The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
A true, full-length open-world game for VR has arrived from award-winning developers, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim VR reimagines the complete epic fantasy masterpiece with an unparalleled sense of scale, depth, and immersion. From battling ancient dragons to exploring rugged mountains and more, Skyrim VR brings to life a complete open world for you to experience any way you choose. Skyrim VR includes the critically-acclaimed core game and official add-ons – Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn. Dragons, long lost to the passages of the Elder Scrolls, have returned to Tamriel and the future of the Empire hangs in the balance. As Dragonborn, the prophesied hero born with the power of The Voice, you are the only one who can stand amongst them.
Steam User 177
Mods are required for this game, let me emphasize that as much as possible, the game out of the box is at the ass end of assville but if you put some elbow grease in it then you're gonna get the best VR game out there, also note that a lot of SE mods also work on VR
Some essential mods that would help are:
VRIK
HIGS
VR Tools
PLANCK
Pretty much most mods on the first page if you sort by endorsements
Werewolf body VR (to fix companion questline)
Simple Realistic Archery VR
Immersion:
Contrast Adaptive Sharpener for ENB (SE and VR)
Realistic Mining for VR
Glamur Reshade VR
Onyx VR Weathers
Enhanced Lights and FX
Be Seated
Bonus (don't be shy, this is your VR world so feel free to make it look good and enjoyable for yourself):
CBBE
CBA
Bijin's Mods
inago777 Mods
Flower Girls
Sprint Jump VR
Try to get to the part where you're free to run around after helgen to make sure all the mods are loading and have fun, takes a while to get in to but riding at night under the aurora borealis while aela aks why we stopped for the hundreth time is worth every effort
Steam User 155
300 mods and the game is the best vr game in existence
333 mods and the game is the best vr porn game in existence
0 mods and the game is a scam
Thankfully their are good curated modlists that make it quite ez to configure everything to a playable state.
Steam User 73
With the FUS modpack on Wabbajack, which is a literal one click install, this game goes from a mediocre VR port to one of the best VR games hands down.
Steam User 38
The fact that Skyrim VR supports Skyrim Special Edition's mods effectively makes this the greatest game I ever played in my entire life.
I cannot even begin to tell you how much I modded the heck out of this game to a point where it's almost indistinguishable from vanilla Skyrim. I'm talking about 1000+ hours of new content to a point where I'm convinced now that I won't be able to complete this game in my lifetime (that’s no exaggeration) and that this game is LITERALLY a different experience every time I start it up because I’m constantly encountering new things and locations literally everywhere I go.
And the craziest thing of it all is that it’s virtual reality. Imagine all those crazy mods you’ve seen on YouTube and you are now experiencing it as if you were actually there.
The unique and bizarre adventures I’ve had are so out of control and fun, it has effectively canceled out and RUINED any and or ALL other VR games on the market for me. I’ve basically molded and fashioned Skyrim VR into everything I could ever want, it’s literally the perfect VR game for me.
Here are some of the the real adventures I experienced in my modded Skyrim VR world (I'm a horror and From Software fan BTW):
-I conquered DRACULA'S CASTLE with my companion the
Dancer of the Boreal Valley from Dark Souls 3 while wearing my BERSERK armor and using Cloud’s Buster Sword.
-I purchased a functioning pirate ship and actually sailed out into the vast ocean to fight Cthulhu and other sea monsters from the ship's deck, and then sailed to a new island to face new unique monsters, terrors, and quests.
-I fought undead werewolves, zombies, and other horror themed monsters while looking for Bloodborne bosses in the gothic horror themed woods with REALISTIC night darkness and a torch in one hand while the moon from Majora’s mask looks down at me (viking horror music replaced the vanilla OST).
-I traveled to HELL to fight demons in gothic castles and then later traversed tunnels underneath Skyrim with rifle guns fighting all sorts of underground horrors and abominations, and then went back to my steampunk mansion home to display all my new weapons and Dark Souls armors I acquired.
-I’ve traveled outside the borders of Skyrim to visit all sorts of new lands, creatures, and quests, all fully voiced acted and made with so much care and devotion that it feels like real life genuine DLC (I get to see morrowind again!?)
And that is all just scratching the surface, I assure you there is far more content than that in this game now, And not to mention that the base game quests themselves also have had new creatures and ideas expanded upon them, so even the normal story mode has more and more new things to experience.
Well there you have it, essentially the greatest VR game ever made (personal take) I hope that this persuaded some of you to go and get this and mod as much as possible (yes I understand the price can be a bit steep for a game as old as this but, I assure you, the mods and experience are completely worth it).
Also should be mentioned that modding this game is literally the EASIEST thing on the planet. I could do it almost blind folded, it’s just a simple program (Vortex) and a website of dedicated users and fans of Skyrim (shoutout to Nexus Mods!!!). Just keep in mind I believe the mod limit is 255 which may or may not sound low at first but, I’m at 202 mods and that is MORE than enough. I've added so much I don't no what else to add (but the community is still very active! I'm always surprised by the new mods and locations almost everyday!)
So go out there and please experience the craziest VR experience ever made! I'm so happy mods exist to this level!
UPDATE: I just implemented ChatGPT AI Voiced characters to EVERY NPC in the game now. I can have hour-long conversations with characters that they will remember and learn from as well as convince them to follow me as companions and tell me the lore of Tamriel on our Journeys.
Oh, and you can alter their text created memories and fill them with lore from Elden Ring to convince them they are Elden Ring characters (while they are dressed as them from the game since the armor is in my modded version) and basically have them talk to you about Elden Ring…
GREATEST. VR. VIDEO GAME. EVER. MADE.
10/10
Steam User 58
The VR version of this is quite poor. ...... However modding it with the Mad God Overhaul it becomes one of the best things I have ever played or experienced. So with with I would be giving it 2/5 for standalone, 5/5 with MGO mod
Steam User 34
This is PEAK VR (only when modded)
Playing with the Mantella mod is absolutely awesome aswell, because you can literally have conversations with every single npc using your real voice. Crazy.
Steam User 36
Such a massive pain in the ass to get it fully modded and working right, but once you do.....it is an absolutely incredible experience that no other game can come close to currently. I can't in good conscious give this a negative review even though it is hot dog water vanilla, but getting it and installing mods is BEYOND worth it.