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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.
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Most players never reach the end. On a 26-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
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Fair · RPG · 2016
Steam Deck UnsupportedNO RUSH.
Fair at $39.99. Buy it if you want it, no rush.
about 26h$39.99 (~)
Better value than 95% of RPG games
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition scores 67/100 on the BANG Score (fair value). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/489830/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-special-edition<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/489830/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-special-edition"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/489830" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/489830/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-special-edition)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 6h ago.
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Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
The lowest price on record is $3.99, set in January 2025. It has been discounted 71 times in the 10 years tracked here, typically at 67 percent off, with about 6 weeks between sales. Today it is at full price. The last sale was about 6 weeks ago, and on this game's rhythm the next one tends to arrive within 6 weeks.
On value it sits in the top 5 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ($19.99, scores 92) beats it on value, while it beats Fallout Shelter (free, scores 66).
Steam's global achievement data says about 3 percent of players ever finish it. On a 26-hour game, that is a lot of paid-for hours most people never see. It sells extras on top of the sticker price (cosmetic, currency); the score docks it lightly for that.
Low $9.99High $39.99Now $39.99
Price line + bands by tier:Worth itFairPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.