Oblivion Players Are Modding The Remaster Faster Than Any Game In History
Summary
- Oblivion Remastered is the fastest game to reach 1,000 mods on Nexus Mods in just 7 days.
- Skyrim Special Edition held the previous record, with Starfield now coming in third.
- The original Oblivion took around 100 days to reach 1,000 mods, highlighting the evolution of the modding scene.
Bethesda games are the gold standard when it comes to modding. The developer has the five most modded games of all time on Nexus Mods (Skyrim, Skyrim: Special Edition, Fallout 4, Fallout: New Vegas, Oblivion), with Fallout 3 in seventh, Morrowind in ninth, and Starfield just outside the top ten. With this in mind, it was only natural that The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered would be modded to... Oblivion.
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Posts 30 By Sam WoodsThe speed in which it is being modded, though, may be more of a surprise, as data found by us here at TheGamer suggests it is the fastest-modded game of all time on Nexus Mods, outpacing Skyrim Special Edition and Starfield.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Is Being Modded At An Incredible Rate
Since its launch on April 22, the Oblivion Remaster has received 1,850 mods, despite the game not officially supporting them— an average of around 123 mods a day. It hit the 1,000 mod mark after 6 days, 19 hours, and 36 minutes. By our calculations, this makes it the fastest game to ever reach 1,000 mods on Nexus Mods.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition was the previous record holder, breaking through the 1,000 mod mark in 7 days, 17 hours, and 30 minutes, meaning Oblivion Remastered speedran it in 22 hours less time. Since its release 3,113 days ago, Skyrim Special Edition has received over 109,000 mods, translating to roughly 35 a day.
The third-fastest game to reach 1,000 mods is another modern title, Starfield, which achieved this in just over eight days. Starfield's 10,070 mods in 615 days means it's had approximately 16 mods per day since its Premium Edition launched.
The other games to reach 1,000 mods fastest include Fallout 4, which did it in 10 days, and The Witcher 3 and Fallout New Vegas, which both did it in 13 days. Interestingly, it took the original Oblivion much longer to reach 1,000 mods, getting there in around 100 days, showing just how much the modding scene has evolved since its 2006 release.
Below, you can see the data we used, finding how long it took the 25 games with the most mods on Nexus Mods to reach 1,000:
Game
Time to 1,000 Mods
Oblivion Remastered
7 days
Skyrim Special
8 days
Starfield
8 days
Fallout 4
10 days
Fallout New Vegas
13 days
The Witcher 3
13 days
Skyrim
15 days
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
19 days
Baldur's Gate 3
26 days
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord
46 days
Fallout 3
47 days
Cyberpunk 2077
~90 days
Oblivion (2006)
~100 days
Elden Ring
~100 days
Resident Evil 4 (2023)
~100 days
Dragon Age: Origins
9 months
Ready or Not
9 months
Helldivers 2
10 months
Monster Hunter: World
1 year, 1 month
Blade & Sorcery
1 year, 2 months
Stardew Valley
1 year, 7 months
Dragon Age: Inquisition
1 year, 8 months
My Summer Car
1 year, 10 months
Devil May Cry 5
2 years
Red Dead Redemption 2
2 years, 7 months
7 Days to Die
5 years, 6 months
Morrowind
5 years, 7 months
Naturally, Oblivion Remastered won't continue at this pace. Players are getting the easiest, most-requested mods out of the door as early as possible, but it's a highly impressive feat nonetheless.
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