About The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

  • Released Oct 27, 2016
  • 23.1K Players*

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.

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How To Play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition on macOS

Playable

Great news, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition can be played on macOS using any of the methods below:

  1. CrossOver is the most popular way to play Windows games on macOS. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is playable on macOS using CrossOver.
  2. Parallels is virtual machine software that lets you run Windows on macOS. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is playable on macOS using Parallels with a Windows guest operating system.

Check game reports below for details.

macOS Game Reports

See how well this game plays on macOS.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is not natively supported on macOS. See below for ways you can play it that have been tested.

Playable
2 Game Reports
Perfect
50%
Excellent
50%
Good
0%
Poor
0%
Broken
0%

MacGamer

Excellent 1440p < 1 Hour Played 35 FPS

  • Hardware

    Mac mini M4

    Sequoia, 24GB Memory

    10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU

  • Method

    Parallels (Windows)

    v26.0.0

  • Launcher Steam
  • Graphics Preset Ultra

Additional Information

There's occasional frame drops but otherwise plays smoothly.

MacGamer

Perfect 1440p < 1 Hour Played 50 FPS

  • Hardware

    Mac mini M4

    Sequoia, 24GB Memory

    10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU

  • Method

    CrossOver

    v25.0.1

  • Launcher Steam
  • Graphics Preset Ultra

Additional Information

I installed it and played it with no issues. FPS was between 45 and 60 depending on where I was. I played it for around 40 minutes.