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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Exploration, quests, and a fantasy setting are central to Skyrim; the Special Edition adds refreshed graphics and effects. At ≈ $6.14 at 
GOG, it may suit you if you want a solo adventure. Consider the cost against your budget rather than assuming the scope alone makes it the right purchase. For ≈ $6.14 at GOG, the Steam PC version can be played in Traditional Chinese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian, and Japanese; English and Simplified Chinese have full audio, and Simplified Chinese also has subtitles.
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GGselTHE ELDER SCROLLS V 5: SKYRIM SPECIAL ВЫБОР ИЗДАНИЯ (STEAM КЛЮЧ)Credit/Debit CardAll-time low ~ $3.99across Steam & third-party stores
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Past 36 months · Updated dailyHistorical Low~ $3.992025-01Current Low Across Stores~ $33.59Steamvs. Historical Low+742%
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01About The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Explore a fantasy world, pursue quests, and fight with weapons and spells. The Special Edition refreshes graphics and effects and includes the core game and add-ons. Steam player rating: 94% from 221,832 reviews. Supported interface languages: Traditional Chinese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian, and Japanese. Released October 27, 2016.
Credits
Developer
Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Lowest recorded in 36 months
$3.992025-01-16 · SteamBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.Language support
| Language | Interface | Subtitles | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | Yes | — |
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Language | Interface | Subtitles | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-20
02Before you buy
Language
Steam PC supports multiple languages. English has full audio; Simplified Chinese has subtitles.
Play mode
Single-player is listed as a supported mode.
Content
The description mentions remastered visuals and effects, alongside quests, environments, characters, dialogue, armor, and weapons. Its Anniversary Edition passage does not establish that edition's contents for this Steam listing.
03Frequently asked questions
When did the Steam version release?
The Steam PC version was released on October 28, 2016.
What does the Special Edition offer?
The description presents a fantasy adventure with remastered visual and effects features.
Can I play solo?
Single-player is listed for the Steam PC version.
Popular Steam reviews
Native-language selection · 10 reviewsSelected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.
RecommendedSteam player
Alt+tab works now 10/10Show moreShow less
4 hours at review4,471 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
The old game is now hidden from sale, making it much more difficult to buy the original game. You know, the one with all the mods, a still thriving community, and also runs better on older hardware. ♥♥♥♥ off. The link to the original version of skyrim, if you want it, is here http://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim/Show moreShow less
27.9 hours at review4,553 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Doug gets the game for free. Doug launches the game and notices an issue Doug asks for support and doesn't leave a bad review on a game but waits untill he has actually played the damn thing and remembers it is just a rehash of skyrim. Doug isn't a petty moron who couldn't build a better game anyway. Doug doesn't have an incredibly mid tier PC and thinks that it should run every game at max settings. Be like doug.Show moreShow less
1.9 hours at review3,797 people found this helpful
Received for free
Not recommendedSteam player
PLEASE DONT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID AND BUY THIS VERSION. Bethesda had made it impossible to find, The Original Skyrim on Steam that way they can get people to buy this Skyrim Special Edition. Well i say no to all this, First Of all there isnt that much mods on the special edition then there is, the actual edition. They even went as far as to hide the all the DLC's for the original version of Skyrim too, Here i will give you links to the actual Skyrim Game and all the DLC's. Lets hope this review doesn't get lost in the other countless reviews for this edition of the game. Normal Version Of Skyrim: http://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/ DLC'S: Dawn Guard: https://store.steampowered.com/app/211720/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim__Dawnguard/ Hearthfire: https://store.steampowered.com/app/220760/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim__Hearthfire/ Dragonborn: https://store.steampowered.com/app/226880/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim__Dragonborn/Show moreShow less
3.3 hours at review2,855 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Everyone's missing the point. This game is NOT a remake, this game is a PORT. TL;DR -If you've already played Skyrim and aren't into modding there's nothing for you in the SE version. If you are a modder or would like to be then Skyrim SE is a must have. -Graphics is NOT the reason to play Skyrim SE because they didn't redo the graphics (details below). -I understand WHY the gaming community is so jaded about this release. Given how AAA games are sold these days combined with the poor decision to focus marketing on "upgraded graphics" it's predictable there will be many negative reviews. -Cash grab? These are COMPANIES. No income = no company. Simple. Yet consider the release: Free for previous owners. Mod access for consoles. No microtransactions. No pre-paid DLC... No underhanded practices to indicate this is a "cash grab" in any way. Beth.net has been around since FO4. Why complain now? It's irrelevant. PC gamers can mod without it. -New graphics? The API was upgraded to DX11, texture compression was updated to a newer format and the water was redone. Period. -Again this is a PORT not a remake; Skyrim SE comes with ALL the glorious bugs of the original, which ironically was part of what made the original release quirky and fun. So why bother with Skyrim SE? Answer: MODDING THE 64-BIT ENGINE -This version of Skyrim is a MASSIVE improvement over the 32-bit version and honestly was created for modders. The old 32-bit Skyrim can't handle complex mods very well. Many would break your saves. Crashes were common. Stability is the modders enemy so to speak. -64-bit stability is rock solid. Potential for modding is exponential compared to the original. Skyrim is my all time favorite game with over 1,000 hours logged using +250 mods but I'm realistic. I won't be playing the SE version anytime soon. We're waiting on the SKSE team and the release of the CK as mods are ported over. I'm extremely excited about the future of this game and if you've been following the modding community you should be too.Show moreShow less
0.9 hours at review3,543 people found this helpful
Received for free
Not recommendedSteam player
Paid mods have officially returned as of 05/12/2023.Show moreShow less
148.9 hours at review2,537 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
If you want the original Skyrim game + DLCs, Steam and Bethesda keeps it hidden here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim/ and the DLCs here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/220760/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim__Hearthfire/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/226880/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim__Dragonborn/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/211720/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim__Dawnguard/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/202485/Skyrim_High_Resolution_Texture_Pack_Free_DLC/Show moreShow less
0.3 hours at review3,458 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
Bethesda being Bethesda. ZERO RESPECT given to the community, mostly modders. This is what happened: 1) They make a VERY good game, which is called Skyrim - it had some terrible bugs, which were all fixed by some unofficial patches, all FOR FREE, done by people that LOVE(D) the game!!!!! It was not Bethesda that fixed the bugs (some game breaking), it was not Skyrim Special Edition. It was a whole bunch of good willed folks, a great community; 2) Community works FOR FREE to add THOUSANDS of mods that make the game a masterpiece, each player being able to tailor the game exactly to their likings - more animals, more sounds, more quests, bug fixes, more items, ANYTHING you could dream of was available FOR FREE, or you could just make it yourself, due to great community engagement and tools; 3) The game sells even more A LOT DUE the great modding community; 4) Instead of praising and endorsing the BEST free modding community, they SPIT ON THEIR FACES, THEIR WORK and try to CASHCOW as much as they can with this so called "Creation Club"; What they did: 1) Add Paid mods, which are somewhat rip-offs of already available mods; 2) They disable achievements if you enable "community made mods" - "oh, who cares about achievements?" Some people actually do!!!! 3) Start to add some medium quality mods and try to boost their new "great safe system" called Creations Club; Really?? BIG thumbs down!!! PS: I have around 150 hours played in "old" skyrim (non-SE), all played with great mods, made for FREE by a great community!!! SHOW SOME RESPECT TO THOSE THAT HELPED YOU RISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RESPECT YOUR MODDERS! RESPECT YOUR COMMUNITY!! RESPECT YOUR CUSTOMERS!!Show moreShow less
1.1 hours at review1,447 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Things I've Done in Skyrim (In no real order): -Got married -Adopted six kids -Built a mansion for my family -Adopted a bunch of dogs -Learned I was Skyrim Jesus -Used my Skyrim Jesus powers to slay dragons and save the world -Became a Warewolf -Cured a ghost of his warewolfism -Became a vampire hunter -Promptly abandoned the role of vampire hunter because the vampires gave me cooler stuff -Betrayed the vampires and gained the ability to summon a skeleton horse and a zombie dragon -Joined an organized crime syndicate -Killed the leader of said syndicate after selling my soul to an evil god -Joined a hitman cult -Cuddled a ghost-zombie lady in a casket -Killed a burnt chicken-nugget with a demon dagger -Killed the Emperor -Killed the man who asked me to kill the Emperor -Was paid 30000 coins after killing the man who paid me to kill the Emperor -Never spoke with my hitman friends again because the Ghost-Zombie's voice was really loud -Went to college -Was chosen by space wizards to save the college -Found flying magic ball -Killed people trying to use the flying magic ball for bad things -Became headmaster of the college -Joined the blue team -Thought it would be funny to join the red team after killing their leader, so I switched sides -Crushed the blue team after bringing the new red team leader a pointy hat -Saved a tree -Was pulled into gooey world by another Skyrim Jesus -Killed the other Skyrim Jesus because there can only be one -Stole a horse that a guy sold to someone else without actually owning the horse in the first place -Killed the dude who I stole the horse for because I wanted the horse -Killed a lady who I walked past on the road for using "milk-drinker" as an insult. Milk is good -Chilled with a bunch of hunters in a hot spring -Got drunk -Started multiple bar fights -Helped two lizards get married -Helped the mad hatter with his tea party -Spawned 1000 coins and threw them in the river because I wanted to see where they'd end up -Blackmailed a LOT of people. Like... a LOT -Killed multiple guards because they treated sweet roll theft as a laughing matter -Walked onto the stage during a beheading because I wanted a dude's necklace -Was chased for walking on stage during a beheading -Gave money to the poor (After throwing 1000 coins in the river) -Killed a man on the road and threw him in the river because I wanted to see where he'd end up -Killed multiple innocent animals because I saw them and knew I could -Reunited a Scooby with Shaggy -Gave Vorstag a lot of fireball scrolls -Regretted giving Vorstag fireball scrolls -Stole every book from the College library because my library at home felt empty -Stole every book I found because I quickly gained an obsession -Became addicted to drugs -Became a bard -Downloaded a mod because becoming a bard wouldn't let me sing -Got arrested for singing "Age of Oppression" in the Blue Palace -Broke out of Prison multiple times -Became a heavy drinker -Made the Constance regret letting me adopt children -Killed a horse and threw it in the river because I wanted to see where it ended up -Got a mod that makes Unrelenting Force 700% stronger -Started Skyrim's first Space Program -Lead people to Giants so I could watch them get beat over the head with a club -Told kids I'd play tag with them and then left -Told one kid she could have a mudcrab, but told my son he couldn't have one -Told my kid I had a gift for her but then gave her nothing because they need to learn disappointment early -Cooked food for my family and actually set up the table with plates, cups, forks, spoons, bowls and jugs of milk -Gave Vorstag some food and then ate the rest in front of my kids -Gave my kids 1000 gold -Filled my basement with skooma -Collected bug jars -Became wanted in every hold at once for the same crime -Bought Khajiit's wares -Installed nearly 100 mods -Am still installing mods -Will never stop installing mods Is this what you intended, Todd?Show moreShow less
1,463 hours at review3,024 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
The Creation Club is a complete lack of respect with Bethesda's customers. Want to charge for mods? Release your games in a way that doesn't required hundreds of hours of work from modders to fix all the broken crap you left in the "finished game". Bethesda is a joke.Show moreShow less
114.7 hours at review1,173 people found this helpful
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