It can be a tough job finding the best Skyrim mods. This is because there’s a lot of them. They’re the work of a thriving and diverse scene; an army of fans and bedroom coders determined to make the game a photorealistic fantasy. Or they’re just out to transform farmyard animals into deadly explosives. Whatever floats. But when you’re looking for the best Skyrim mods, where do you start?

For one of the best PC games and arguably the most popular RPG game there is, installing mods is quite simple. The Steam Workshop makes it easy to install and activate mods, and the more advanced ones are simply added to a special folder, and for any more we don’t have on this list, check out the Skyrim CurseForge game mods hub. You can also check out our guide to Skyrim console commands for more tips on changing up the open-world game.

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