The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

All time rank: 20 of 1,000
2010s rank: 7 of 249
2011 rank: 2 of 28
List appearances: 113 lists
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Platforms: PlayStation 3Windows PCXbox 360
Genre: Action RPG
Series: The Elder Scrolls
Wikipedia: Wikipedia
IGDB: IGDB
HowLongToBeat: HowLongToBeat
Main: ~35h
Main+Extra: ~110h
100%: ~237h
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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All time 46
2025 Dexerto
These are the 100 best games of all time #15
2025 Indy100
The best 100 video games of all time #37
2025 Multiplayer.it
I 100 migliori videogiochi della storia #21
2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time #9
2024 Dexerto
These are the 100 best games of all time #14
2024 Moustique
On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 (pour fêter les 100 ans de Moustique) #7
2024 Screen Rant
Screen Rant's Best Games Of All Time #16
2023 British GQ
The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts #16
2023 Digital Trends
The 50 best video games of all time #13
2023 GameStar
Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking #35
2023 GLHF
The best 100 games of all time, ranked #6
2023 The Times
20 best video games of all time — ranked by an expert jury #17
2022 GLHF
The 100 best video games of all time, ranked #6
2022 IGN
The Top 100 Video Games of All Time #41
2021 GamesRadar+
The 50 best games of all time #21
2020 GAMINGbible
The Greatest Video Games Of All Time #5
2020 GQ Spain
Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia #39
2019 IGN
Top 100 Video Games of All Time #73
2019 Popular Mechanics
The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #42
2018 Game Informer
The Top 300 Games of All Time #9
2018 GameStar
Die 250 besten PC-Spiele aller Zeiten - Das große GameStar-Ranking #30
2018 Hyper
The 200 Games You Must Play #1
2018 IGN
Top 100 Video Games of All Time #76
2017 Edge
The 100 Greatest Videogames #28
2017 Gamereactor
Gamereactor's Top 100 bedste spil nogensinde #19
2017 Jeuxvideo
Top 100 des meilleurs jeux de tous les temps #23
2017 Polygon
The 500 best games of all time #73
2017 Stuff
Stuff's Best Games Ever: The 50 greatest games of all time #35
2016 Gameswelt
Gameswelt Top 100 #24
2016 Power Up Gaming
The 100 Greatest Games Ever #5
2015 Edge
The 100 Greatest Videogames #25
2015 GamesRadar+
The 100 Best Games of All-Time #13
2015 GamesTM
100 Greatest Games of All Time #1
2015 IGN
Top 100 Games of All Time #64
2014 GamesRadar+
The 100 best games of all time #54
2014 Popular Mechanics
The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #43
2013 EP Daily
Top 100 Games & Movies Of All Time! #22
2013 GamesRadar+
The 100 best games of all time #52
2013 GamingBolt
Top 100 greatest video games ever made #63
2013 NA
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die #1
2013 PC and Tech Authority
100 games to play before you die #1
2013 The Irish Times
The 50 best videogames of all time #28
2012 Complex
The 50 Best PC Games Of All Time #36
2012 G4
Top 100 Video Games of All Time #31
2012 GamesRadar+
The 100 best games of all time #30
2012 Gameswelt
Gameswelt Top 100 #50
Decade 34
2020 3DJuegos
TOP 10: Los mejores juegos de la década #10
2020 Culture of Gaming
CoG’s Top 20 Games of the Decade #1
2020 IGN
The Best Games of the Decade #1
2020 IGN Japan
2010年代のゲームを振り返ろう！ここ10年で最高の30本はこれだ！ #1
2020 Thrillist
The 20 Best Video Games of the 2010s #1
2020 Trusted Reviews
Trusted Reviews’ top 25 games of the decade #16
2020 USgamer
USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade #24
2019 Areajugones
Los mejores juegos de la década para PS4, Xbox One, Switch y PC #7
2019 Business Insider
The 10 video games that defined the decade and changed the world of gaming #1
2019 BuzzFeed
The 20 Best Video Games Of The Decade, Ranked #1
2019 CNET
The 30 best video games of the decade, ranked #6
2019 Den of Geek
100 Best Games of the Decade #8
2019 DualShockers
The 50 Best Video Games of the Decade (2010-2019) #6
2019 Eurogamer
Games of the Decade #1
2019 Fanbyte
Fanbyte’s Top 50 Games of the Decade #24
2019 Gamereactor
Decenniets 30 bästa spel #27
2019 Gamer.nl
De 100 beste games van het decennium #9
2019 GameSpew
The 50 Best Games of the Decade #4
2019 GamesRadar+
The 100 best games of the decade #9
2019 Gaming Age
Gaming Age’s Games of the Decade #17
2019 GAMINGbible
GAMINGbible's Greatest Games Of The Decade #6
2019 GQ
The 17 Best Games That Shaped the Decade #1
2019 HeadStuff
The Best Games Of The Decade #1
2019 Mashable
Our 15 favorite video games from the 2010s #1
2019 NME
The 50 Best Games Of The Decade #5
2019 Paste
The 100 Best Videogames of the 2010s #12
2019 Polygon
The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019) #50
2019 Rock Paper Shotgun
The greatest PC games of the 2010s #1
2019 Rolling Stone Italia
La classifica definitiva dei 50 videogiochi del decennio 2010-2019 #7
2019 The Hollywood Reporter
The Best Games of the Decade #1
2019 The Young Folks
The Young Folks’ Top 50 Video Games of the 2010s #17
2019 Time
The 10 Best Video Games of the 2010s #1
2019 Tom's Guide
The 30 best games of the decade #20
2019 VG247
The top 50 games from 2010-2020, ranked #4
Miscellaneous 7
2023 Edge
The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime #26
2023 IGN
The 25 Best Xbox 360 Games of All Time #6
2020 Humo
De 50 beste games van de 21ste eeuw #42
2019 The Guardian
The 50 best video games of the 21st century #11
2016 Goomba Stomp
The 20 Best Games of the Century (So Far…) #15
2013 Eurogamer
Games of the Generation #13
2013 Hardcore Gamer
Top 100 Games of the Generation #24
End of year 26
2019 Kotaku
The 10 Best Games Of 2011 #1
2012 BAFTA
British Academy Games Awards 2012 #2
2012 D.I.C.E. Awards
Game of the Year 2011 #1
2012 Game Developers Choice Awards
GDCA Game of the Year 2011 #1
2012 GamesRadar+
Best Games of 2011 #1
2012 GamingBolt
GamingBolt’s Top 25 Games of 2011 #1
2012 IGN
Game of the Year #2
2012 New York Game Awards
Big Apple Award for Best Game (2011) #1
2012 PopMatters
The Best Games of 2011 #8
2011 Ars Technica
Gaming’s biggest joys—and most bitter disappointments—of 2011 #1
2011 CNET
The 10 best games of 2011 #3
2011 CNN
The top 10 video games of 2011 #3
2011 Complex
The 25 Best Video Games of 2011 #2
2011 Destructoid
Destructoid Game of the Year 2011 #2
2011 Digital Spy
Digital Spy's Games of 2011 #1
2011 Edge
Mainstream Game of the Year #2
2011 Electronic Gaming Monthly
EGM’s Top 25 of 2011 #1
2011 Game Developer
Gamasutra's Best Of 2011: Top 10 Games Of The Year #4
2011 Giant Bomb
Game of the Year 2011: Giant Bomb's Top 10 #1
2011 NPR
The 10 Best Video Games Of 2011 #1
2011 Paste
The 20 Best Videogames of 2011 #4
2011 Slant Magazine
The 25 Best Video Games of 2011 #5
2011 Spike Video Game Awards
Game of the Year (2011) #1
2011 The A.V. Club
The best games of 2011 #1
2011 The Guardian
Top 20 games of 2011 #2
2011 VentureBeat
The 10 Best Games of 2011 #7

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