Can you trust The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition's Steam reviews? Adjusted rating 91.3%
Genuinely great 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-12
Summary
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition holds an official Steam rating of 92.2%. After weighting 400 positive and 400 negative reviews by trust, the adjusted rating is 91.3% (95% range 91.0–91.6%), essentially the same as the official figure. Verdict: "Genuinely great" (the adjusted rating is 70% or higher and the positive reviews carry high average trust).
Positive reviews average 0.71 in trust and negative ones 0.80; the difference shifts the rating by less than one point. The most common discount factor is very short reviews (44% overall).
Across 121 months of history, no month shows a concentrated wave of negative reviews. There is no sign of coordinated review activity.
The last 180 days show 90.0% (last 30 days: 91.4%), close to the all-time figure.
Japanese-language reviews (1,317) show 87.3%, close to the overall rating. In the last 180 days, Japanese-language reviews show 73.2%.
The adjusted rating estimates trust from how reviews are written; it does not judge any individual review as fake. Data as of 2026-10-12.
Positive vs negative breakdown
Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.
| Condition | Positive reviews | Negative reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 hours played at review | 4% | 15% |
| Very short text | 47% | 14% |
| Key activated outside Steam | 20% | 32% |
| Received for free | 2% | 0% |
| Owns very few games | 19% | 8% |
| Over 100 reviews written | 2% | 3% |
| Average trust (1.0 = full) | 0.71 | 0.80 |
The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 38.9 hours.
Rating history
Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.
Recent sentiment
| Period | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 91.4% | 3,579 |
| Last 180 days | 90.0% | 18,762 |
| All time | 92.2% | 380,415 |
| Japanese, last 180 days | 73.2% | 56 |
About this verdict
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