The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an action role-playing open world video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth installment in The Elder Scrolls action role-playing video game series, following The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Skyrim was released on November 11, 2011 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Skyrim's main story revolves around the player character's efforts
to defeat Alduin, a Dragon who is prophesied to destroy the world.
Set two hundred years after Oblivion, the game takes place in the
fictional province of Skyrim, upon the continent of Tamriel, and
the planet of Nirn. The open world gameplay of The Elder Scrolls
series returns in Skyrim; the player can explore the land at will
and ignore or postpone the main quest indefinitely. Skyrim was a
critical and commercial success, shipping over 7 million copies to
retailers within the first week of release.
