Anyone aware of good (legitimate) spot to get skyrim cheaply other than waiting for a steam sale? the significant other and i would love to run the multiplayer mod and play together but $40 isn't in the cards right now

2026-06-14 13:33 UTC

or perhaps i should be asking if it’s worth it to wait on the sales? a lifetime ago, played Morrowind and oblivion for countless hours and have always wondered why i haven’t gotten into Skyrim yet! apparently it’s so i could share this experience with the wife! I have had a copy of Skyrim forever now, and she is enjoying life as a khajit! a far cry from sharing the OG xbox controller (the Duke!) with my little bro, this time around I’m interested in the Multiplayer mod so we could run through all this together. if it was 15 or 20 bucks on steam I’d go without avacado toast and grab another copy, (/s) but it’s currently at $40 and i just don’t have the budget to justify that right now. (especially not knowing if the multiplayer works well and stuff.) i didn’t know if there was a secret humble bundle or similar or like, y’all know that it’ll be 12.99 on arbor day or someone accidentally has extra copies of Skyrim special edition keys they keep tripping over on the way to the bathroom, does the mod work well? Thanks in advance, happy gaming!

Replies (8)

@kbal@fedia.io 2026-06-14 13:38

https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_elder_scrolls_v_skyrim_special_edition

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@agentTeiko@piefed.social 2026-06-14 13:40

Does the offline mode trick not work anymore then pick it up when it goes on sale

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@sp6@lemmy.world 2026-06-14 13:42

Looks like it goes on sale for $10 every 1-2 months: steamdb.info/app/489830/ It will probably be on sale during the summer sale, which starts on the 25th of this month. Up to you on if waiting 11 days is worth saving $30 per copy.

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@Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2026-06-14 13:43

Dunno about the mod but special edition is currently 75% off on GOG. As long as the mod is available on NexusMods or somewhere besides Steam Workshop there should be no problem, I believe.

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@phar@lemmy.world 2026-06-14 13:45

Sent you a private message

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@Sophocles@infosec.pub 2026-06-14 13:47

The GOG version is currenyly 75% off for $10 until tonight. If you don’t know, GOG is a non-drm storefront that encourages a “you own your games” philosophy. They’re an awesome alternative to Steam and often cheaper too. I’ve also played the multiplayer mod, and its very fun and works really well. It does require setting up a server and client(s) so a bit of basic networking is involved, but nothing too crazy

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@Auster@thebrainbin.org 2026-06-14 13:58

Apparently answered already, but in this subject, the site IsThereAnyDeal tracks only legitimate sources and their prices: https://isthereanydeal.com/ Also a store not being tracked is not necessarily an indication of not being legitimate. The team behind #ITAD is small and each platform tracked increases maintenance/upkeep a lot.

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@PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 2026-06-14 14:53

You can buy just the game disc on eBay for $4

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