Living Skyrim is, first and foremost, a modlist for Skyrim: Special Edition that can be installed using Wabbajack. If you’re unfamiliar with the terminology, a modlist is a list of mods that have been hand-selected and patched to work together. Wabbajack, meanwhile, is a tool that can replicate a modlist from the creator’s PC onto yours. This means you can install hundreds of mods in just a few short hours and expect them to work with very minimal effort on your part.

As for the actual goal of Living Skyrim, the modlist has and always will be about one primary thing: Making Skyrim into a modern, breathing entity that can compare to games of the modern era, despite Skyrim originally being released nearly 15 years ago. It breathes life into the usually empty areas of the world, gives NPCs lives of their own, and makes the world of Skyrim a fantasy realm that you can truly immerse yourself in. Throughout the revised world that Living Skyrim creates, you will find a staggering amount of new content including new quests, items, NPCs, points of interest, and countless more things to make the world feel truly alive.

Living Skyrim also seeks to modernize the gameplay of the original Skyrim while enhancing the vision set out by Bethesda. Instead of complete overhauls and attempts to make Skyrim into a game it isn't, the mods within Living Skyrim seek to expand on the core ideas of Skyrim itself. Engaging storylines, immersive roleplay, and a breathtakingly beautiful world for you to explore and interact with are all at the core of what Living Skyrim sets out to do.

We've also done our best to bring in more engaging roleplaying game features to Skyrim, such as expanded skill trees, a seamlessly integrated class system, expanded features for deity worship, and more. If you've ever played Dungeons & Dragons or a similar game, you'll feel right at home creating your character for Living Skyrim. This allows you to slip into a world that truly feels like it's existed long before you arrived and will continue to exist long after you leave, with its vibrant denizens, locations, and breadth of content. Combine this with the ability to recruit your own little adventuring party, and you have the potential for the ultimate RPG experience.

Over the last 6 years, we've refined the Living Skyrim formula into a battle-hardened and time-tested juggernaut among Skyrim modlists. With Living Skyrim 5, the latest iteration of the modlist, we're making that experience even better. With the latest Skyrim modding technology, the most up to date graphics, and the most complete follower collection this side of Tamriel, Living Skyrim lives up to its reputation as one of the greatest Skyrim modlists ever created. Pun intended.