Bethesda to Shut Down Elder Scrolls: Blades in 2026

Bethesda Game Studios announced on Wednesday that its free-to-play mobile title The Elder Scrolls: Blades will permanently shut down on June 30, 2026, ending access to the action RPG across all platforms including iOS, Android, and the Nintendo Switch. The game, which launched in full in May 2020 after an early access period beginning in March 2019, has already been removed from digital storefronts such as the Apple App Store, Google Play, and Nintendo eShop, preventing new downloads.

Players who have the game installed can continue accessing it until the shutdown date, when servers will go offline, rendering the title unplayable. Bethesda has disabled in-app purchases and introduced deep discounts on store items, pricing them at one Gem or one Sigil each. All users received a free bundle of these currencies to unlock remaining content. In an in-game message, the studio stated, "The Elder Scrolls: Blades servers will permanently shut down on June 30, 2026. From now until June 30, 2026, all items in the store will be available for 1 Gem or 1 Sigil each, so you can enjoy all the content Blades has to offer. Thank you for playing, and we hope you have enjoyed your time in Blades."