The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Platforms

Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch 2
PC
PS3
PS4
PS5
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S

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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A fiery, cracked portal frames a serene landscape with a city in the distance.

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A former volunteer is threatening legal action against fan-made game project Skyblivion

Writ happens.

Oct. 31, 2026 Vikki Blake

11 comments

First-person view through a holographic sight at a medieval village with thatched roofs, targeting a person in a tan robe.

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Modders are furious as Claude-powered mashup mods flood social media

Copy, paste, chaos.

Oct. 4, 2026 Vikki Blake

36 comments

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The Elder Scrolls Online is partly why Skyrim never got a Fallout: New Vegas-style spin-off, says Bethesda veteran

Tamriel talk.

Sept. 29, 2026 Sherif Saed

10 comments

Skyrim's Dragonborn with horned helmet on dark background

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Skyrim loremaster says The Elder Scrolls never got a Fallout: New Vegas-style game because Bethesda is "very protective" over its golden goose

Avoiding an arrow to the knee.

Sept. 25, 2026 Kaan Serin

28 comments

makeshift weapon launching a toy pig in the Fallout 4 update

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Be warned: Fallout 4's next update may break your mods - and there's a similar one for Skyrim in the works, too

Rad medicine.

Aug. 18, 2026 Sherif Saed

18 comments

Asha Sharma and Matt Booty sit together smiling in casual clothes, in front of the infamous 'this is an Xbox' marketing posters faded in the background

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"The model that got us here won't be the one that takes us forward."

April 24, 2026 Robert Purchese

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A cut-out of Todd Howard overlaid over a Starfield screenshot that shows a close-up of a pilot in a cockpit. It looks a bit like Howard is sat on the pilot's lap.

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"It's a Game Pass hours beast."

Feb. 19, 2026 Robert Purchese

30 comments

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Skyrim's Nintendo Switch 2 port gets proper Performance and Quality modes, finally fixing the mess it was at launch

The Dragonborn soars.

Feb. 18, 2026 Fran Ruiz

13 comments

A photoshop of Luke Skywalker losing hand at the end of Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back - he yells out in agony as his Lightsaber-holding hand goes hurtling off into the distance - superimposed onto The Elder Scrolls 6's background.

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"I had in my mind that The Elder Scrolls 6 was going to be like The Empire Strikes back," says former Bethesda designer once tipped to become the project's lead

It's a handy comparison.

Jan. 16, 2026 Robert Purchese

36 comments

Todd Howard in front of a helmeted character from the elder scrolls series

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An Elder Scrolls TV series "can't be ruled out", Todd Howard teases, but remains tight-lipped on the status of the Wolfenstein adaptation

"You never know."

Dec. 5, 2025 Victoria Phillips Kennedy

9 comments

Skyblivion screenshot showing an armoured knight.

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Ambitious Skyblivion modding project won't hit 2025 launch window as developer looks to overcome "some last challenges"

Post-launch plans also detailed.

Dec. 4, 2025 Matt Wales

16 comments

Artwork of the Dragonborne warrior from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, readying their shield on a snowy mountaintop

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Skyrim's lead designer "eternally shocked" at game's popularity, but its open world is like nothing else

What's all the Fus about.

Oct. 14, 2025 Ed Nightingale

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A bearded and grizzled soldier with a bucket hat on looks, with a steely eye glare, at the camera.

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Sept. 10, 2025 Robert Purchese

36 comments

A very bright illustration of a burly masculine character swinging a huge hammer down onto an anvil. Light streaks from the background as if from the rising sun.

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Hammer time.

May 21, 2025 Robert Purchese

10 comments

A grey-haired man in a fluffy, regal-collared gown, looking at the camera which represents the player's eyes. It is the Emperor of Tamriel from the game Oblivion. He looks nothing like Patrick Stewart, but he sounds like him.

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Even in the shadow of Skyrim's mountains, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion still matters

Horse amour.

April 22, 2025 Jeremy Peel

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The main menu in Metaphor ReFantazio, showing a list of options almost exploding from the side of a character's side-on, upturned face. There's a lot of big and garish design elements here.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Menus

Ordered.

April 2, 2025 Robert Purchese

14 comments

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Bethesda sends well wishes to veteran actor Wes Johnson, an "instrumental part of our games"

Fan donations pour in after voice artist hospitalised.

Jan. 28, 2025 Tom Phillips

18 comments

A screenshot of the legendary browser-based sprinting game QWOP. It's a game where the keyboard keys Q W O and P control individual thighs and calves. It's bastardly hard to coordinate your limbs and moving forward with purpose.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Ragdolls

Figures.

Jan. 8, 2025 Robert Purchese

20 comments

A photograph of a classic person-wearing-a-sheet ghost, but the sheet is almost black and the eyes are shining.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Ghosts

Ooh do they think they are?

Oct. 31, 2024 Robert Purchese

6 comments

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

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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?

Oct. 16, 2024 Ed Nightingale

60 comments

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

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Skyrim Grandma Shirley Curry is retiring from making gaming videos

"It isn't fun anymore."

Sept. 23, 2024 Matt Wales

23 comments

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.

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Aug. 23, 2024 Robert Purchese

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

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

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Buckets

A receptacle list.

April 17, 2024 Robert Purchese

9 comments

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

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Despite Fallout TV success, an Elder Scrolls series seems unlikely

"I'll probably say no."

April 11, 2024 Victoria Phillips Kennedy

28 comments

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Games from the The Elder Scrolls franchise

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2021
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2019
The Elder Scrolls: Blades
2019
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
2017

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Supporters | Five of the Best: Blacksmiths

Supporters | Five of the Best: Menus

Supporters | Five of the Best: Ragdolls

Supporters | Five of the Best: Ghosts

Supporters | Five of the Best: Buckets

Supporters | Five of the Best: Blacksmiths

Supporters | Five of the Best: Menus

Supporters | Five of the Best: Ragdolls

Supporters | Five of the Best: Ghosts

Supporters | Five of the Best: Buckets

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