Customer Ratings & Reviews

After playing BotW I wanted to keep playing an open world game so I decided to give Skyrim another go. I have it on PC but couldn’t find hours to sit at my desk and play it but with Switch I can play a little here and there anytime. The convenience is perfect to knock out a quest or two. I’ve only had it a couple of weeks and have put over 30 hours into it. The game has some glitches here and there but they aren’t game breaking. Overall it plays very smooth. Sometimes the text is hard to read too but only on the handheld at arms length. I can’t wait to see what other third party games are ported or brought over.

This is my first time playing Skyrim and I am thoroughly pleased with my purchase. This game is massive, there is an abundance of content for the player to go through. This game is an RPG, which allows you to create your own character and presents several choices for you during gameplay. Its unique that no two players will experience the game the same way, I am sure on my next playthrough I will play differently. This game has great performance on the Switch. I've played about 20 hours so far and I there hasn't been any frame issues or weird glitches. The only thing I've noticed was some weird audio glitch that has occurred twice. I was exploring White Run when some garbled distorted sounds came blasting from my speakers which lasted for about 1-2 seconds. Besides those minor glitches, eveyrthing is great thus far. If you love adventure games and have an urge to play a deep game I highly recommend adding Skyrim to your Switch collection.

OK, I'm not going to review the actual game since it's more than 6 years since it came out. I will, however, talk about my experience playing it on the Switch, having already played it originally on the PS3 and then on PC with all mods active. Graphically, of course, it will not even come close to the PS4, XboxOne and PC. It is almost closer to the Xbox 360 version with some washed out colors and blurry graphics. This is more noticeable if you are playing it on the TV. However, what makes this an outstanding port is the ability to play it anywhere on the Switch. I am putting more time into it now off-cradle than back when it was on PC. I had to travel and enjoyed the experience tremendously. I am even going for full completion -even with all the additional content! If you have a Switch and you are a fan of Skyrim, or never had the chance to play it before, I would highly recommend this iteration!

They haven't done much more than put lipstick on a pig with this one. A lot of the bugs are still present, but that's a Bethesda game for you. That being said, it's still beautiful wonderful adventure and having it in a portable form is worth it to me.

This is the full Skyrim experience on a mobile platform. Some graphical downgrades were made when compared to the PS4/XB1 release, but this runs very smoothly and looks better than the original release on PS3/360. Highly recommended for Switch owners!

Game has a unique start in that you do not create your character right away, but have to watch a starting scene play out first. Then after you create one, you are thrown straight into the fire. Once you are allowed to go off on your own, it calms down a little. Even though this game has been out for a while, this port to the Switch platform adds to the game play. It is best to use the Joycons individually and not with any joining grips. The reason for this is the game takes advantage to the motion control of each Joycon separately. The ability to switch between first and third person perspective while playing give you a chance to look around more easily if you lose sight of objective. This is the first game I have played that has this ability. It is sightly problematic when you perspective changes while you are mashing away in a battle.

Decided to go with the currently more expensive version of Skyrim because I travel a lot for work and the portable version of the game looks and plays perfectly! Highly recommend if you're on the go and want to play an excellent version of Skyrim.

If your a fan of the original skyrim, this is the same game but now with the portability of the Nintendo switch. This game is excellent and very well polished. Well over 100 hours worth of content. If your a gamer on the go, this is a must grab.

I never managed to pick up this game before. I'm actually glad I waited as having this on a portable system is great. Being able to squeeze in an hour or so at lunch time is a great distraction from work. Looks and runs great on the switch.

I originally had Skyrim on PS3, back in 2011. When I heard it was being released on the Switch, I made it a goal to buy it first day. Very good graphics, you can spend 100s or hours on this game and best of all, take it ANYWHERE with you.

This is by far one of my most favorite games and it is a wonderful fit on switch! Gameplay and graphics hold up almost directly to the xbox one version, I had them both playing side by side and could not tell the difference. Excellent!

Honestly it feels really good playing this on handheld. you can also take off the controllers and swing as you wish to attack and defend. im sure there are other gestures. its a little slow, compared to what you expect new consoles to be, but its doable. even if its for nostalgia, you need to get this game.

Skyrim is an incredible 10/10 experience no matter how you play it, but on Switch its incredible being able to take the Noridc adventure with me on the go. Amazing experience with captivating visuals, a true epic on the Switch

Most everyone knows Skyrim is a great game already; the Switch version offers quality close to that of the PS4 and XBox 1 versions, and now can be taken anywhere you want to go. The motions controls are a great edition too.

With one of the biggest and most immersive games out there, Skyrim is a time sink game. It's something that rewards you when you explore every little thing. But some of us live busy lives and can't just sit around all day. But the Switch lets you bring the world with you and either on the go or just when you're in another room or want to watch tv. You can do fetch quests and tedious tasks while doing other things and the nature of the Nintendo Switch lets you pick it up and pause it whenever you want. This is the perfect game to have on the Nintendo Switch and it will give you hundreds of hours to exploring!

I'd like to start by saying I already owned the original and remakes on pc; this is my favorite version. Looks wise it's about the same as original skyrim on high settings with the improved water and whatnot of the remaster, but you probably won't notice because it's good enough and you'll be having too much fun. The real winning feature though is the motion controls (aiming your bow, spells, etc), they work very well and make it drastically easier to play with a controller and IMOHO make it better than mouse and keyboard. The gesture controls (swinging a sword, blocking with a shield, etc) are ok... but not enough to make me want to play with joy-cons instead of a pro controller. I wish I could mod it (unofficial patch especially) but it's still REALLY good!

This version of Skyrim is a must have. Looks and runs great both in portable and in tv mode, and of course Skyrim is an amazing game that everyone should pick up. Absolutely would recommend to anyone who has a Switch

If you know Skyrim, you don't even need this review, but if you need a reason to revisit this game again, the Switch is the reason. Skyrim wherever you want is a reinvention of the game itself. You'll love it

I never played Skyrim on any console, Switch is my first time. And now I can see why all the hype for this game. It looks great, amazing open world game. Imo a very great port not easy to put down.

I played this game on the PC, but there was a bug that caused an issue with my saved game. So I stopped playing the game. I heard it was coming out for the switch, and decided I should just leave it be. However, I was in the mood for a good American style RPG, so bought in again. I am so glad I did. The game runs great, the graphics are good, and it is still Skyrim in its full form as far as I can tell thus far. Only gripe is the text is a little small when in handheld mode, and when in 3rd person view the crosshairs are sometimes over the right shoulder, and sometimes over the left. If you have never played Skyrim and have a switch I would highly recommend this game.