Celebrating 10 years of frosty open world RPG antics, Bethesda has released Skyrim yet again for PC and consoles. The goal of the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch (aka USSEP) is to eventually fix every bug with Skyrim Special Edition not officially resolved by the developers to the limits of the Creation Kit.
Meanwhile Skyrim Anniversary Edition has only just launched. Version 4.2.6a of the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch A comprehensive bugfixing mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition. For more details on what these pack bring to the Skyrim experience, here’s a pretty handy blog. Available for purchase November 11, Skyrim Anniversary Edition features the complete Skyrim Special Edition PLUS all previously released Creation Club creations for the game yes, that includes the four free creations, too That isn’t everything in the Anniversary.
Together, these add plenty of new items and features to the core game. That’s where The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition comes in. Bethesda is now giving away four major content packs including: Saints & Seducers, Rare Curios, Survival Mode, and Fishing. What’s the difference between these two versions of the game? Skyrim Special Edition launched 5 years ago, including the base game as well as the Heartfire, Dawnguard, and Dragonborn DLC expansions. Bethesda has yet to release official patch notes for Skyrim update 1.20, though it likely includes some minor improvements and bug fixes while also unlocking free creation club content for those currently playing Skyrim Special Edition.