After over 10 years ofThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimand numerous ports, some players find it challenging to continue playing the same content. It was a wildly popular game that won many awards, but even the greatest must fall sometime. Luckily forElder Scrollsfans, the modding community isn’t quite ready to let go just yet.
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In fact, on Steam Workshop alone, there are literally thousands of mods to choose from. Even in 2020, users continue creating and updating new content for the game. It’s high-quality content as well, with some even winning major awards. For those who adoreSkyrimbut need more content to hang on a decade later, modders have just about everything players could ever dream of and then some.
Updated on December 6th, 2022, by Ritwik Mitra:Skyrim is a game that hasan extremely active modding communityeveryone is pretty familiar with. However, while a lot of people look at Nexus Mods to download and set up the majority of their mods, there are other places where players can also download mods to augment their experience of playing Skyrim. One such unlikely area that many people don’t really think of is Steam Workshop, which has a surprisingly decent collection of mods that players should check out. The best of the bunch are mentioned below.
15LOTR - Sword of Strider And Companion Knife
Lord of the Ringsis one of the most popular fantasy series out there, spawning a bunch of movies from a book series that established the majority of common tropes seen across most fantasy media. So, it was only a matter of time before modders would pay tribute to this series in perhaps the most popular fantasy role-playing game ever made.
Withthis mod, players can add the legendary Sword of Strider from this series into the game. There are both one and two-handed versions of this sword along with a small knife to compliment this set if need be.
14Village And City Homes
While the villages and cities in the game are pretty crowded, some people might still find the number of buildings to be a bit lacking.This modadds some houses near these settlements to make these areas feel more lived-in.
It’s a small but great way to enhance the ambiance of this title. Exploration is already a major strong suite ofSkyrimand mods like these just enhance this immersion even more.
13Ghosty’s Guardhouse
Players love the city of Whiterun. Chances are that this is the first city that players will interact with in the game, with this area being an absolute blast to explore with its large number of houses and quests.
Steam Workshop housesa mod that adds a quaint guardhouse southeast of Wihterun, near the Honningbrew Meadery. It’s kitted out with everything a player could need to brew potions, make weapons, or perform pretty much every useful function in the game.
12Immersive Patrols
It’s odd thatSkyrimis meant to have huge wars between warring factions, yet the land is barren of any patrolling troops or skirmishes. This changes withthe advent of Immersive Patrols, which is an absolute must-have for this game.
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It adds patrols from different guard groups in the game at appropriate locations, with a few combat situations arising if these patrols overlap and are hostile to each other. The fact that this mod adjusts to the decisions a player makes in the world makes it even better.
11FRIENDCRAFTER
Players love having followers inSkyrim, even if the vast majority of them don’t exactly have the most in-depth personalities around. For these people,the FRIENDCRAFTER modis absolutely perfect.
This simple mod allows players tocreate their own followers from scratch! Their physical attributes can be customized quite a bit, and the mod allows for a total of ten companions to be made!
10The Forgotten City
With its claim to fame being the first mod in history to win a national Writer’s Guild award, Modern Storyteller’sThe Forgotten Cityis a truly epic experience. With nearly 8 hours of original content, players find themselves immersed in a murder mystery that involves interrogation, exploration, and deep moral dilemmas.
Other features of this incredible mod include a series ofmultiple endings, an original music score, and high-quality voice acting. IGN, PC Gamer, Kotaku, and more gave it rave reviews, making it a must-try for anySkyrimfan, new or returning.
9Amazing Race Tweaks Collection
Those looking for more enriched and immersive gameplay may appreciate the racestat changesthat come withAmazing Race Tweaks!.This collection of mods reworks statistics for each race in the game, making them both more realistic and more individualized.
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Luck, blessing, persuasion, intelligence, and more are all slightly changed. Some races even get new lore-friendly passive abilities such as Imperials being able to cheat death once per day. TheAmazing Race Tweaks!full collection includes mods for Imperials, Khajiit, Orcs, Argonians, Nords, Redguards, Bretons, Dark Elves, Wood Elves, and High Elves.
8Moonpath To Elsweyr
Tired of adventuring in Skyrim? Fans of Khajiit or their homeland of Elsweyr as seen inThe Elder Scrolls Onlinemight enjoy all thatMoonpath to Elsweyrhas to offer. Join a caravan of Khajiit and journey with them into the untamed wilds of Elsweyr. This massive mod features new creatures, quests, and environments.
Around 13 new areas await players upon downloading this mod, such as lush jungles, dark forests, and deserts. Within these new biomes are fearsome creatures unlike anything seen in Skyrim, such as raptors, sload, hyenas, and more.
7Towns And Villages Enhanced Collection
Although it’s a fantastic game,Skyrimwas released a long while ago and shows its age in many areas of the game. One of the best mods to combat this is theTowns and Villages Enhancedcollection. This series of mods introduce new, higher resolutions items, textures, and clutter for the towns and villages of Skyrim.
TheTowns and Villages Enhancedcollection includes mods for Riverwood, Whiterun, Riften, Solitude, Wilhelm, Falkreath, Markarth, and small villages. As with any mod that brings graphic improvements to the game, it may increase the minimum spec requirements to play.
At first glance,Sjel Blad Castlemay seem like a fancy housing mod, but it’s so much more. This mod includes the usual gambit of features for housing, such as gear storage, and role-play areas, such as a dining hall and bedroom. However, this huge castle also includes an armory, forge, vault, trophy hall, stables, guards, and bothhumanoid and creature followers.
The castle’s features don’t stop there. It includes a Hall of Ascension which adds new ways to customize class gameplay and character appearance. The stables come with over 30 mounts, including some of the most exotic beasts featured inThe Elder Scrolls V. There are even a handful of dungeons to explore on the property. For this mod to function properly, it requiresDawnguardandDragonbornDLC packs.
