The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition

October 27, 2016 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Role-playing (RPG) Adventure
Series X|S PS4 PC PS5 XONE Switch
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Skyrim special edition is a remaster of the classic from 2011. Now with upgraded visuals.
Skyrim reimagines and revolutionises the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
Storyline

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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Total Score
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Release Date October 27, 2016
Developer Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher Bethesda Softworks
Game Modes Single player
Perspective First person, Third person
Themes Action, Fantasy, Historical, Sandbox, Open world
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