Summary
A recent interview with the project lead of theSkyblivionmod revealed that the team is not worried about the rumors of an officialOblivionremake.Skyblivionis one of the most noteworthySkyrimmods in the making right now due to its ambitious plan to remakeOblivion, and the team seems confident that the project will be completed soon.
In development since 2012,Skyblivionstarted as anOblivionport toSkyrimand has evolved into a full remake since then. The project is nearly complete, and a release is expected sometime in 2025. Last year,rumors of an officialElder Scrolls 4: Oblivionremake started to surface, and the game’s existence has seemed increasingly likely recently.
Recently,VG247 interviewedKyle ‘Rebelzize’ Rebel, the project lead ofSkyblivion, who talked about how therumored officialOblivionremakecould affect the fan-made project. “I think whether the rumors are true or not doesn’t affect us much,” said Rebel. Even if the remake comes out,Skyblivionis not trying to make a profit, and another remake may give fans more reason to try out the team’s iteration of the game. If the rumors are not true, thenSkyblivionwill remain the best way to re-experienceOblivion. Rebel also revealed thatSkyblivioneven being in a releasable state feels like a miracle, as there were at least four times when the project could have easily been “wrecked,” so the team members are very excited to see their hard work finally pay off in the coming months.
Skyblivion Creators Don’t Think of the Rumored Oblivion Remake as a Problem
I think whether the rumors (of theOblivionremake) are true or not doesn’t affect us much.
Earlier this year, the team behindSkyblivionreleased a comprehensive development update, showing how near the project is to completion. By then, most of the world’s landscaping was complete, as were the interiors, quests, and 3D models. However, there were still many details to be fine-tuned ahead of launch. In any case, the development update pointed out that there’s a fair chance that gamers could play the completeSkyblivionsoon.
Rumors about theOblivionremake are also continuing to appear. Some of the most recent whispers indicate that the game will be launched in June 2025 and that theofficialOblivionremake will feature a blocking system inspired by Soulslike games, which would greatly change the gameplay. Despite these features, the title would not be turned into a Soulslike, according to this leak. Obviously, all rumors about the officialOblivionremake are just speculation at this point, but their prevalence could make it plausible that the project exists and will be out sometime this year.
