The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel Has a Name — What We Know So Far

The next Elder Scrolls game finally has a name: The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel. Bethesda revealed the title during a video celebrating 40 years of Bethesda Game Studios. After years of calling it simply ‘the next Elder Scrolls’, it is good to have something more definite to call it.

The announcement is a name reveal, not a full look at the game. Bethesda has not announced a release date or confirmed platforms, and says it will be some time before it is ready to share more. We would keep expectations grounded until the studio gives us a closer look.

The reveal includes a quotation attributed to a Moth Priest serving the High Queen of Hammerfell, while Sentinel is an established city in that province’s lore. Bethesda subsequently said it had revealed the name and location. Together, those details point strongly to Hammerfell as the setting — a much firmer basis than the years of speculation that came before.

That still leaves plenty unanswered. Bethesda has not shown the full map or explained whether the adventure will stay entirely within Hammerfell. The name alone cannot tell us which cities we will visit, how large the world will be or which mechanics will return. We are excited by the possibility of a different corner of Tamriel, but those details are still to be revealed.

The teaser attributes its quotation to the year 4E 206. Skyrim’s main story is set in 4E 201, so the quotation is dated five years later. That is an intriguing connection, but a date attached to a quotation does not establish when the whole game takes place. We will wait for Bethesda to explain how it fits into the story.

There is no announced release date, release window or confirmed platform list. Bethesda says development continues and that it will be some time before more can be shared. Rumored dates may be interesting conversation, but they are not a schedule we can rely on.

For now, the reveal is a reason to start imagining the next adventure, not to clear a weekend on the calendar. We will update this story as Bethesda shares more.

There is no confirmed date to count down to, so there is plenty of time to find another world to explore. Oblivion is a natural place for more Elder Scrolls; The Witcher 3 offers a very different kind of fantasy storytelling. Our Skyrim guide compares those and more games for different tastes.