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Games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

Bethesda Game Studios · 2016 · 92 % positive of 337,058

24 games that play like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

Player tags

  • Open World
  • RPG
  • Adventure
  • Singleplayer
  • Fantasy
  • Character Customization
  • Moddable
  • Dragons

At a glance

What games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition have in common

  • The tags they share most often with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition: RPG (24 of 24), Open World (23) and Fantasy (22).
  • They came out between 2009 and 2025, 10 of them after The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition (2016).
  • Best rated by Steam players: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered (96 % positive of 835,349).
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009) both play and look like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.

By gameplay

Plays like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. Divinity II: Developer's Cut84 % positive of 4,800Shared: Open World · RPG · Fantasy
  2. Pillars of Eternity88 % positive of 24,650Shared: Open World · RPG · Fantasy
  3. Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition90 % positive of 8,567Shared: RPG · Fantasy · Character Customization
  4. Starfield56 % positive of 165,527Shared: Open World · RPG · Character Customization
  5. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™87 % positive of 12,919Shared: Open World · RPG · Fantasy
  6. Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning76 % positive of 7,138Shared: Open World · RPG · Fantasy
  7. Fable Anniversary85 % positive of 14,595Shared: Open World · RPG · Fantasy
  8. Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition86 % positive of 28,412Shared: Open World · RPG · Fantasy
  9. Game of Thrones72 % positive of 2,321Shared: Open World · RPG · Fantasy
  10. Dragon Age: Origins91 % positive of 10,526Shared: Open World · RPG · Fantasy
  11. Dragon Age™ Inquisition75 % positive of 19,595Shared: Open World · RPG · Fantasy
  12. GreedFall76 % positive of 20,102Shared: Open World · RPG · Fantasy

By look

Looks like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom71 % positive of 304
  2. ArcaniA: Fall of Setarrif41 % positive of 834
  3. Darkfall Unholy Wars52 % positive of 637
  4. ArcheAge51 % positive of 7,378
  5. Caligo75 % positive of 1,040
  6. Gothic 3 Classic81 % positive of 11,364
  7. Betrayer81 % positive of 3,715
  8. Neverwinter77 % positive of 38,585
  9. Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny54 % positive of 442
  10. Dark and Light52 % positive of 11,690
  11. Lex Mortis45 % positive of 157
  12. King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame55 % positive of 501

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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