The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim launched in 2011 to an overwhelmingly positive reception. It’s widely considered to be one of the best games of all time, and even today, it’s still enjoyed by millions of gamers worldwide. It’s a near-endless adventure, expanded with DLCs, mods, and re-releases by the game’s developer, Bethesda Game Studios. Today, we’re looking at a popular portion of the game’s ecosystem, exploring any Skyrim cheat codes and console commands that exist.
There’s a massively popular modding community that constantly drives the expansion of Skyrim. It’s one of the most widely modded games in the world, with creators manipulating the game with everything from NSFW reskins to entirely new, custom-built locations and questlines. It seems so obvious that such an expansive, fantastic game would have cheats that players can use to get an edge on their adventure, right?
Let’s take a look at whether Skyrim cheat codes exist, and if they do, how you can use them.
Why is Skyrim One of the Best Games of All Time?
There’s no doubt that Skyrim is one of the highest-rated videogames to ever exist, but why is that? Before we start talking about Skyrim cheat codes, let’s find out why Skyrim was – and still is – so popular.
When Skyrim launched, fans of the franchise were feeling a little starved. The game’s predecessor, Oblivion, had launched in 2006, and by the time Skyrim launched, five years had passed. Of course, that’s nothing compared to now – since Skyrim launched, there has been no ‘Elder Scrolls 6’, and at the time of writing this guide, it has been almost twelve years. It’s in development, but it’s still a long way away.
It was a monumental game, boasting one of the most detailed open worlds gamers had ever seen. It was so expansive it made players delirious, promising hundreds of hours of gameplay, but that wasn’t enough for Bethesda Game Studios. By way of an expansion effort, the team created several masterful DLCs that broadened the game’s horizons immeasurably. It seemed that absolutely no wrong could be done where Skyrim was concerned.
Since Skyrim launched, Elder Scrolls Online has been released, and while it’s one of the best MMORPG games in the business, it isn’t a replacement for Elder Scrolls 6.
Unfortunately, there are no traditional cheat codes for Skyrim. At least, not for typical console-based platforms. So, if you’re looking for Skyrim cheats for PS4, you’ll be disappointed. There are some glitches and exploits that can be taken advantage of, but there are no traditional codes that you can enter to manipulate your game on any console platform – Xbox, PlayStation, or Nintendo.
But, there are technically Skyrim cheats for PC.
On PC platforms, players can make use of a command console to enter various codes and alter the parameters of the base game. Here are some of the best commands that PC players can use in replacement of any traditional Skyrim cheat codes.
Note: To open the command console, hit the tilde (~) key during play.
Image Credit: Bethesda Game Studios
There are many shortcuts that you can use to spawn extra items for free in Skyrim, but there’s a hefty list of codes that you’ll need to do so. We’ve broken down the most popular Skyrim cheat codes for PC here, specifically addressing the spawning of items.
Read More: Find the best cheats for Fallout 4, the best-selling game in Elder Scrolls' sister franchise.
By using the command AddShout [ShoutID], you can become the Dragonborn faster than ever before, unlocking shouts at will. Here are the relevant IDs for the shouts (each one is broken into three words):
Skyrim with extensive mods installed (Image Credit: gameranx)
There certainly are – as we’ve mentioned, Skyrim is one of the most-modded games in history, and platforms like NexusMods offer tens of thousands of ways to change your game. However, it’s worth stressing that – again – these mods are exclusive to PC gamers.
For the best Skyrim mods, a simple search is all that’s required. Here are some of the top examples we found on NexusMods, to give you an example of what users have voted the best Skyrim mods of all time.
At the time of writing this guide for Skyrim cheat codes, there are 70,000 mods on NexusMods for Skyrim.
So, while you can’t use Skyrim cheat codes on console, you can go nuts manipulating your game on a PC. There are some exploits, glitches, and other methods that players on console-based versions of the game can use, but they’re mostly complex and they tend to be patched out over time.
Ultimately, even without cheat codes, Skyrim firmly remains one of the best games of all time.
EN Global 
JP 日本語