The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
A true, full-length open-world game for VR has arrived. Skyrim VR reimagines the complete epic fantasy masterpiece with an unparalleled sense of scale, depth, and immersion. From battling ancient dragons to…
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR is an adventure developed by Bethesda Game Studios, released 17 November 2017 on PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR.
What The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR is
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR is an adventure game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and released in 2017. It was published by Bethesda Softworks. It is available on PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR. It runs on Creation Engine.
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.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 75 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the The Elder Scrolls series
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR is the 31st of 62 entries we hold in the The Elder Scrolls series. The next entry was The Elder Scrolls Online: Dragon Bones in 2018. Its critic score of 75 is almost exactly the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition at 90.
How it was received
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 4 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or better, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 / AMD RX 480 8GB or better. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR 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 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins, Star Wars Battlefront II.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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