WithStadia’s shutdownonly months away, Bethesda is now offering free access toThe Elder Scrolls Onlineon PC and Mac to all Stadia players. Players who own the title on Stadia only need to log in to theirESOaccount page and download the game, withno additional purchase required.
When Google announced that it was shutting down its cloud service, Stadia, fans had questions about what would happen to their progress in specific games likeDestiny 2. Some developers have moved toport their games to other platformsin response to the confusion, butThe Elder Scrolls Onlinewill go a step further by making sure Stadia players won’t lose any progress.
Players will see no loss to their characters and progression once they move their Stadia account to PC and Mac. That includes inventory items, friends lists, guild memberships, leadership positions, Achievements, and more since Stadia players have always playedESOon the PC and Mac megaservers.
📢 Stadia players: You can now continue your adventures in Tamriel with a PC/Mac ESO account with no loss to your characters and progression. Read more here:https://t.co/mQ15G9vV7Jpic.twitter.com/JsOtbIyx5e
— The Elder Scrolls Online (@TESOnline)June 09, 2025
The official announcement details what players need to do to gain access toESOon PC and Mac.
To continue playingESO, simply log in to your account onour official websitewith yourESOcredentials and download the game client. Easy! If you are unable to log in, you may recover your UserID or reset your Password from the accountsign in page. If you are unable to recover your account, contact our Customer Service team athelp.elderscrollsonline.com.
This detailed information about how to access their accounts on PC and Mac comes 2 weeks after Bethesda first shared the announcement onThe Elder Scrolls Online Twitter.“Since the news of Stadia shutting down, Bethesda Softworks and ZeniMax Online Studios have been discussing next steps for our Elder Scrolls Online Stadia Players and we appreciate your patience,” Bethesda said in their statement.
Other publishers such as Ubisofthave also shared that they are working on bringing players’ games to PC.
