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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
By Bethesda Game Studios, released 1 Jan 2016
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is a single-player role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Released in 2016 for Windows, it includes the acclaimed game and add-ons, with remastered art and effects, volumetric god rays, dynamic depth of field and screen-space reflections. Bethesda Game Studios Creations bring additional quests, environments, characters, dialogue, armor and weapons to PC and consoles. On Steam, the game supports achievements, saving at any time, Steam Cloud and partial controller support. It also offers stereo and surround sound, remote play on phones and tablets, and play without timed input. Its Steam feature list identifies it as single-player, and its listed Steam platform is Windows.
What players like, and what they don't
- Includes the game and add-ons
- Remastered art and effects
- Creations add quests, characters and gear
- Steam Cloud and save-anytime support
- Partial controller support on Steam
- Listed platform is Windows
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a single-player RPG on Windows, especially those interested in additional content through Creations. Steam features include save-anytime support, Steam Cloud and partial controller support.
Skyrim Special Edition combines a single-player RPG with visual updates and additional content through Creations. Windows players can also use Steam Cloud and save at any time.
