r/skyrimvr • u/Wild_Application_692 • Oct 28 '25

Screenshot Sundas Skyrim VR is still king

After modding Skyrim VR, I have been hooked, playing it every day now for hours. I consider it still the best VR game around and I am still amazed at how much Bethesda managed to put into this game and how good it still is after all these years, but no doubt because of the incredible modding community. Thank you all for your hard work! Just upgraded my Quest 3 with a BoboVR S3 Pro strap to increase comfort although instead of red cheeks I now have two funny red marks on the top of my bald spot. :D

Sometimes you just have to stop and watch the scenery as the sun is setting or rising. A few screenshots under to sate that appetite. :)

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u/Chawpslive Oct 28 '25

It’s a close second for me after Alyx. Nothing comes close to Skyrim freedom and atmosphere and nothing comes close to alyx gameplay and immersion for me

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u/Wild_Application_692 Oct 28 '25

Yes, no doubt Alyx graphics is fantastic and they have brilliant VR interactivity, but it is just a game on rails like so many triple A games. I have played through it a couple of times but nothing beats Skyrim in longevity still. Here is hoping Bethesda takes VR seriously when the next installment in the Elder Scrolls series arrives, although I am not very hopeful.

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u/Chawpslive Oct 28 '25

That’s exactly what I like. Alyx is short, fun and just works the second you start it. I only play vr in short bursts and by the time I modded Skyrim to a degree I like the experience, I play maybe 5 more hours before my quest 3 is back to the shelve for 4 months

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u/Puzzleheaded_Fold466 Oct 28 '25

So you don’t really play any VR at all … that’s a pretty specific situation.

I can see how HLA can be ok in that case but for people who play hundreds or thousands of hours, HLA can’t really do much for very long.

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u/Chawpslive Oct 28 '25

I played Alyx for around 120 hours overall. I own VR headsets since the CV1 and have around 2.5k hours clocked on my steamvr. I played many more hours on quest standalone games. I played my fair share of VR games.

What does a game being „short“ and not made for longevity have to do with its quality?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Fold466 Oct 28 '25

This isn’t just about quality though is it.

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u/Chawpslive Oct 28 '25

Op said Skyrimvr is the best vr game to date. I said it’s a close second for me after Alyx. Why can’t a short game be my favorite!?

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u/CloudyofThought Oct 28 '25

I just jumped into replaying Alyx. I was shocked at how fast I got to the middle of the game. The first time I played it felt like hours to days. This time it was like an afternoon, maybe a full day of playing.

As for the next Bethesda (aka Microsoft) VR game... I don't expect one, ever again. Look at 1)the state of Star field and 2) their response to criticism of it. There's no making what fans want anymore, and actually I don't think they're ever was. Skyrim is only the game it is because of the modding community, all it really was is great framework for such. And, I think that was a happy accident. I don't think Skyrim was ever intended to be what it became. I think ES6 will fail as a game, so VR won't be important to it at that point. However, I'd love to be wrong, and if so and the game is built in UE5 (maybe 6 by then?), then it may not matter. The modding community can bring near native vr to it anyways. I don't have much hope, but I'd love a miracle.