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The Wayward Realms News
The latest news and rumors about The Wayward Realms for 2026: release date, trailers, announcements, leaks and system requirements. We follow the game every day on VGTimes.
A Massive World and Freedom Like The Elder Scrolls — Over 10,000 Backers Already Support The Wayward Realms
The crowdfunding campaign for The Wayward Realms is rapidly approaching its final stretch, and the project is already shaping up to be one of the most ambitious returns to classic RPG philosophy in decades.
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May 1, 2026
“Daggerfall’s Spiritual Successor” From TES Veterans Ditches Unreal Engine 5 — The Wayward Realms Delayed Until Summer 2026
OnceLost Games has decided to simplify and speed up development of its RPG The Wayward Realms by abandoning Unreal Engine 5 and switching to Wicked Engine. The developers of the spiritual successor to The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall shared the reasons behind the move in an interview with blogger Jack, Lost Lore Scholar.
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December 4, 2025
Elder Scrolls Veteran Teases the Map of His New RPG: Players Can Expect a Massive Open World
The developers of The Wayward Realms, an upcoming RPG from veteran creators behind The Elder Scrolls, have released a new teaser for their project. This time, fans were given a look at just how large the game’s open world will be.
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November 14, 2025
The Wayward Realms — Ambitious Open-World RPG in the Spirit of The Elder Scrolls 2 Gets a New Developer Video
The developers of The Wayward Realms have released an in-depth video update, openly discussing the progress of their ambitious RPG and the challenges the team has faced over the past year. The main reason for the project’s recent slowdown was the loss of technical director Julian LeFay, the legendary industry veteran and Daggerfall co-creator, who passed away this summer.
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October 17, 2025
Elder Scrolls Veterans Share New Screenshots of Their Upcoming Open-World RPG — The Wayward Realms
OnceLost Games, a studio founded by former Bethesda developers, has released a new batch of screenshots from The Wayward Realms. The project, reminiscent of The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall, aims to become a worthy spiritual successor to the Elder Scrolls series.
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October 17, 2025
Elder Scrolls Veteran Criticizes Modern Open-World RPGs
Ted Peterson, one of the founders of The Elder Scrolls series, has criticized modern RPGs. In his opinion, they lack freedom, and many projects force players to follow a single path.
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February 1, 2025
Showed a new gameplay trailer for a large-scale open-world RPG from veterans of The Elder Scrolls
Developers from the independent studio OnceLost Games have released a new gameplay video for The Wayward Realms, a large-scale fantasy RPG in the spirit of The Elder Scrolls: Daggefall. Experienced people from Bethesda studio are working on its creation.
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June 3, 2024