It feels like The Elder Scrolls 6 will never get closer to releasing, but thankfully, mods for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim can give you the experience of a new game. One project in particular greatly enhances everything about the iconic region of Skyrim, especially how it looks to travel through it. With visual improvements galore, you’ll want to start yet another playthrough while the wait continues.

This mod was originally shared via a DSO Gaming article, which talks about a modder that has also worked on enhancements to other games. Many of the past Bethesda games modder Greg Coulthard has worked on have been impressive, so his work on Skyrim is highly anticipated to compare to previous projects. As of now, this Skyrim mod is only a tech demo, yet to be completed in the future.

Skyrim Just Got A Gorgeous Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo

Project From One Year Ago Gets A Playable Version

Originally announced a year ago, Greg Coulthard has released a tech demo for Skyrim in Unreal Engine 5.6. This mod seeks to port Skyrim into Unreal Engine 5, greatly improving its visuals and mechanical features. According to Greg, the project was made to “automatize landscape generation and object placement,” not focusing on graphic upgrades but rather performance optimization.

While not a direct graphics overhaul, the porting of Skyrim to Unreal Engine 5 almost makes the game look like an official remaster. The lighting and textures are far better, adding incredible detail to an already fascinating open world. The biggest quality-of-life changes from this tech demo are to the objects that generate in Skyrim, which now load without stuttering as you travel to new areas.

Multiple HD texture packs can be switched between in this tech demo, each of which almost unfairly outclass the original game. While this demo does demand high-end PC hardware to enjoy it to the fullest, there are many changes that are worth exploring if you have the right system.

Skyrim Is A Game That Will Truly Never Die

Players Will Keep Coming Back To Familiar Adventures

Currently, the tech demo does not include NPCs, quests, or other parts of Skyrim gameplay, but rather offers a look at how the world could look differently. That being said, it’s still cool to see what a possible Skyrim remaster in Unreal Engine 5 could look like. Considering the success of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered that Bethesda released before, there’s a strong possibility that Skyrim could get the same treatment down the line.

One of the biggest issues players tend to have with Skyrim is its performance, with even its modern editions still featuring a variety of problems. Mods and tech demos like this are great for seeing how Skyrim can play without its largest obstacles, such as its bugs, loading times, stuttering, or frame rate drops on PC. Loading into Skyrim‘s amazing open world without issues only raises more praise for what this tech demo accomplishes.

With so many players determined to mold Skyrim into the best version of itself through projects like Greg Coulthard’s, the game is never going away. At least, until The Elder Scrolls 6 finally gets more news to distract from wonderful projects for Skyrim that release every year.

Systems

Released

2026

ESRB

m

Developer(s)

Bethesda Game Studios

Publisher(s)

Bethesda Softworks