Julian LeFay, chief engineer of ‘The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall’ and known as the “Father of The Elder Scrolls” series, has died aged 59 from cancer. He had recently stepped back from game development following his diagnosis
Julian LeFay, chief engineer of ‘The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall’ and known as the “Father of The Elder Scrolls” series, has died aged 59 from cancer. He had recently stepped back from game development following his diagnosis
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Rest in peace, and thanks for all the good memories <3
LeFay, along with former Bethesda writer Ted Peterson started a studio “OnceLost Games” back in 2019, with its first project being an open-world RPG called **The Wayward Realms serving as a spiritual successor to Daggerfall.** The team ran a Kickstarter campaign back in 2024, which was fully funded during its runtime. OnceLost has been working on an Early Access build since
Last week, the team shared a video announcing that LeFay had been courageously battling cancer for some time now. His doctors informed his colleagues and family that his time with them was limited, and they were preparing to say goodbye to, in their words, “a true legend of the industry.” He then stepped away from the studio to live his final moments surrounded by his loved ones.
o7 I hope your legacy will soon live on with ES6
Julianos takes his place among the Divines now
GG my dude. Thanks for kickstarting what became Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim.
o7 Thank you for your mark in history.
Damn, 59. Too soon.
RIP
Awe man, rest in peace :[
Gone way too young.
Rip mate x thanks for the great work.
“Each event is preceded by prophecy. But without the hero, there is no event” – Zurin Arctus the Underking.
Rest in peace king 👑
Rest in peace, Julian. Your work shaped an entire genre. Thank you for the memories and the adventures.
Read about his diagnosis few days ago. Sad to see him go.
Daggerfall by far is my favorite Elder scrolls game. I better check out their kickstarter.
Rest In Peace
Rest In Peace, a true disciple of Akatosh goes to the beyond this day