Android got a new Elder Scrolls game, but you can’t play it yet

Bethesda is a major console/PC gaming company, but it’s no stranger to the mobile market. If you remember games like Fallout: Shelter and Elder Scrolls: Blades, you’ve seen some of what the company makes. Well, there’s a new game on the Play Store (via Android Police) called Elder Scrolls: Castles. It’s on early access… but you just can’t access it yet.

So, what is Elder Scrolls: Castles?

This game is a mixture of different game genres actually. The most apparent one is the Fallout Shelter-style civilization builder. In the castle, you’ll build different rooms and chambers to perform tasks and house your citizens. Some rooms will produce resources for your people to live off of. We expect it to be pretty similar to Fallout: Shelter, so if you’ve played that game, you should feel at home.

This breaks away from the Fallout: Shelter, however, as you’re tasked with ruling your kingdom. As the ruler, you’re in charge of ruling the people and making essential decisions to govern them. The decisions you make will have an impact on their opinion of you. If you govern them well, it ensures a long life for you. However, if you upset them, there’s a chance the people will plot an assassination.

If you get tired of city-building and ruling your people, you’ll be able to do some battles to let off some steam. You’re able to create heroes, deck them out with powerful gear and weapons, and send them off to battle. You’ll use these battles to rack up on valuables and resources to help make your kingdom grow.

An interesting mechanic of the game is the time system. Each day in the real world equates to a year in the game.

How can I play this game?

This is where we have to tell you some bad news. Elder Scrolls: Castles is currently on early access. While you’re able to play most early-access games on the Play Store, this game’s early-access slots are full. So, you won’t be able to download the game. It won’t even show up for you if you type in the title of the game. You can only access it if you go to Bethesda’s page and look for the game.

As time goes on, the company will launch the game, so you’ll be able to start ruling your kingdom.

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