<P> Since debuting with Arena in 1994 , the series has produced a total of five main games ( of which the last three have each featured two or three expansions ) as well as several spin - offs . In 2014 , a massively multiplayer online role - playing game , The Elder Scrolls Online , was released by Bethesda 's affiliated ZeniMax subsidiary ZeniMax Online Studios . </P>
<P> Since debuting with Arena in 1994 , the series has produced a total of five main games ( of which the last three have each featured two or three expansions ) as well as several spin - offs . In 2014 , a massively multiplayer online role - playing game , The Elder Scrolls Online , was released by Bethesda 's affiliated ZeniMax subsidiary ZeniMax Online Studios . </P>
when did the first elder scrolls come out
when did the first elder scrolls come out
1994
1994