Over the past few years, we’ve shared a lot of mods for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. So, we’ve decided to collect all of them in one big article. We’ll be also updating this article with all the newest mods we share. In short, this will be your go-to article for Skyrim. So, let’s take a look at the best mods for Skyrim Special Edition.
For those unaware, I’ve also created a new tag category, called “Best Mods”. You can access it from our left menu (it’s called “Best Mods Articles”). This new tag will have all of our “Best Mods” articles (so it will be easier for you to find them).
So, without further ado, let’s take a look at the best Skyrim Special Edition mods that you can download.
Best Skyrim Special Edition Graphics Mods / Texture Packs
- Skyrim Project Optimization
- Disk Cache Enabler Mod
- DLSS2/FSR2/XeSS Mod
- Skyrim 3D Trees
- Skyrim Realistic Overhaul
- Static Mesh Improvement Mod
- Skyrim 3D Landscapes
- 8K/4K Photogrammetry Rocks Mod
- Skyrim Landscape Overhaul HD
- Skyrim High Poly Project Mod
- Skyrim HD LOD textures
- 4GB HD Texture Pack For Everything
- Enhanced Blood Textures Mod
- HD Texture Pack that removes compression artifacts & bad bicubic upscaling
- 4K textures for all weapons
- HD Reworked Dragons Collection 4K
- HD Texture Pack for all common clothes
- 8K HD Texture Pack
- HD textures for grass and ground in all regions
- HD textures for clothing and jewelry
- AI-upscaled HD Texture Pack for all effects
- HD Texture Pack that overhauls over 250 male NPCs
- HD Texture Pack for all creatures
- Dynamic Volumetric Lighting and Sun Shadows
- HD textures for all dungeons
- HD textures for all towns
- HD architecture textures
- HD clutter textures
- Borderlands-like Graphics/Visuals Mod
- HD Mod that improves all of the game’s NPCs
- Next-Gen Pseudo 3D World Map Mod
- 4K textures for animals and creatures
- Next-Gen NPCs Mod
- The Scandinavian Forests Mod
- Game of Thrones Dragons
- 8K Texture Pack for ice surfaces
- 8K textures for landscapes
- High-Poly Hair Mod for all NPCs
- 4K Texture Pack for all shields
- High-Quality Volumetric Mist/Fog Effects
- Mod that adds unlimited dynamic light sources
Best Skyrim Special Edition Gameplay Mods
- Skyrim Revamped – Complete Enemy Overhaul
- The Miracle of Flight & Crafting Everything Mods
- The Legend of Zelda weapons, dungeons, spells & more
- Sekiro Combat Overhaul Mod
- Mods that overhaul races & NPCs, add 435+ sound effects, allow guns
- Mod that adds more dialogue options
- Mod that adds monsters, weapons, signs & more from The Witcher games
- Skyrim Weapons Expansion adds over 100+ new weapons
- SmoothCam Mod
- Thrones of Skyrim Mod
- Smooth Combat – Non Combat Animation System
- Mod that adds 9 new arenas & unique weapons
- RTS/City Building Mod
- Predator Mod for Skyrim Special Edition
- The Witcher 3 Horses Mod
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Nemesis System Mod
- Skyrim Together Reborn
- Mod that adds destructible objects to the game
- Call of Duty Mod
- The Witcher 3 Ciri/Geralt Voice Mods
- Mod that adds over 7000 voiced lines via AI
- Skill Based Dynamic Animations Mod
- Dinosaur Mod
Best Skyrim Special Edition Fan Expansions/DLCs
- Gothic-inspired Mod
- Daggerfall Mod in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
- Legacy of the Dragonborn
- Land of Vominhem
- Dragon Hall Tavern
- Wyrmstooth
- A Witcher’s Adventure
- Dracula’s Castle
- Assault on Valenwood
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Mod
- Sci-Fi City Fan Expansion, Fort Knox
- Legacy of Kain-inspired DLC-sized Mod
- Elden Root – A Tale Of Valenwood
- Tasheni’s The Pride of Teia
- Whiterun Dragonsreach Expansion
- Brynjolf and the Riften Guild – Birthright
- Warden of the Coast
- Apotheosis Mod
- Krein, large-scale story-driven DLC-sized mod
- Icewind Dale Prologue Remake
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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How many of those work with the new version? I heard people say it breaks things. Look at how many expansions mods are out there meanwhile new vegas is quite poor, its sad that morrowind doesnt get as much cover as skyrim even though its a better game, but hey at least it has a great dedicated modding community while new vegas seems to be dying off.
How many of these got broken in the latest update? Texture packs are probably OK but the combat mods are probably all screwed and anything else relying on SKSE
Bloody hell!
Is this a mod install simulator or something?
No Requiem = no credibility. Absolutely essential mod.
I do trust all the ideas you’ve presented in your post. They are really convincing and will definitely work. Nonetheless, the posts are too short for newbies. May just you please lengthen them a bit from next time? Thank you for the post.