Skyrim Turns 15: The Anniversary Creations Bundle, What's in It, and Skyrim for $7.99

Skyrim turned 15 on November 11. It first came out on November 11, 2011, and somehow people are still buying it, modding it and starting new characters. Bethesda marked the day with a Creations bundle at half price, and the base game is on sale for $7.99.

That's it, though. There's no new edition, no re-release and no surprise announcement. If you were hoping for one, sorry. Here's what you can actually get.

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The Skyrim Anniversary Bundle

Bethesda put five Creations from its Verified Creators into one bundle. Creations are the paid add-ons you buy through the Creations menu in the game, a bit like small DLC made by known modders and checked by Bethesda.

The bundle costs 1,500 Creation Credits. Bought one by one, the same five cost 3,000 credits, so it's half off. In real money, the bundle works out to about $15 in credit packs, compared to about $28 if you bought them separately.

It's on Xbox, PC and PlayStation, and it leaves the Creations menu on December 12. Here's what's inside:

• Legacy of Orsinium by Veelpot. The biggest one. A faction storyline with Orc strongholds, side quests, bigger mines and a forgotten tomb, with more than one ending. It's based on the Orsinium DLC from Elder Scrolls Online.
• Kaitryn Fair-Shadows by anbeegod. A fully voiced follower from the Reach who's good with magic and healing. She reacts to a lot of quests, has an approval system, and you can marry her.
• Legendary Dungeons: Dwarven Delves by Trainwiz. Two dungeons brought over from ESO, Stone Garden and Frostvault, with new enemies, items and secrets.
• Arquebus by Shoeburglar. A quest in Dwemer ruins that gets you a Dwarven hand cannon. It uses the Archery skill, you can craft variants and ammo, and which side you picked in the civil war changes how it ends.
• Shadetree Lodge by TheRealElianora. A player home near Riften with crafting stations, its own fishing spot, lots of storage and a hidden basement to show off your stuff.

Bethesda also put up a few more bundles in the Creations menu until December 12: Ancient Treasures (four quest Creations), Echoes of Adventure (two) and a Kinggath bundle with East Empire Expansion, Bard's College Expansion and Sigil of the Fallen.

The sale prices

If you don't own Skyrim yet, this is about as cheap as it gets:

Special Edition is also in PS Plus Extra, so if you've already got that, you don't need to buy it at all.

The Anniversary Upgrade is the 2021 add-on that gives you all the older Creation Club content, including Survival Mode and the fishing. It isn't discounted right now, so there's no rush on that one. The new anniversary bundle is a separate thing, and it isn't part of the Anniversary Edition.

Is it worth it?

For $7.99, Special Edition is easy. It's a game people put hundreds of hours into, and for less than a lunch, you're not losing much if it doesn't click.

The bundle is more for people who've already done everything. Legacy of Orsinium and the new follower are the main draw. The house and the hand cannon are nice extras. If you were going to buy even two of them, the bundle is the better deal, since it's half the price of buying all five.

One tip: Creations are bought with credits, and the credit packs don't always line up with the price. Check what you need before you buy a pack, so you don't end up with leftovers sitting there.

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Starting fresh?

If the sale gets you back in, our guides cover the whole main story. Start with the Skyrim beginner guide for the first few hours, then go through the main quest walkthrough: Part 1, Bleak Falls Barrow to the Greybeards, Part 2, the Blades and the Elder Scroll, and Part 3, how to beat Alduin.

And if what you really want is news on the next one, there wasn't any on the anniversary. Everything Bethesda has confirmed so far is in our Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel article.

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If you'd rather have it on a disc, the Skyrim Anniversary Edition comes with everything from 2021 already in. For fans, the Elder Scrolls Official Cookbook is a fun one, with real recipes for the sweet rolls and stews from the games. And if you play on a TV with people around, a wireless headset is the easy way to get lost in it without bothering anybody.

FAQ

When did Skyrim come out?

November 11, 2011. It turned 15 on November 11, 2026.

What's in the Skyrim Anniversary Bundle?

Legacy of Orsinium, Kaitryn Fair-Shadows, Legendary Dungeons: Dwarven Delves, Arquebus and Shadetree Lodge, for 1,500 credits instead of 3,000.

How long is the bundle available?

Bethesda says it leaves the Creations menu on December 12.

Did Bethesda announce anything new for the anniversary?

No new game, edition or re-release. Just the Creations bundles and the sale.