Bethesda’s new Fallout Shelter-like Elder Scrolls game launches today, for real this time, nearly a year after we played it at the first launch

Bethesda officially launched The Elder Scrolls: Castles, its new Fallout Shelter-like mobile game, today, September 10. After a soft-launch earlier this year, and an even softer launch nearly a full year ago, the game is now available globally on iOS and Android.

Castles has had a confusing rollout with surprisingly little fanfare. We’ve had writers playing it before Bethesda ever acknowledged it existed, a region-limited launch at the beginning of the year, and now a full release with barely a peep. Outside of a handful of social posts from Bethesda accounts, the game hasn’t had much in the way of marketing. Even its predecessor, The Elder Scrolls: Blades, had a comparatively sizable reveal at Bethesda’s 2018 E3 showcase. It seems Bethesda is mirroring Fallout Shelter’s shadow drop.