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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

  • Bethesda
  • Last Updated: 19th October 2026
RPG
7★ 18+
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Details

  • Release Date 28 October 2016
  • Publisher Bethesda Softworks
  • Developer Bethesda Game Studios
  • Director Todd Howard
  • Producer Ashley Cheng, Craig Lafferty
  • Writer Emil Pagliarulo
  • Composer Jeremy Soule
  • Series The Elder Scrolls
  • Game Modes Single-player
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  • DLC Yes
  • Optimised for Xbox Series S/X Yes
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition System Requirements
Minimum
osWindows 7 or higher
processorIntel Core i5-750 2.67 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 945 3 GHz
memory8GB
graphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 470 1GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB
storage12GB
Recommended
osWindows 7 or higher
processorIntel Core i5-2400 3.1 GHz or AMD FX 8320 3.5 GHz
memory8GB
graphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 780 3GB or AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB
storage12GB
Rating
OpenCritic Rating Rating 81/100
MetaCritic Rating Rating (Windows) 74/100
MetaCritic Rating Rating (PS4) 81/100
MetaCritic Rating Rating (Switch) 84/100
MetaCritic Rating Rating (Xbox One) 82/100

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Review

By Rishi Alwani (Oct 26, 2016)
  • Good
  • Massive world with a lot of things to do
  • Looks great outdoors
  • Bad
  • Visually inconsistent
  • Loading screens galore
  • Bugs carried over from initial release

When it released in 2011, Skyrim or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as it's properly known, was the gold standard for open-world role-playing games. It had a wealth of quest lines, more than its share of factions, and so much to do that you could not get bored. Bethesda is yet to announce a new single-player game in The Elder Scrolls series, but it has brought back Skyrim by the way of a remaster. But we live in a post-Witcher 3 world now, where the expectations from role-playing games have undergone a drastic transformation. Does the Skyrim Special Edition hold up?

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