The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

Steam reviews

Very Positive

92% of 365,547 reviews

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Mixed reviews

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THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL EDITION

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has 23,194 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 35,514 and its all-time peak is 46,463. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Bethesda Game StudiosPUB · Bethesda Softworks2016

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.

Up 31% in the last 24h. Something brought players back.
Currently at 50% of the all-time peak of 46,463 players.
Last updated 8 months ago: Adventure awaits in these Skyrim Creations!.

Playing now

23,194

24h peak

35,514

24h change

▲ 31.3%

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

23.2K

24h peak

35.5K

All-time

46.5K

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