Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
A timeless open-world RPG with huge freedom and a thriving mod scene, but recent Bethesda updates keep breaking mods. Skip it if you want a polished modern game or dislike janky vanilla.
Great for
Explorers who love open-world freedom, role-playing builds and tinkering with mods
Main risk
Bethesda updates break your mod list, and vanilla feels dated and buggy
158 recent reviews
Many recent negative reviews cite a recent hotfix (1.7.x) with Creations content that broke SKSE and mod lists, plus crashes and FPS drops for some. Strong, consistent signal.
158 recent reviews
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“with the rise of Wabbajack modlists and Nexus Collections over the last few years, Skyrim can now become almost anything you want it to be, offering endless replayability and thousands of hours of content.”
Steam review · 1345.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“the ambience is unmatched it feels like a second home that I've missed out on for so long.”
Steam review · 45.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Skyrim gives you an incredible sense of freedom. You can ignore the main story for 100 hours, become a thief, assassin, mage, blacksmith, vampire hunter, or simply wander the wilderness collecting ingredients.”
Steam review · 121.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Even 15 years after release, it's still the best open-world RPG game.”
Steam review · 96.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“this game is amazing despite its endless bugs and glitches”
Steam review · 207.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Massive map with lots of different locations to explore.”
Steam review · 49.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“Then tomorrow comes, and I find a worthless update that broke everything.”
Steam review · 827.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The fools at Bethesda continue to update the .exe to force paid mods content on the people that play their games.”
Steam review · 1496.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“after returning there's a memory leak, game keep crashing after awhile, freeze my pc can't even access me task manager”
Steam review · 209.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“you can definitely feel it's age, combat doesn't feel good, movement doesn't feel good, traversing the map doesn't feel good”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“The game is old, janky and bugged af. Bugs from release, more than a decade ago, are still very much the norm.”
Steam review · 580.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Not Good Without Mods Buggy, Janky, and honestly, just play Morrowind.”
Steam review · 22.7 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
Minimum
Recommended
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+ Excellent story and characters
− Still buggy and unpolished
analyzed 2 h ago
+ Fast, skill-based combat
− Poor optimization, stutter and crashes
analyzed 1 h ago
+ Friendly free-to-play monetization
− Undisclosed kernel anti-cheat and trackers
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+ Vast, rewarding open world to explore
− Paid Tarnished Edition DLC backlash
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