platforms.
- It is the spiritual successor to Fallout Shelter, which enjoyed a very successful launch and remains a popular addition to its roster.
- Castles puts players in the role of a ruler's advisor, giving them a lot of activities to improve their respective kingdoms.
Bethesda Game Studios has been in the spotlight a lot in recent times, with its DLC for Starfield quickly followed by the announcement of a new addition to The Elder Scrolls. While fans of past titles in the franchise eagerly wait for news of The Elder Scrolls VI, the studio is releasing Castles, a mobile game that could take fans back to another popular franchise from its roster.
The Elder Scrolls: Castles takes its players back to Tamriel and places them at the right hand of their king or queen, creating an experience that allows them to build their kingdom from the ground up while enjoying a host of fun activities in the process.
Bethesda Brings a Blast From the Past to Its Players
The Elder Scrolls: Castles might catch the attention of Bethesda fans on account of its similarities to Fallout Shelter, a mobile game that put its players in the role of a Vault’s Overseer and followed a very similar gameplay loop to the new game.
Its influence on Castles is evident from the below showcase of the new title considering how many times it is mentioned by Bethesda’s team.
Taking the largely successful formula of Fallout Shelter to the Elder Scrolls universe is a clever move by Bethesda, as it allows the studio to sustain interest in the franchise while it works on a new addition to its mainline series and continues to fine-tune its Shattered Space DLC for Starfield.
The Elder Scrolls: Castles Brings the Best of Fallout Shelter to Its Gameplay
The Elder Scrolls: Castles could be a great placebo for fans who cannot wait for the next addition to the franchise, giving them a lot to do while maintaining a simple, intuitive castle-building gameplay loop that can be easy to learn but difficult to master.
With a lot of thought going into how a player could improve their castles through the addition of various items, workers, and even decorations, the game is sure to keep its players busy. There’s even a rogue-like game mode in which they can take on hordes of increasingly difficult enemies if they feel like trying out the game’s combat.
Fans of Fallout Shelter are sure to find Castles quite familiar while still being a distinctly different experience and are sure to appreciate the manner in which Bethesda has managed to put a unique spin on the new title to make it fit better within the Elder Scrolls universe.
For fans of the studio who were hoping for an announcement regarding The Elder Scrolls VI, it looks like they will have to wait a little longer, counting off the days while building their kingdoms in Castles when it launches on September 10.
