There are also fan-made projects that can help players kill some time, such as “OpenMW”, which aims to recreate the third game in the series, “Morrowind”, in an open-source engine and with a modernized look.
The project has been enjoying a lot of attention and its development is still quite active, although those interested in giving it a try should prepare for some bugs and unfinished/unimplemented features. After all, the game is still work in progress, as with most open-source projects, but on the other hand it’s a free product developed in the spare time of dedicated fans.
Other than that, the modding community around Bethesda’s games is alive as ever, and they still keep coming up with interesting additions to the various installments in the series. “Skyrim” might be worth checking out for those who’ve been away from the game for some time, especially players who haven’t been following the modding scene.
And who knows, maybe one of the teams behind those projects will be lucky enough to get hired by Bethesda so they can contribute to the next entry in the series. This has been a popular trend in the gaming industry for some time now, and we wouldn’t be surprised if Bethesda are already evaluating the different mods and other projects out there, looking for something that fits their style of development and their general ideas for the next “Elder Scrolls”.