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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Platforms

PC
PS3
Xbox 360

Initial release Nov. 10, 2011

Developers

Bethesda Game Studios
Bethesda Softworks

Genres

Action Adventure
RPG

Publishers

Bethesda Softworks

Franchise The Elder Scrolls

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Spotlight

Review | The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - Dragonborn review

We're off to see the lizard.

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Bethesda could "have a higher degree of polish", but bug-free games "impossible", says Skyrim lead designer

Should developers release a known bug list ahead of launch?

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The 20 best RPGs to play right now

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Feature | What we've been playing - old brands revitalised, ageing classics, and cursed character creators

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Feed

Screenshot from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition showing a one-to-one battle in action on a grassy plain

News

Bethesda could "have a higher degree of polish", but bug-free games "impossible", says Skyrim lead designer

Should developers release a known bug list ahead of launch?

Oct. 16, 2024 Ed Nightingale

A picture of YouTuber Shirley Curry, also known as Skyrim Grandma.

News

Skyrim Grandma Shirley Curry is retiring from making gaming videos

"It isn't fun anymore."

Sept. 23, 2024 Matt Wales

A Shrek-like, very green but human-looking character, stroking their chin and looking thoughtful. They've got one of those awful gilet jackets on that people wear in the countryside - a sleeveless puffer - and they have buzzed hair. And they're radioactive green - did I mention that? It's so cursed, this image. So cursed.

Feature

What we've been playing - old brands revitalised, ageing classics, and cursed character creators

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

Aug. 23, 2024 Robert Purchese

Godrick the Grafted, an Elden Ring boss with lots of arms.

Guide

The 20 best RPGs to play right now

From the biggest open worlds to the most thought-provoking stories across PC and consoles.

April 17, 2024 Ford James

A photo of an old wooden bucket resting on top of an old well.

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Buckets

A receptacle list.

April 17, 2024 Robert Purchese

Photo from the Fallout premiere in LA showing a person dressed as a Brotherhood of Steel member

News

Despite Fallout TV success, an Elder Scrolls series seems unlikely

"I'll probably say no."

April 11, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Screenshot from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition showing a one-to-one battle in action on a grassy plain

News

Bethesda tries its hand at paid mods in Skyrim Special Edition once again

What a drag-on.

Dec. 6, 2023 Victoria Kennedy

Black and white line-work artwork commissioned for the British Library's Fantasy: Realms of Imagination exhibition. It shows a mountain of, well, things, really, all inspired by popular fantasy. There's No-face from Spirited Away, there's a castle, there's a knight. It's a dense picture of many inspirations.

Feature

The British Library's new fantasy exhibition opened my eyes to how important fantasy is

Lord of the things.

Nov. 18, 2023 Robert Purchese

A photo of Andreja in Starfield leaning against a wall, arms crossed

News

More people are playing Skyrim on Steam than Starfield

Pluto-nic relationship.

Nov. 15, 2023 Victoria Kennedy

Skyrim's Dragonborn with horned helmet on dark background

News

Skyrim fan recreates map in Age of Empires 2

Historical scrolls.

Oct. 24, 2023 Ed Nightingale

A pixelart interpretation of a night sky, showing a colourful array of stars twinkling above.

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Night skies

Stars here.

Sept. 20, 2023 Robert Purchese

a screenshot of skyrim se running using the PTGI ReShade add-on

Feature

Digital Foundry | Skyrim modded with path-traced lighting - and all DX9+ games could follow

The maker of ReShade's RTGI mod reveals his next big project.

Aug. 1, 2023 Alex Battaglia

Skywind

News

Skywind, the Morrowind rebuilt in Skyrim mod project, looks great in new gameplay video

It's a kind of magic.

May 2, 2023 Wesley Yin-Poole

Flammie, the colourful, friendly dragon from Secret of Mana, smiling at the viewer in this very colourful illustration.

Feature

Supporters | Five of The Best: Dragons

Wyrming their way in.

April 5, 2023 Robert Purchese

Skyblivion.

News

Elder Scrolls fan project Skyblivion out 2025 "at the latest"

You're finally awake.

Jan. 16, 2023 Tom Phillips

Skyrim mod adds Bioware-style companions and over 9000 lines of dialogue

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Skyrim mod adds Bioware-style companions and over 9000 lines of dialogue

Shepard me some of that!

Dec. 6, 2022 Ishraq Subhan

Kingdom Hearts series joins PlayStation Plus Premium catalogue in November

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Kingdom Hearts series joins PlayStation Plus Premium catalogue in November

Skyrim, Oddworld, Chorus and Rainbow Six Siege also coming this month.

Nov. 9, 2022 Ed Nightingale

Skyrim Anniversary Edition now available on Switch

News

Skyrim Anniversary Edition now available on Switch

Alduin good time.

Sept. 29, 2022 Ed Nightingale

Steam Deck

News

Steam Deck's most played game in August was Vampire Survivors

As the console reaches 5000 verified and playable games.

Sept. 1, 2022 Liv Ngan

A bleak winter's day and wolves prowl around an isolated farm in this screen from Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves

Feature

Brrrrrrr.... | Frosty games to cool you down during a heatwave

Be safe and stay cool!

July 18, 2022 Eurogamer Staff

Skyrim Together Reborn co-op mod sees over 50k downloads on weekend debut

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Skyrim Together Reborn co-op mod sees over 50k downloads on weekend debut

Seems to be in good 'elf!

July 11, 2022 Victoria Kennedy

Skyrim's Dragonborn with horned helmet on dark background

News

Skyrim Together Reborn co-op mod releases this Friday

Not at all orcward.

July 4, 2022 Victoria Kennedy

Skyrim's dragons can now be seen in 16k resolution thanks to new texture mod

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Skyrim's dragons can now be seen in 16k resolution thanks to new texture mod

Upscaled.

June 28, 2022 Victoria Kennedy

Skyrim's skeletons are basically grumpy cavemen

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Skyrim's skeletons are basically grumpy cavemen

That's the bones of it.

April 13, 2022 Victoria Kennedy

Ambitious Skyblivion modding project shows off 15 minutes of new in-game footage

News

Ambitious Skyblivion modding project shows off 15 minutes of new in-game footage

But release is "still a ways out".

March 25, 2022 Matt Wales

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim artwork

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Games from the The Elder Scrolls franchise