Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, 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 full power of mods to the PC and consoles. New quests, environments, characters, dialogue, armor, weapons and more – with Mods, there are no limits to what you can experience.

The Anniversary Edition includes a decade’s worth of content: the critically acclaimed core game, pre-existing and new Creation Club content, plus all three official add-ons: Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn.

Features and bug-fixes introduced in the Anniversary update:

General performance optimizationsMinor art and lighting fixesAdjusted creation quests so they no longer start upon leaving HelgenBug fixes and balance updates to the following Creations:Daedric MailElven HunterEbony PlateEbony PlateArcane Archer PackBone WolfDawnfang & DuskfangDead Man’s DreadChrysamereCivil War ChampionsDivine CrusaderForgotten SeasonsGoblinsHendraheimMyrwatchPets of SkyrimPlague of the DeadRare CuriosRuin’s EdgeSaints and SeducersSaturaliaSpell Knight ArmorStaff of SheogorathStendarr’s HammerSunder & WraithguardSurvival ModeTundra HomesteadIncluded CC modsccASVSSE001-ALMSIVI.esmccBGSSSE001-Fish.esmccBGSSSE002-ExoticArrows.eslccBGSSSE003-Zombies.eslccBGSSSE004-RuinsEdge.eslccBGSSSE005-Goldbrand.eslccBGSSSE006-StendarsHammer.eslccBGSSSE007-Chrysamere.eslccBGSSSE010-PetDwarvenArmoredMudcrab.eslccBGSSSE011-HrsArmrElvn.eslccBGSSSE012-HrsArmrStl.eslccBGSSSE014-SpellPack01.eslccBGSSSE019-StaffofSheogorath.eslccBGSSSE020-GrayCowl.eslccBGSSSE021-LordsMail.eslccMTYSSE001-KnightsoftheNine.eslccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.eslccTWBSSE001-PuzzleDungeon.esmccEEJSSE001-Hstead.esmccQDRSSE002-Firewood.eslccBGSSSE018-Shadowrend.eslccBGSSSE035-PetNHound.eslccFSVSSE001-Backpacks.eslccEEJSSE002-Tower.eslccEDHSSE001-NorJewel.eslccVSVSSE002-Pets.eslccBGSSSE037-Curios.eslccBGSSSE034-MntUni.eslccBGSSSE045-Hasedoki.eslccBGSSSE008-Wraithguard.eslccBGSSSE036-PetBWolf.eslccFFBSSE001-ImperialDragon.eslccMTYSSE002-VE.eslccBGSSSE043-CrossElv.eslccVSVSSE001-Winter.eslccEEJSSE003-Hollow.eslccBGSSSE016-Umbra.esmccBGSSSE031-AdvCyrus.esmccBGSSSE038-BowofShadows.eslccBGSSSE040-AdvObGobs.eslccBGSSSE050-BA_Daedric.eslccBGSSSE052-BA_Iron.eslccBGSSSE054-BA_Orcish.eslccBGSSSE058-BA_Steel.eslccBGSSSE059-BA_Dragonplate.eslccBGSSSE061-BA_Dwarven.eslccPEWSSE002-ArmsOfChaos.eslccBGSSSE041-NetchLeather.eslccEDHSSE002-SplKntSet.eslccBGSSSE064-BA_Elven.eslccBGSSSE063-BA_Ebony.eslccBGSSSE062-BA_DwarvenMail.eslccBGSSSE060-BA_Dragonscale.eslccBGSSSE056-BA_Silver.eslccBGSSSE055-BA_OrcishScaled.eslccBGSSSE053-BA_Leather.eslccBGSSSE051-BA_DaedricMail.eslccBGSSSE057-BA_Stalhrim.eslccBGSSSE066-Staves.eslccBGSSSE067-DaedInv.esmccBGSSSE068-Bloodfall.eslccBGSSSE069-Contest.eslccVSVSSE003-NecroArts.eslccVSVSSE004-BeAFarmer.eslccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS.esmccFFBSSE002-CrossbowPack.eslccBGSSSE013-Dawnfang.eslccRMSSSE001-NecroHouse.eslccEDHSSE003-Redguard.eslccEEJSSE004-Hall.eslccEEJSSE005-Cave.esmccKRTSSE001_Altar.eslccCBHSSE001-Gaunt.eslccAFDSSE001-DweSanctuary.esmSelective Download

You can skip downloading of bonus content and language files you don’t need. Here is the list of selective files:

fg-optional-bonus-content.bin (Prima Guide + 2 OSTs)fg-selective-english.bin (also MUST be downloaded for Chinese and Japanese installations)fg-selective-french.binfg-selective-german.binfg-selective-italian.binfg-selective-polish.binfg-selective-russian.binfg-selective-spanish.binfg-selective-chinese-and-japanese.bin (MUST be downloaded for Chinese and Japanese installations)fg-selective-japanese.bin

In example, if you want to launch the game with Japanese UI/Subtitles/Voiceovers – skip all “selective” files, but download fg-selective-chinese-and-japanese.bin, fg-selective-english.bin, fg-selective-japanese.bin & all main files (01-06).