The Elder Scrolls: Arena
MS-DOS Game
- FreewareLicence
- Bethesda SoftworksDeveloper
- 4 Oct 2026Page Updated
Details
- Developer
- Bethesda Softworks
- Released
- 1994
- Licence
- Freeware
- Page Updated
Screenshots
Overview
Arena is the first Elder Scrolls game. You start in the Imperial dungeons and gather the eight pieces of the Staff of Chaos across the whole continent of Tamriel, with a huge open world, cities and randomly made dungeons to explore in first person.
Bethesda released it as freeware in 2004 for the series’ tenth anniversary.
How to Set It Up
- Install DOSBox Staging or another DOS emulator.
- Unzip the download into a folder of its own.
- Start DOSBox Staging and type
mount c "<folder>\ARENA", where<folder>is where you unzipped the download, thenc:. - Type
ARENA.BATto start the game.
