The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire

The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire is the second official add-on for the fifth installment in the Elder Scrolls series, Skyrim. Hearthfire focuses around purchasing land and designing, building and maintaining a…

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Role-playing (RPG) Action Fantasy

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Bethesda Game Studios, released 4 September 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 - Hearthfire is

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire 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 Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire is the second downloadable content add-on for the action role-playing open world video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The game was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The Xbox 360 version of Hearthfire launched on September 4, 2012. It was released on Microsoft Windows via Steam on October 5, 2012. It was released for the PlayStation 3 on February 19, 2013, in North America and February 20, 2013, in Europe.

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How it plays

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

How it was received

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 3,813 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 62, across 91 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 110 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 150 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.

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 512 MB 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 - Hearthfire launched on 4 September 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Borderlands 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Borderlands 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 23 cheat entries for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire — 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 - Hearthfire 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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Quick answers

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

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

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire was released on 4 September 2012 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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

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

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

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

How long does it take to beat The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire?

The main story of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire takes around 110 hrs, or 150 hrs for 100% completion.

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

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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