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Bethesda Softworks

1986 / 1986 tot 2 1989 / 1986 tot 6 1990 / 1986 tot 9 1991 / 1986 tot 15 1992 / 1986 tot 19 1993 / 1986 tot 22 1994 / 1986 tot 25 1995 / 1986 tot 27 1996 / 1986 tot 29 1997 / 1986 tot 32 1998 / 1986 tot 36 1999 / 1986 tot 39 2000 / 1986 tot 40 2001 / 1986 tot 45 2002 / 1986 tot 49 2003 / 1986 tot 56 2004 / 1986 tot 60 2005 / 1986 tot 64 2006 / 1986 tot 78 2007 / 1986 tot 83 2008 / 1986 tot 86 2009 / 1986 tot 97 2010 / 1986 tot 106 2011 / 1986 tot 123 2012 / 1986 tot 131 2014 / 1986 tot 140 2015 / 1986 tot 150 2016 / 1986 tot 157 2017 / 1986 tot 169 2018 / 1986 tot 177 2019 / 1986 tot 182 2020 / 1986 tot 188 2022 / 1986 tot 191
Founded in 1986 last activity in 2022
Status: active
Country: USA

191
games
37
active years
5.2
per year
aka(s): Bethesda Game Studios

Founder: Christopher Weaver
HQ: Rockville, Maryland (formerly Bethesda, Maryland)

Subsidiary of ZeniMax Media.

Originally both publisher and developer, but the development was split off to Bethesda Game Studios at some point.

Website: www.bethsoft.com/

It is known for Baldies, Dishonored, Doom, Echelon, Fallout, Prey, Quake, Strogg, The Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein

Releases per year

19862
19894
19903
19916
19924
19933
19943
19952
19962
19973
19984
19993
20001
20015
20024
20037
20044
20054
200614
20075
20083
200911
20109
201117
20128
20149
201510
20167
201712
20188
20195
20206
20223

191 video games with valid date were considered (100%)

Overall rankings

9
69
25
4
4

Common gametypes

action/reflex28%shooter23%role-play16%adventure9%sport7%other15%

Top platforms

Windows 53
MS-DOS 21
PS4 16
X360 16
Xbox One 13
PS3 13
Xbox 9
Switch 8
PS 6
PS2 6
Mac OS Classic 4
iOS 4
Amiga 4
NES 3
Mega Drive 2
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Windows)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
WIN 2006-03-20
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (MS-DOS)
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
DOS 1998-11-01
Daggerfall (MS-DOS)
Daggerfall
DOS 1996-08-31
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Windows)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
WIN 2011-11-11
Fallout 3 (Windows)
Fallout 3
WIN 2008-10-28
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PlayStation 3)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
PS3 2007-04-27
Fallout: New Vegas (Windows)
Fallout: New Vegas
WIN 2010-10-19
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (Xbox)
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
XBOX 2002-06-04
Quake 4 (Windows)
Quake 4
WIN 2005-10-18
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (Xbox)
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
XBOX 2005-11-04
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (Windows)
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
WIN 2002-05-07
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (Windows)
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
WIN 2006-03-27

Bethesda Softworks best rated games

Robocop vs The Terminator1993gen
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim2011x360
Fallout 42015ps4
Fallout 42015xbox1
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion2006x360
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind2002xbox
Fallout: New Vegas2010x360
Dishonored2012x360
DOOM2016win
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion2007ps3

Bethesda Softworks worst games

Rogue Warrior2009win
Where's Waldo?1991nes
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Knights of the Nine2006win
Star Trek: Encounters2006ps2
Gridiron!1986st

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