Our Oblivion Remastered Best Mods guide goes over which mods are the most useful for improving performance, graphics, and your overall gameplay experience.
One of the mods featured in this guide unlocks a new spell! Whilst you’re here, have a read of our Oblivion Remastered Best Spells guide. Which class have you picked in Oblivion Remastered?
Oblivion Remastered Best Mods
These are the best mods to install right now in Oblivion Remastered! Mods are entirely optional, but if you want to try them out, these are great options to start with.
Performance
How to improve the performance of the game on your device.
LUMEN BEGONE
If you’re playing on a high-end device, then this won’t matter to you as much. However, if you’re playing Oblivion Remastered on the Steam Deck or a PC that has lower-end specs, then the LUMEN BEGONE mod is a must. Lumen controls the lighting in the game and is built in by default. With this mod, you can disable it, which improves the performance overall, depending on your chosen device.
Ultimate Engine Tweaks
This mod aims to reduce stuttering issues whilst simultaneously improving the overall stability of the game. It doesn’t affect the visuals, but it does strive to boost the clarity of your graphics and optimise Oblivion Remastered as a whole.
Graphics
The game is already stunning, but reshaders are a great mod type to experiment with.
Ayleid Reshade
You may have seen videos about this mod online! Its main purpose is to reclaim the original colours and lighting effects of Oblivion. The switch to Unreal Engine 5 has massively improved the graphics, but at the cost of the colours we’ve all come to know and love.
This reshader is perfect for those who want to experience the game as it should be, but with better performance and graphics!
Gameplay
Gameplay mods are always optional.
Auto Lockpicking Always Success
Struggling with lockpicking? With this mod, you will successfully and automatically lockpick anything. It’s no secret that the lockpicking feature is a controversial part of the game, with some players loving it, and others… not so much.
Horse Whistle
Wandered too far from your horse? By installing the Horse Whistle mod, you unlock a spell that allows you to summon your horse to your current location. It also lets you command the horse to follow you around, so you won’t lose it!
