- Released
Nov 10, 2011
5,458 days ago- Platforms
- PC
- PS3
- Xbox 360
Release dates
North America dates- Nov 11, 20115,457 days ago
- PS3
- Xbox 360
- Nov 10, 20115,458 days ago
- PC
About
Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose. Play any type of character you can imagine, and do whatever you want; the legendary freedom of choice, storytelling, and adventure of The Elder Scrolls is realized like never before.
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 4,475 players- Main story
- 35 h
- Main + extras
- 110 h
- Completionist
- 237 h
Reviews
Game info
- Released
- 2011 · see every game from that year
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person · Third person
- Engine
Creation Engine
Editions, DLC & expansions
Other versions
Studios
Characters
Age ratings
- ESRBMBlood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol
- PEGI18Violence
- CEROZCrime, Violence
- USK16No content descriptors
- GRAC19+Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug, Crime, Anti-Social, Sexuality, Violence
- CLASS IND18Violência Extrema (Extreme Violence)
- ACBMA 15+No content descriptors
Languages
9 languagesCzech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and 3 more
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechčeština | – | – | |
| EnglishEnglish (US) | – | – | |
| FrenchFrançais | – | – | |
| GermanDeutsch | – | – | |
| ItalianItaliano | – | – | |
| Japanese日本語 | – | – | |
| PolishPolski | – | – | |
| RussianРусский | – | – | |
| Spanish (Spain)Español (España) | – | – |
Themes & tags
- Action
- Fantasy
- Open world
- Sandbox
- Stealth
- achievements
- a.i. companion
- alchemy
- amiibo
- archery
- assassin
- attributes
- battle mage
- bees
- behind the waterfall
- bink video
- bloody
48 more tags
- boss fight
- bow and arrow
- branching storyline
- bread
- bribery
- british accent
- cannibalism
- chosen one
- comic relief
- conjuration
- controversy
- cooking
- corpse
- crafting
- dark elves
- day/night cycle
- destructible environment
- dialogue trees
- disease
- dolby digital
- downloadable content
- dual wielding
- dwemer
- easy
- elves
- escaping imprisonment
- escort mission
- falling damage
- fast traveling
- finishing move
- fire manipulation
- flower picking
- fox
- fully customizable controls
- game critics awards
- game developers choice awards 2012
- gamescom 2011
- games on demand
- giant insects
- giants
- grinding
- guild
- high definition graphics
- horse
- horse riding
- illusion
- immersive
- interactive achievement awards 2012
Story & names
The Empire of Tamriel is on the edge. The High King of Skyrim has been murdered. Alliances form as claims to the throne are made. In the midst of this conflict, a far more dangerous, ancient evil is awakened. Dragons, long lost to the passages of the Elder Scrolls, have returned to Tamriel. The future of Skyrim, even the Empire itself, hangs in the balance as they wait for the prophesized Dragonborn to come; a hero born with the power of The Voice, and the only one who can stand amongst the dragons.
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Also known as
- TES5Acronym
- The Elder Scrolls 5: SkyrimAlternative title
- SkyrimAbbreviation
- TESV: SkyrimAbbreviation
- TES SkyrimAbbreviation
Release dates by region
The The Elder Scrolls series
All 22 games
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire1997
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard1998
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind2002
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold2003
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Dawnstar2003
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey2004
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion2006
This gameThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim2011
The Elder Scrolls Online2014
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition2016 · Remaster
The Elder Scrolls: Legends2017
The Elder Scrolls: Blades2020
Showing 3–14 of 19 main games, in release order.
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Where to find it
Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.