The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an open world action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth main installment in The Elder Scrolls series, following 2006's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on November 11, 2011. The game's main story revolves around the player's character, the Dragonborn, on their quest to defeat Alduin the World-Eater, a dragon who is prophesied to destroy the world. The game is set 200 years after the events of Oblivion and takes place in Skyrim, the northernmost province of Tamriel. Over the course of the game, the player completes quests and develops the character by improving skills. The game continues the open-world tradition of its predecessors by allowing the player to travel anywhere in the game world at any time, and to ignore or postpone the main storyline indefinitely.
| Series | The Elder Scrolls |
| Release date(s) | PC, PS3, Xbox 360, November 11, 2011, PS4, Xbox One, October 28, 2016, Nintendo Switch, November 17, 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
About The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Open world role-playing game with a main story revolving around a player character's quest to defeat the dragon Alduin the World-Eater.
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It is the fifth installment in the Elder Scrolls franchise and is set 200 years after The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
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Latest information about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim updated on July 28 2021.
