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Games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR

If The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fallout 4 VR, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and M.A.D. Cliff - All Quiet On The Bridge — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, epic and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR (2018) is Bethesda Game Studios' open-world fantasy RPG adapted for virtual reality, priced at $59.99 USD. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, epic, immersive, and whimsical, navigating a massive world using motion controls to physically swing weapons, cast spells with hand gestures, and interact with objects and NPCs. Reviewers highlight the physics-based combat and full-body tracking that create a sense of physical presence unique to VR, while AI-powered NPC voice responses enable conversational interaction with characters. Players note that the modding community is considered essential to the experience. The game holds a 74% positive rating from 7,277 Steam reviews and requires virtual reality hardware to play.

About The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR: A true, full-length open-world game for VR has arrived from Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim VR reimagines the complete epic fantasy masterpiece with an unparalleled sense of scale, depth, and immersion. Skyrim VR also includes all official add-ons.

2018RPG59.99 USDMetacritic 81Windowsby Bethesda Game Studios
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR — Steam game cover
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Ai powered npc voice responsesFull body tracking in vrInteract with objects and npcs using handsAtmosphericEpicImmersive

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Steam players who put hours into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Fallout 4 VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares vr motion controls and an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Top pick for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Fallout 4, the legendary post-apocalyptic adventure from Bethesda Game Studios and winner of more than 200 ‘Best Of’ awards, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year, comes in its entirety to VR.

    2017RPG59.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Second-strongest match for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    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.

    2016RPG39.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. M.A.D. Cliff - All Quiet On The Bridge

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    “M.A.D. Cliff - All Quiet On The Bridge” is a VR exclusive first person fantasy shooter. Filled with impressive special effects and exiting game tracks.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Ranked #4 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

    2011RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Wizards - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Ranked #5 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Become a powerful Wizard and take fate into your own hands! Immerse yourself in a beautiful fantasy world and destroy your enemies by casting spells with hand gestures!

    2018ActionAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Ranked #6 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    PUBLISHER UPDATE - This is the product page for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, released in 2009. ---The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created.

    2009RPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Ranked #7 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.

    2016ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Rift's Cave

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Rift's Cave is an adventure/puzzle solving Virtual Reality game for the Oculus Rift. You will live an epic adventure exploring fantasy environments, solving mysteries and using your magic skills to defend yourself from what lies within.

    2021IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Risen

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Reviewers of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.

    2009RPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Two Worlds II HD

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Reviewers of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Check out the new Velvet Edition bundle including both Two Worlds II and Pirates of the Flying Fortress DLC.

    2011RPG24.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Reviewers of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a new role-playing game set in a world worth saving.

    2012ActionRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Reviewers of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Reviewers of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.

    2016ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Far Cry 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Reviewers of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Discover the dark secrets of a lawless island ruled by violence and take the fight to the enemy as you try to escape. You’ll need more than luck to escape alive!

    2012ActionAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Reviewers of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE - This revered classic returns, now fully remastered for the first time for PC, featuring all new and enhanced gameplay.

    2018RPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Gothic II: Gold Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Reviewers of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Gothic II: Gold Edition brings together the excitement of Gothic II and the add-on Night of the Raven to your fingertips!

    2005ActionRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Priced ~75% under The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Palworld

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hades

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR on Steam right now.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Bethesda Game Studios

Other recommendable Steam games by Bethesda Game Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Fallout 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Another title from Bethesda Game Studios, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

    2015RPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Another title from Bethesda Game Studios, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    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.

    2016RPG39.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Another title from Bethesda Game Studios, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

    2011RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Starfield

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Another title from Bethesda Game Studios, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.

    2023RPG49.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Fallout 76

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Bethesda Game Studios, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Bethesda Game Studios welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into post-nuclear America. Explore a vast wasteland in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story.

    2020RPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Another title from Bethesda Game Studios, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.

    2025RPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Another title from Bethesda Game Studios, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.

    2009RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    Another title from Bethesda Game Studios, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.

    PUBLISHER UPDATE - This is the product page for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, released in 2009. ---The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created.

    2009RPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR

Does The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR work on Steam Deck?
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR cost?
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR is listed on Steam at 59.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR are Fallout 4 VR, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, M.A.D. Cliff - All Quiet On The Bridge.
Who developed The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR?
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.

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