

In order to play Morrowind on your Linux distribution, you must own the original game. If you really want to play Morrowind on Linux, you have two choices: install it via Wine, or use OpenMW. Popularly known only as Morrowind, the game is the third installment in The Elder Scrolls series, released in 2002 for Microsoft’s Windows operating systems and Xbox gaming consoles. It is only a container for the original The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, enabling Linux users to play it, natively, on their open source operating systems. A container for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowindįirst of all, we should mention that OpenMW is not an actual game.

OpenMW is an open source implementation of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, an open world action-fantasy RPG (Role-playing Game) video game created by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Ubisoft and Bethesda Softworks.
