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The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

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Quick resume

The Elder Scrolls: Legends™ is an award- winning free-to-play strategy card game based on the world and lore of the Elder Scrolls series. Play for hours or minutes across many game modes that are easy to learn but challenging to master.

Global score

75/100

Genres

Free To Play

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    Pros

    • Deep and strategic gameplay
    • Rich elder scrolls lore and story campaigns
    • Generous free-to-play progression
    • Balanced and skill-based card mechanics
    • Engaging visual and audio presentation

    Cons

    • Game development discontinued and servers shutting down
    • Small and dwindling player base
    • Some frustrating meta mechanics (e.g. invade decks)
    • Limited social cooperation and leadership opportunities
    • No offline mode after shutdown

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      5

      "The game is challenging and rewards skillful play, strategic thinking, and mastery of complex mechanics."

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      "The game emphasizes skillful play, strategic deck building, and mastery of complex mechanics with meaningful feedback and balanced challenges."

    • Competition

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      4

      "Strong focus on ranked ladder, competitive matches, and skill-based matchmaking with leaderboards and tournaments."

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      "Strong focus on ranked ladder, tournaments, and PvP matches with matchmaking and player rankings."

    • Continuation

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      3

      "Many players report long-term engagement and habitual play, though some mention frustration and quitting."

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    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      -3

      "Primarily a free-for-all PvP game with limited cooperation; some social play with friends but mostly competitive individual focus."

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    • Creativity

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      5

      "Extensive deckbuilding, clan combinations, equipment, room cards, and pyre customization enable creative strategies."

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      "Extensive deck building, card combinations, and strategic experimentation allow for creative expression and customization."

    • Domination

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      -2

      "Interactions focus on balanced competition rather than exerting control or superiority; community described as friendly."

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    • Escapism

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      4

      "Players use the game to relax, enjoy medieval fantasy, and escape real-life stress through immersive gameplay."

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      "Players use the game as a way to relax, unwind, and immerse themselves in the Elder Scrolls universe, escaping real-life stress."

    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and enjoyment, with no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      5

      "Strong emphasis on trying new decks, synergies, and strategies; players encouraged to explore game mechanics."

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      "Encourages trying new decks, strategies, and card synergies; players enjoy exploring the depth of mechanics and emergent gameplay."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      3

      "Players explore new cards, characters, and run modifiers, though environments are less emphasized."

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    • Expression

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      4

      "Character customization and cosmetic options allow self-expression; animated cards add visual uniqueness."

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      "Customization through deck building and card choices allows personal expression; animated cards and voice lines add flavor."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      5

      "Strongly rooted in high fantasy with magic, mythical creatures, and a rich lore."

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      "Strongly rooted in the Elder Scrolls fantasy universe with rich lore, characters, and imaginative settings."

    • Fellowship

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      -2

      "Community exists but gameplay is mostly solitary with limited social interaction."

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      "Community exists but gameplay is mostly solo or competitive; limited social bonding or cooperative group play."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      4

      "Players develop skills, learn game mechanics, and improve deck-building over time."

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      "Players develop strategic skills, learn card interactions, and improve deck building over time."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -4

      "Typical sedentary digital card game; no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

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      -3

      "Requires focused attention during matches; not designed for passive or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      -4

      "Social interactions are limited to casual community engagement; no close relationship formation in-game."

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    • Leadership

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      -3

      "No leadership or management roles; players compete individually without guiding others."

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    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      4

      "Strong progression through collecting cards, crafting, unlocking decks, and improving collections."

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    • Relaxation

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      3

      "Many players find the game relaxing and enjoyable, though some report frustration due to bugs and performance."

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    • Sensation

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      3

      "Enjoyable visual and auditory presentation with satisfying animations and music."

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    • Status

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      3

      "Ranked ladder and community recognition provide social status and visibility."

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    • Story

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      4

      "Emergent narrative and rich lore create immersive storytelling experiences"

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    • Strategy

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      5

      "High emphasis on strategic deck building, tactical play, and problem solving; core to player experience."

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    • Thrill

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      3

      "Matches provide suspense and excitement through tactical engagements and risk."

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    • Value

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      4

      "Free-to-play model with generous rewards and no pay-to-win; players feel good return on time invested."

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    • Violence

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      "Combat is abstract and cartoonish with no graphic violence; focus on card effects."

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    • Survival

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      "Some resource and health management elements, but low threat level compared to survival-focused games."

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy, Expression.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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