The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey

About

The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey is a mobile RPG that tasks you with defending your village from marauders tied to a deeper magical conflict. You explore rough terrain, ruined temples, and dangerous caves to gather Shadowkeys and Star Teeth, using them to unlock progress and power. Combat mixes real-time action with strategic item use, and the story weaves around a shadowy mage fleeing relentless pursuers. The game supports both solo play and cooperative multiplayer, letting you team up to tackle its dungeons and story beats. This title leans heavily into the Elder Scrolls mythos, dropping you into a corner of Tamriel gripped by war and arcane intrigue. The Crypt of the Heart serves as a punishing late-game gauntlet that tests both reflexes and resource management. While the N-Gage hardware limits visual polish, the game’s tight progression and lore-driven quests stand out. It’s a leaner but focused take on the series’ open-world roots, with players often praising its portability and structured challenge curve despite the era’s technical constraints.

Storyline

Your village has safely remained just out of reach of The War of the Bend'r-mahk, but now danger strikes from another direction. You must save your village from marauders who are but pawns in the struggle to capture Shadowmage Skelos Undriel -- a piece in a darker and more sinister game. You'll journey through rugged terrain, despoiled temples, bandit lairs, and murderous caverns. You'll fight many foes in your search for the power of the Shadowkeys and the Star Teeth, and your journey will lead you to the Crypt of the Heart where you'll face the ultimate test. Shadowmage Skelos Undriel is on the run from Battlemage Jagar Tharn, driven from the heart of Tamriel by Tharn's agents, who are in dogged pursuit. Undriel chooses to flee to the Western Reach, an area in the throes of The War of the Bend'r-mahk between High Rock, Hammerfell and Skyrim. The Shadowmage hides himself in the chaos swirling about Dragonstar. Skelos Undriel then hatches a desperate scheme to collect the Star Teeth sown about the region hoping their power is sufficient to thwart Tharn's agents, and perhaps even destroy the Battlemage himself.