The Elder Scrolls III : Morrowind , or just Morrowind , is a video game released in 2002 . The Elder Scrolls III : Morrowind , often simply referred to as Morrowind , is a single-player computer role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios , and published by Bethesda Softworks and Ubisoft . It is the third installment in The Elder Scrolls series of games .