The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard

The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard is the first official add-on / DLC. Dawnguard revolves around an ancient prophecy predicted by an Elder Scroll. Foretelling the eternal obfuscation of the sun, the scroll gave…

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Role-playing (RPG) Fantasy Sandbox

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Bethesda Game Studios, released 26 June 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 23 cheat codes for it.

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What The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard is

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and released in 2012. It was published by Bethesda Softworks. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Creation Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Vampire Lord Harkon has returned to power. By using the Elder Scrolls, he seeks to do the unthinkable - to end the sun itself. Will you join the ancient order of the Dawnguard and stop him? Or will you become a Vampire Lord? In Dawnguard, the ultimate choice will be yours.

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How it plays

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

How it was received

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 39% of the 3,813 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year. Player ratings track closely with critics at 74, across 113 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor, 2 GB RAM and Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB of RAM. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 6GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard launched on 26 June 2012, within three weeks of Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky and Pokémon Black Version 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky, Pokémon Black Version 2.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 23 cheat entries for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard — 21 console commands and 2 tips. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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These are The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim codes

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard is loaded by the base game, so its console and its codes are the base game’s. Nothing extra is installed.

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Console commands disable achievements

Opening the console and running any command blocks Steam achievements for that session.

Restart the game without using the console to re-enable them, or use a community achievement-enabler mod.

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Add a dragon shout

Teaches a single word of power by its id.

Press ` and type the command, then unlock it with player.unlockword.

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Add gold

Adds 1000 gold. Change the final number for a different amount.

Press ` and type the command.

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Parents

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Quick answers

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard — frequently asked questions

When did The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard come out?

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard was released on 26 June 2012 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Are there cheat codes for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard?

Yes. We list 23 cheat codes and console command for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard, grouped by platform, with the exact button combination or command for each.

What are the minimum PC requirements for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard?

At minimum, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard needs Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor, 2 GB RAM, Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB of RAM graphics, 6 GB HD space of storage.

How many GB is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard?

The PC version needs about 6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("6 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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