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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

Game Information

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition



The Anniversary Edition includes a decade worth of content: the critically acclaimed core game and add-ons of Skyrim Special Edition, plus Creation Club content released on or prior to November 11, 2021 - including quests, dungeons, bosses, weapons, spells, and more.

For a full list of Creation Club content included read here.


Creation Kit


About the Game

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 like remastered art and effects, volumetric god rays, dynamic depth of field, screen-space reflections, and more.

Skyrim Special Edition also brings the power of Bethesda Game Studios Creations to PC and consoles. New quests, environments, characters, dialogue, armor, weapons and more – with Creations, there are no limits to what you can experience.

Mac Performance Stats

Experience Reports

10

Play Methods

Native1
CrossOver8
Parallels1
Other0

Average Rating

4.8/5

Experience Reports

CrossOver

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CrossOver

CrossOver

v23.7.1
DXVKEXCELLENT
M1 BASE
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
40
Resolution:
1920x1080
Hardware:
M1 BASE

Review Note:

Works perfectly with everything maxed out. Mods, ENB and SKSE.
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CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
D3D_METALEXCELLENT
M1 BASE
Graphics:
MEDIUM
FPS:
50
Resolution:
1680x1050
Hardware:
M1 BASE

Review Note:

Runs without Problems on Base Model MacBook Air M1

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
D3D_METALEXCELLENT
M1 BASE
Graphics:
LOW
FPS:
50
Resolution:
1470x956
Chip:
M1 BASE
Cores:
8 CPU, 8 GPU
RAM:
8 GB

Review Note:

Runs almost perfectly with occasional stutter/frame drops.

CrossOver

CrossOver

v24.0
DXVKEXCELLENT
M2 BASE
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
40
Resolution:
1280x800
Hardware:
M2 BASE

Review Note:

Kegworks - working fine, no hitches.

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
DXVKEXCELLENT
M3 MAX
Graphics:
ULTRA
Hardware:
M3 MAX
Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M3 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1470x918
Hardware:
M3 BASE

Review Note:

running in my M3 8gb air. with lots of graphical mods and shaders and 2k texture replacers. and it is surprisingly runs in 50-60 fps with all these graphical mods. game looks next gen with all these mods. though i couldn't managed to work enb

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
D3D_METALGOOD
M4 BASE
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1920x1080
Hardware:
M4 BASE

Review Note:

Skyrim fps is locked dead on 60 fps

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
NONEEXCELLENT
M4 PRO
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1920x1200
Hardware:
M4 PRO

Review Note:

Excellent. FPS drops to 30 in Windhelm, but that's it.

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
D3D_METALEXCELLENT
M4 PRO
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1512x982
Chip:
M4 PRO
Cores:
14 CPU, 20 GPU
RAM:
24 GB

Review Note:

Runs perfectly. Use Mod Organizer 2 for mods.

Parallels

Parallels

v20
EXCELLENT
M4 BASE
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
45
Resolution:
1920x1080p
Hardware:
M4 BASE

Review Note:

Smooth performance with extensive modding. Balance to be found as no dedicated GPU so temper expectations but running very well for me currently.