The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
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This page is for the VR version. For the original game, see The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. For the Special Edition, see The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
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| Developers | |
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| Bethesda Game Studios | |
| Escalation Studios | |
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| Bethesda Softworks | |
| Engines | |
| Creation Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 3, 2018 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 81 |
| OpenCritic | 76 |
| IGDB | 75 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control, Gestures |
| Genres | ARPG, Open world |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | The Elder Scrolls |
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Warnings
- This game requires a virtual reality headset (see VR support for details).
Key points
- VR version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
- Includes all previously released DLC.[1]
General information
Availability
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| Steam | |
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| Bethesda.net (unavailable) | |
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Essential improvements
Modifications
HIGGS Enhanced VR Interaction
- Adds the ability to pick up all objects with a gravity glove mechanics, hand and weapon collision, and weapon two-handing.
VRIK Player Avatar
- Enbles player avatar, mapping your movements to the avatar.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Skyrim VR\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/611670/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Skyrim VR\Saves\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/611670/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Save data from Special Edition can be copied and used with VR and vice versa[2]
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
- This game requires a virtual reality headset (see VR support for details).
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Up to 180° per eye | ||
| Windowed | For mirrored view | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | For mirrored view | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA, SSAA | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers |
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| Tracked motion controllers | ||
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| Button/gesture prompts |
| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | Use X3DAudio HRTF.[3] | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
VR support
- This game requires a virtual reality headset.
| Headsets | State | Notes | |
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| SteamVR | |||
| Oculus VR (LibOVR) | |||
| Windows Mixed Reality | |||
| OSVR | |||
| Devices | |||
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| Tracked motion controllers | See Input for details. | ||
| Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
| Keyboard/Mouse | |||
| Play area | |||
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| Seated | |||
| Standing | |||
| Room-scale | Hitbox misaligns when you move.[4] | ||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7, 8.1 | 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-6600K AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
Intel Core i7-4790 AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/611670/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (611670) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Skyrim VR Comes to SteamVR - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ How To Transfer Saves Between Skyrim VR And Special Edition - UploadVR - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ PSA: Skyrim VR: 3D audio mod works! - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Skyrim VR does NOT properly support Roomscale!