Ahead of Todd Howard: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim receives an unofficial Android port

Now you can take an arrow to the knee on your way to work even without a handheld console.

While Todd Howard is still thinking about where else to release Skyrim, an enthusiast going by the handle ttom795 took matters into their own hands and ported the legendary RPG to Android, using the original 2011 PC version as a base.

Customizable on-screen buttons and gyro aiming are provided for smartphones, and if desired, you can connect a gamepad and hide the touch controls. The port also allows for fine-tuning graphics, letting you individually adjust resolution, texture quality, shadows, and draw distance.

For now, the mobile version does not run perfectly, but the author is actively refining it. In recent updates, voice and music playback were restored, graphical artifacts on Mali devices were fixed, and crashes occurring after 10–15 minutes of gameplay were resolved.

To run it, you will need Android 9 or newer, a 64-bit ARM processor, and Vulkan 1.1 support. You will also need the files from your own copy of the original Skyrim on Steam with update 1.9.32.0.8, prepared according to the developer’s instructions—Special Edition and Anniversary Edition are not supported. To play in Russian, you must first download the corresponding PC version localization via Steam and then transfer its files to Android.