The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Dragons, long lost to the passages of the Elder Scrolls, have returned and the future of Skyrim hangs in the balance. As Dragonborn, the prophesized hero born with the power of The Voice, you are the only one…

84 17 November 2017

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Action Fantasy Open world

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an adventure developed by Bethesda Game Studios, released 17 November 2017 on Nintendo Switch.

Verified 16 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an adventure game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and released in 2017. It was published by Bethesda Softworks. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Elder Scrolls series

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the 30th of 62 entries we hold in the The Elder Scrolls series. The next entry was The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR in 2017. Its critic score of 84 is 7 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition at 90.

See all 62 The Elder Scrolls games in release order →

How it was received

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 86, across 56 votes.

What it launched against

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim launched on 17 November 2017, within three weeks of Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins and Star Wars Battlefront II. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins, Star Wars Battlefront II.

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