The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — Latest Updates & Patch Notes
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is #53 on Steam with a 24h peak of 31,601; 26,058 playing when sampled at 23:40 UTC. Latest official patch in our feed: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.7.99 (Updated Aug 27) (Aug 20, 2026). As of Oct 22, 2026.
Latest official update
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.7.99 (Updated Aug 27)
Additional Hotfix — August 27CrashesFixed a crash when opening the on-screen keyboard and submitting text on the game main menu on PlayStation. Fixed a crash when opening the map multiple times on Xbox. Bug FixesInstalling the game in certain regions no longer shows the 14 out…
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Data from Steam · Last updated Oct 22, 2026 · Refreshed daily
- Steam rank
- #53
- 24h peak
- 32K
- Steam weekly chart change
- No change
Weekly change is vs last week on Steam's chart. History below compares exact dates in our recorded snapshots.
Latest updates & patch notes
1 English-language official update in the last 90 days.
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Patch Steam · Official
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.7.99 (Updated Aug 27)
Additional Hotfix — August 27CrashesFixed a crash when opening the on-screen keyboard and submitting text on the game main menu on PlayStation. Fixed a crash when opening the map multiple times on Xbox. Bug FixesInstalling the game in certain regions no longer shows the 14 out…
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News Steam · Official
New realms, new companions, and new powers, all in these Skyrim Creations.
Heart of the MountainBy DarthVitrialExplore the mysteries of the Void in a large new land with professionally voiced characters, exciting new music, and new art for a special follower, land, gear, and foes! Venture into the Old Lands, a vast new world that hosts multiple new…
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News Steam · Official
Adventure awaits in these Skyrim Creations!
Legacy of OrsiniumBy VeelpootNew adventures await from the creators of Lordbound! Prove your worth to the Agra Crun, as the might of Orsinium descends upon a humble stronghold. Travel through the expanded mines of Mor Khazgur, inspired by the events in The Elder Scrolls Online…
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Release Steam · Official
Find your next Skyrim adventure in these mini DLC-sized Creations!
Coven of Crones by HightaleCoven of Crones is an exciting new land and quest creation, which explores a secretive plot orchestrated by Anise and her coven of Hags, who have settled in a mysterious land once home to druids, but now a cesspool of lost souls doomed to be fodder to…
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Patch Steam · Official
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.6.640
Update Version 1.6.640 PC (Steam): 25.9MB FIXES Resolved issue preventing some mods from properly loading. Resolved an issue causing the player's Creation Credit balance to display incorrectly after immediately purchasing credits. Resolved issue preventing player from purchasing…
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Patch Steam · Official
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.6.629
Update Version 1.6.629 PC (Steam): 196.5MB NEW FEATURES Added "Installed Content" menu item. FIXES Fixed mods access for Japanese and Chinese regions. Fixed some Creations showing as 'Owned' but not installed.
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Patch Steam · Official
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.6.353
Update Version 1.6.353 PC (Steam): 74.5MB FIXES Fixed an issue causing PC players (Steam and Microsoft Store) to crash when entering Kolbjorn Barrow and the Dawnstar Museum.
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Patch Steam · Official
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.6.342
Update Version 1.6.342 PC (Steam): 25.2MB FIXES Added additional translations when downloaded creations Fixed Ash Zombies respawning and finding the player in their home (Ghost of the Tribunal) Fixed light flicker in the Ragged Flagon Cistern Fixed Palomino Horses missing mane…
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Patch Steam · Official
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.6.323
Update Version 1.6.323 PC (Steam): 28.5 MB FIXES Fixed a problem preventing some doors in Rielle from opening properly. Fixed an issue where Russian and Polish notes were not displaying text properly. Fixed an issue where German and French players were given incorrect menu text…
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Patch Steam · Official
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.6
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition is available now. For more information on the Anniversary Edition, visit our article here. Please find the update notes for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition below. Update Version 1.6 PC (Steam): 5.3 GB FIXES General…
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Event Steam · Official
A LOOK AT SKYRIM’S UPCOMING ANNIVERSARY EDITION
In celebration of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s tenth anniversary, we’re excited to dive deeper into the Skyrim Anniversary Edition, the most comprehensive edition of the game released to date, and new Creation Club content – both coming this November. ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE…
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Patch Steam · Official
Skyrim Special Edition 1.5.16 Update
A new update is now available for Skyrim Special Edition (v.1.5.16). If you run into any issues or have any feedback, please let us know here or on our official support forums: For a full list of fixes and changes, please see the list below. Bug Fixes Fixed issue with rate of…
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Last 14 days on Steam
Tracked since Aug 13, 2026 · best observed rank #48 (Oct 6, 2026) · 65 recorded days.
As of . 27 of the last 30 days recorded.
Rank changes compare with our own dated snapshots: the 7-day figure is vs our snapshot 7 days ago. Steam’s weekly chart comparison uses a separate source.
- Rank vs yesterday
- Unchanged
- Rank vs 7 days ago
- Up 1 place
- Rank vs 30 days ago
- Up 7 places
- 30-day best peak
- 46,575
- 30-day average peak
- 34,949
| Date (UTC) | Rank | 24h peak |
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| #53 | 31,601 | |
| #53 | 33,677 | |
| #56 | 42,420 | |
| #60 | 39,531 | |
| #59 | 33,549 | |
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| #54 | 33,467 | |
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| #55 | 40,492 | |
| #53 | 46,575 | |
| #53 | 43,031 | |
| #52 | 37,032 | |
| #48 | 36,639 | |
27 peak samples in the 30-day average. Missing, excluded and unobserved days are not counted; chart absence does not prove zero players.
In the news (12)
Third-party reporting, separate from official developer announcements.
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GamingOnLinux
Bethesda finally fix the Skyrim Special Edition on-screen keyboard crashing SteamOS / Steam Deck
A new update from Bethesda has rolled out for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, and much like with Fallout 4, they finally fixed an annoying bug. Read the full article here:
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PCGamesN
This new Skyrim mod is unashamedly vibe-coded, but it lets you swing NPCs into each other with ragdoll physics, so we all win
If there's one thing I can't get enough of, it's ragdoll physics in video games. While their inclusion can ruin the mood of some of the best RPGs by pinging people (and players) around like they're made of jelly, there's just something hilarious about them. Like puppets. And if…
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PC Gamer
This Skyrim mod that makes NPCs AI chatterboxes just got a massive overhaul
Skyrim's got a lot of NPCs. Thing is, most of 'em are dolts. They don't have any kind of distinct personality or routine, and sometimes do the dumbest stuff imaginable. I'll never forget the time a dragon flew down to attack me near a settlement, destroying some fencing in the…
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PC Gamer
Make Skyrim's weather feel more impactful with this particle mod
I loved The Witcher 3's wobbly bushes . In the original version of The Witcher 3 they used to sway like they were singing Auld Lang Syne on New Year's Eve, and it really helped bring Velen to life. Particle Wind , a mod by RavenKZP, does the same for Skyrim... Read more.
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PC Gamer
Popular Skyrim mod returns after 9 years with a major update and a full source code release to keep it relevant 'for many years to come'
Someone check on the Skyrim Nexus Mods, users because one of the most popular mods has reappeared with a new update after nine years... Read more.
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PC Gamer
Well, someone made an Ulfric Stormcloak Big Naturals mod
First, the Baldur's Gate 3 modding community gave Elminster Big Naturals , and then everyone's favorite dignified corpse Withers too . The Skyrim modding community, not one to be left behind, has finally followed suit... Read more.
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PC Gamer
I thought I was finally free from stealth-focused Skyrim builds, then someone modded in the ability to hide in bushes
It's me, the player who starts Skyrim over and over with different mod loadouts and yet, nine times out of 10, ends up crouching with a bow shooting draugr in slow motion. Every now and then I push myself into another playstyle—like two-handed melee barbarian or summon-focused…
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PC Gamer
I didn't even know I was bothered by how bad Skyrim's NPCs look during the split second they're opening doors, and now a modder's pointed it out the mod to fix it has become essential
The way NPCs open doors in Skyrim has always been a bit silly. When they're crossing load screens they can't open them all the way—because then the other side would have to be rendered—and so they pop doors open a crack revealing a sliver of darkness, then fade out of existence…
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PC Gamer
Skyrim mod The Rot Below promises a '3–6 hour dungeon experience' and is fully voice-acted
Sometimes in Skyrim you wander into a hole in the ground, fight some draugr, defeat a dragon priest, collect a shout, and leave via an exit that conveniently loops you back to where you came in. Sometimes you end up in a gloaming fungal underworld and only emerge hours later…
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PC Gamer
See the remade version of Oblivion's tutorial dungeon in the first 15 minutes of a Skyblivion playthrough
Every year at Creation Mod Con, a showcase for the Skyrim modding community, the Skyblivion team gets to show off their remake of Oblivion in the Skyrim engine. This year it's a real treat: the tutorial dungeon that takes you from an insulting dark elf, through your meeting with…
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PC Gamer
Skyblivion only has one region of the map left to finish: 'We are nearly ready to release an entirely remastered Elder Scrolls game'
The TESRenewal modding group has been working on Skyblivion, a remastered version of Oblivion playable in Skyrim Special Edition, since 2018 "in earnest" though the project "officially started over 11 years ago," as the latest progress video explains. Said video also mentions…
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Game overview
Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.
- Steam rank
- #53 ＝
- Peak (24h)
- 32K
- Genre
- RPG
- Developer
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Released
- Oct 27, 2016
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- 74
- Recommendations
- 223K
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About The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features like remastered art and effects, volumetric god rays, dynamic depth of field, screen-space reflections, and more. Skyrim Special Edition also brings the power of Bethesda Game Studios Creations to PC and consoles. New quests, environments, characters, dialogue, armor, weapons and more – with Creations, there are no limits to what you can experience.
Game details
- System requirements (minimum)
- Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit Version) Processor: Intel i5-750/AMD Phenom II X4-945 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 470 1GB /AMD HD 7870 2GB Storage: 12 GB available space
- Languages
- English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Polish * , Traditional Chinese, Russian * , Japanese * * languages with full audio support
- DLC
- 2 available on Steam
Frequently asked questions
- Is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition free to play?
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is listed at $39.99 on Steam.
- What is the latest The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition update?
- The most recent official update in our feed is "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.7.99 (Updated Aug 27)" (Aug 20, 2026), categorized as Patch. Additional Hotfix — August 27CrashesFixed a crash when opening the on-screen keyboard and submitting text on the game main menu on PlayStation. Fixed a crash when opening the map multiple times on Xbox. Bug FixesInstalling the game in certain regions no longer shows the 14 out…
- How many people play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition?
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is #53 on Steam with a 24h peak of 31,601; 26,058 playing when sampled at 23:40 UTC. Latest official patch in our feed: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.7.99 (Updated Aug 27) (Aug 20, 2026). As of Oct 22, 2026.
- When was The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition released?
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition was released on Oct 27, 2016 by Bethesda Game Studios.
- What kind of game is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition?
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is a RPG game, featuring single-player, steam achievements, playable without timed input.
24-hour peak player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Oct 22, 2026). Official announcements and third-party reporting are labelled separately; follow the source links for full notes. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.