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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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App ID 72850
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Bethesda Softworks
Franchise Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls
Supported Systems
Last Changenumber 29573828
Last Record Update 15 June 2025 – 12:04:11 UTC ()
Release Date 11 November 2011 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
😍 93.80%
317k reviews
792
In-Game
🌍 Open World 🎲 RPG 🎭 Fantasy 🗺️ Adventure 🛠️ Moddable

EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

Additional Information

Developer Bethesda Game Studios
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metacritic_score 94
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GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/72850/
community_visible_stats Yes
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InstallScript installscript.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
GuideAppID Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Prima Guide (200000)
SDK_NotOwnedByDefault Yes
g4w_Type 2
g4w_GDF TESV.exe
checkpkgstate Yes
Publisher Bethesda Softworks
Store Release Date 11 November 2011 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres RPG (3)
Store Asset Modification Time 5 September 2019 – 23:28:03 UTC () (1567726083)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 94
Detected Technologies (?) Bink_Video SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game's launcher/setup tool may require a touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 16 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 595133
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 5 February 2013 – 20:42:10 UTC (), in changelist #177368
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes

Tags

🌍 Open World 🎲 RPG 🎭 Fantasy 🗺️ Adventure 🛠️ Moddable 🐲 Dragons 🙌 First-Person 💥 Action 🏰 Medieval 👤 Singleplayer 🪄 Magic 📚 Story Rich 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🧱 Sandbox 📖 Lore-Rich 🌫 Atmospheric 🦹 Character Customization 💥 Action RPG 👤 Third Person 💎 Epic

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp25 July 2024 – 15:58:59 UTC

Trailer 6305 ↴

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Trailer 6306 ↴

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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
226880 DLC 226880The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Dragonborn 1.74 GiB 0 B
220760 OptionalDLC 220760The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Hearthfire 137.16 MiB 0 B
211720 OptionalDLC 211720The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Dawnguard DLC 1.13 GiB 0 B
202485 OptionalDLC 202485Skyrim High Resolution Texture Pack 4.39 GiB 0 B
72852 OptionalSkyrim exe 17.19 MiB 14.03 MiB
72851 Skyrim Content 4.22 GiB 3.86 GiB
72853 EnglishThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim english 1.38 GiB 1.22 GiB
72854 FrenchThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim french 1.07 GiB 962.33 MiB
72855 ItalianThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim italian 1.11 GiB 994.38 MiB
72856 GermanThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim german 1.17 GiB 1.03 GiB
72857 Spanish - SpainThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim spanish 1.11 GiB 989.81 MiB
72858 PolishThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Polish 3.03 GiB 2.68 GiB
72859 CzechThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Czech 1.45 GiB 1.26 GiB
72860 RussianThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Russian 1.59 GiB 0 B
72861 JapaneseThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Japanese 1.46 GiB 0 B
211721 FrenchThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim French Dawnguard 1.13 GiB 0 B
211722 ItalianThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Italian Dawnguard 1.13 GiB 0 B
211723 GermanThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim German Dawnguard 1.14 GiB 0 B
211724 Spanish - SpainThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Spanish Dawnguard 1.13 GiB 0 B
211725 JapaneseThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim japanese Dawnguard 1.11 GiB 0 B
211726 CzechThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Czech Dawnguard DLC 487.26 KiB 0 B
211727 PolishThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Polish Dawnguard DLC 142.07 MiB 0 B
211728 RussianThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Russian Dawnguard DLC 1.20 GiB 0 B
220761 FrenchThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim French Hearthfire 137.59 MiB 0 B
220762 ItalianThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Italian Hearthfire 138.98 MiB 0 B
220763 GermanThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim German Hearthfire 140.25 MiB 0 B
220764 Spanish - SpainThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Spanish Hearthfire 139.22 MiB 0 B
220765 JapaneseThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim japanese Hearthfire 133.00 MiB 0 B
220766 CzechThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Czech Hearthfire 100.24 KiB 0 B
220767 PolishThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Polish Hearthfire 25.77 MiB 0 B
220768 RussianThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Russian Hearthfire 146.69 MiB 0 B
226881 FrenchThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim French Dragonborn 1.74 GiB 0 B
226882 ItalianThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Italian Dragonborn 1.74 GiB 0 B
226883 GermanThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim German Dragonborn 1.75 GiB 0 B
226884 Spanish - SpainThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Spanish Dragonborn 1.74 GiB 0 B
226885 CzechThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Czech Dragonborn 796.05 KiB 0 B
226886 PolishThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Polish Dragonborn 176.33 MiB 0 B
226887 RussianThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Russian Dragonborn 1.83 GiB 0 B
226888 JapaneseThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Japanese Dragonborn 1.72 GiB 0 B
72862 Traditional ChineseThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Traditional Chinese 1.62 GiB 0 B
220769 Traditional ChineseThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Traditional Chinese Hearthfire 136.83 MiB 0 B
211729 Traditional ChineseThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Traditional Chinese Dawnguard 1.13 GiB 0 B
226890 Traditional ChineseThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Traditional Chinese Dragonborn 1.74 GiB 0 B
457920 DLC 457920Skyrim Soundtrack (457920) Depot No size

Total size on disk is 48.15 GiB and total download size is 12.94 GiB.

Total size on disk is 5.62 GiB and total download size is 5.10 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 15039560 5 September 2024 – 15:02:00 UTC

Other

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markdlcdepots 1
workshopdepot The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (72850)
privatebranches 1
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