Recommended4 found it helpful
i have been playing this game over 3 consoles and i have bought it at least 7 times and yet i got it one more time. 10/10 game
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Players recommending it
92%Very Positive
of all 378,531 reviews on Steam92%about the same
recommend it, last 7 days377about the same
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1Atmosphere
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Recommended75 hours playedEnglish500 hours in Skyrim, and somehow it still feels like coming home. I’ve watched sunsets over Sovngarde, heard the Greybeards speak, and learned that not every dragon deserves a fight. I’ve found doors that shouldn’t open, books that remember things they shouldn’t, and heard whispers beneath the music. Most players see an open world. After this much time, you start noticing the world watching back. Some stories are never marked on your map. Skyrim isn’t just a game anymore. It’s a place I remember.
2Replayability
3Hard to put down
4Bugs and crashes
5Update made it worse
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Recommended, last 7 days348Not recommended, last 7 days29
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Not recommended8 found it helpful
Bethesda is on a destructive path to destroy all modding support and replace it with monetization
Reviews by language
Each language’s share of its reviews, and how many in that language recommend it.
| Language | Reviews | Share | Recommend itthe tick is every language, 92%; the chip is the gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 222,168 | 59% | 92%0 |
| Russian | 29,934 | 8% | 91%−1 |
| Simplified Chinese | 26,633 | 7% | 88%−4 |
| Portuguese - Brazil | 19,311 | 5% | 97%+5 |
| Spanish | 17,513 | 5% | 95%+3 |
| German | 12,012 | 3% | 93%+1 |
| French | 11,330 | 3% | 94%+2 |
| Polish | 6,448 | 2% | 94%+2 |
| Other languages | 33,182 | 9% |
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