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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the fifth game in the Elder Scrolls series, takes place in the province of Skyrim 200 years after the Oblivion Crisis. Dragon Shouts play an integral role in the story as you discover your fate as the Last Dragonborn. Skyrim is available on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Switch.

Skyrim Special Edition is a remastered version of the game for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. It uses an upgraded engine with many visual improvements but also has several important technical differences from the classic version of the game. A virtual reality version, Skyrim VR, is available on PlayStation VR and as a standalone game on PC.

The ancient home of the Nords, Skyrim, teeters at the brink of destruction. With the death of High King Torygg, a civil war breaks out, with brothers slaying brothers across the province's frozen tundras and rocky crags. Many, especially Nords, wish to secede from the Empire, which has been in decline since the Oblivion Crisis. Many loyalists, on the other hand, prefer the unity and security provided by the Empire.

The Elder Scrolls foretell the return of Tamriel's primeval darkness, the Dragons, and the coming of a mortal born with the soul of a dragon, the Dovahkiin or "Dragonborn"—one who will have the power to permanently defeat his greatest foe and end the dark reign of the consumer of worlds: Alduin.

Your journey will be beset with peril. Just as remnants of the kingdom's shadow guardians, the Blades, will offer their aid, crafty agents of the Thalmor, seeking to advance their own cause, will impede your quest. Acquire knowledge and prove yourself Dragonborn, and the revered Greybeards will grant you an audience to learn of their ancient Draconic arts.

Now great adventurer, free yourself from bondage; take up blade or spell, bow or axe; fulfill your destiny or postpone it indefinitely.

Additional general game information can be found here.

Quest Information

Quests — All the quests upon which you can embark

— All the quests upon which you can embark Add-ons — List of all the official add-ons for Skyrim, including Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn Creation Club — List of all microtransactional content available for Skyrim Special Edition

— List of all the official add-ons for Skyrim, including Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn

Character Information

Attributes — What are the basic stats?

— What are the basic stats? Character Creation — A guide to the character creation process

— A guide to the character creation process First Time Players — A guide to help new players come to grips with Skyrim

— A guide to help new players come to grips with Skyrim Leveling — Understanding the character leveling system

— Understanding the character leveling system Races — The defining characteristics of the playable races

— The defining characteristics of the playable races Skills — And what can you do?

Gameplay Information

Activities — Miscellaneous activities available during the game

— Miscellaneous activities available during the game Artifacts — Unique and powerful items that can be found throughout Skyrim

— Unique and powerful items that can be found throughout Skyrim Combat — Information about combat in Skyrim

— Information about combat in Skyrim Controls — A table of the various controls used to interact with the game, for all game platforms

— A table of the various controls used to interact with the game, for all game platforms Crime — Information about the laws of Skyrim and how to stay on the right side of the authorities

— Information about the laws of Skyrim and how to stay on the right side of the authorities Disease — Diseases you can catch in Skyrim Lycanthropy — Information about living as a werewolf and related quests Vampirism — Information about vampirism and related quests

— Diseases you can catch in Skyrim Items — Where to find specific items and their related attributes

— Where to find specific items and their related attributes Magic — All you need to know about the arcane arts in Skyrim Dragon Shouts — How to use them and where to get them

— All you need to know about the arcane arts in Skyrim Making Money — Some tips and tricks aimed at helping you earn a few more septims

— Some tips and tricks aimed at helping you earn a few more septims Stealth — Information on the art of stealth and its uses

— Information on the art of stealth and its uses Differences Between Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim — A guide containing the main differences between the three games, and useful tips for adapting

World Information

Creatures — A bestiary of all the friendly and hostile creatures found in the game

— A bestiary of all the friendly and hostile creatures found in the game Factions — Listing of all the guilds and factions in the game, including the factions you can join

— Listing of all the guilds and factions in the game, including the factions you can join Maps — Are you familiar with your whereabouts?

— Are you familiar with your whereabouts? NPCs — Listing of all non-player characters in the game People — Listing of all the named people in the game

— Listing of all non-player characters in the game Places — Listing of all the places found in the game

— Listing of all the places found in the game Services — A listing of all the services (general merchants, horse merchants, houses, trainers, etc.) provided in the game

Guides and Secrets

Game Manual — The official game manual

— The official game manual Prima Official Game Guide — The official Skyrim strategy guide

— The official Skyrim strategy guide In-Depth Guides — Various walkthroughs and tutorials to help get the most out of the game

— Various walkthroughs and tutorials to help get the most out of the game Hints — All sorts of gameplay hints to let you play the game in a more comprehensive way

— All sorts of gameplay hints to let you play the game in a more comprehensive way Easter Eggs — Funny, out of place, or reference-related non-bug findings

Technical Information

Special Edition — A remastered version of Skyrim available on PC, Xbox One, and PS4.

— A remastered version of Skyrim available on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. Technical Support — Hardware and system software issues and their practical solutions

Console Versions PlayStation — Information specific to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions of the game

— Information specific to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions of the game Xbox — Information specific to the Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions of the game Kinect Commands — Information specific to the Kinect, for the Xbox 360 version of the game Switch — Information specific to the Nintendo Switch version of the game

Game Updates Skyrim Patches — Official patches for Skyrim by Bethesda Softworks

— Official patches for Skyrim by Bethesda Softworks Skyrim Special Edition Patches — Official patches for Special Edition

PC Version PC System Requirements — Minimum and recommended system requirements for the PC version of the game

— Minimum and recommended system requirements for the PC version of the game Console — Information and list of commands for the in-game console

Mods and Modding

Mods — Content and gameplay information about player-created mods for Skyrim Getting Started — An introduction to mod management tools Beyond Skyrim — A massive multi-team mod project to complete the majority of Tamriel and several other lands

— Content and gameplay information about player-created mods for Skyrim Modding — Technical information about creating your own mods for Skyrim Creation Kit — The official Skyrim modding application File Formats — Information on the file formats used for game data and save files SkyEdit — An alternate mod file editor in early development SkyProc — A Java programming library for dynamically importing, manipulating, and exporting mods

— Technical information about creating your own mods for Skyrim

Previews and Reviews

Concept Art — An archive of concept and rendered art created during the game's development

— An archive of concept and rendered art created during the game's development Pre-Release Content — Shots from the game prior to its release

Miscellaneous Information

Achievements — Awards you can receive for your efforts

— Awards you can receive for your efforts Credits — Details on exactly who did what to create the game Development Team — A list of the developers who created the game Voice Actors — List of the actors who provided voices for Skyrim's NPCs

— Details on exactly who did what to create the game Glitches — Different things you may have noticed about Skyrim that just weren't right

— Different things you may have noticed about Skyrim that just weren't right Historical References — References to people, places and events from previous Elder Scrolls games

— References to people, places and events from previous games Loading Screens — Information that appears while the game loads

— Information that appears while the game loads Music — Information about Skyrim's soundtrack

— Information about Skyrim's soundtrack Skyrim Very Special Edition — A voice-based text adventure game based on Skyrim

— A voice-based text adventure game based on Trading Cards — Steam Trading Cards you can obtain by playing the PC version

— Steam Trading Cards you can obtain by playing the PC version Wallpapers — Official wallpapers, available in various sizes

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