Todd Howard

Don't define the game by the list of the features. Define it by the experience you want to have.

— Todd Howard

I liked that line in the movie 'Shakespeare in Love': 'How is this going to work out? I don't know, but it…

— Todd Howard

We do not focus test our games and never had. People ask why we don't, and I say, 'I have so many…

— Todd Howard

Time makes a bigger difference: just making a game, shipping it, looking at what you did, how you did it, what you…

— Todd Howard

You never know how your work is going to be received, and to have it be not just received by the people…

— Todd Howard

With 'The Elder Scrolls', you're looking at a 25-year-running franchise. It has stood the test of the 'Lord of the Rings' movies…

— Todd Howard

Every year, there's a new idea we can't do and a new technology for something that excites us.

— Todd Howard

Great games are played, not made.

— Todd Howard

'Minecraft' is like that, where you might say to one of your friends who doesn't play games, 'Hey, just sit down and…

— Todd Howard

Your plan is not as important as your culture. That means you will run into problems that will disrupt your plan and…

— Todd Howard

The main thing that excites me is that games are successful everywhere now. Now it's successful everywhere, and that's really important for…

— Todd Howard

I loved playing 'Ultima.' Getting my computer in college and playing 'Wing Commander.' I hear a lot from our fans, and they…

— Todd Howard

Eventually, there will come a day where I'm not making games at Bethesda. Hopefully that's a long time away. But I want…

— Todd Howard

When you start over and jump into new tech, you don't know what the negatives are going to be until you go…

— Todd Howard

People tend to look at processing power as how to gauge a piece of hardware is powerful for us.

— Todd Howard

Games have gotten so big and interesting that they've moved beyond the toy/entertainment space. It's not just a diversion from their regular…

— Todd Howard

What's funny is that by the time everyone plays the game - you know, we finish it, and then it takes a…

— Todd Howard

One of the things that we really like about 'Fallout 76' is that we've built it so that we can support it…

— Todd Howard

'Fallout 76' and 'Blades' get a lot of my time right now. I'm in more meetings as it's gotten bigger.

— Todd Howard

A lot of times, when someone's going to pick up a game, it can be a bit daunting, like if they haven't…

— Todd Howard

I'm a believer that players are good self-directors, and I think one thing that's good about video games is they can direct…

— Todd Howard

The technology for radiant stories in 'Skyrim' is phenomenal. We tried and pared it back.

— Todd Howard

Since I first got my iPhone and 'Super Monkey Ball' came out, I was like, 'Oh my gosh, this is great.' I'm…

— Todd Howard

There are more players on 'Fallout Shelter' than all of my games combined. That's a little sobering at times. It's not a…

— Todd Howard

With 'Fallout 4,' we've done over 20 million downloads, and most of that is mods. That's a staggering number. It has always…

— Todd Howard