Survival Mode in Skyrim is a particularly unforgiving experience, but for players who like a challenge, it’s a great way to experience something new in the 2021’s Anniversary Edition.
This page explains everything you need to know about Survival Mode in Skyrim, such as how to enable Survival Mode, survival mode differences – including changes to travel and camping – as well as our Skyrim survival mode tips.
A feature which ties nicely into the addition of survival mode is fishing – which you can also use in a non-survival mode playthrough.
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Survival mode can be found in the Settings are of the menu, by selecting Gameplay then enabling Survival Mode.
If it is not in the settings, then you are likely in a new save – and you have to complete the tutorial of Skyrim first.
Once you complete the ‘Unbound’ intro quest with either Hadvar or Ralof, you’ll receive a pop-up notification about Survival Mode. It gives you a brief explanation on what to expect from the mode: such as you needing to eat, to be more wary about catching diseases, the need to sleep, etc before asking you whether you want to enable it or not. If that sounds like fun, you select yes.
From there on out, you’ll be playing Skyrim on Survival Mode – which means it’s a fair bit harder, but who doesn’t love a good challenge?
Nonetheless, if Survival Mode turns out to be too difficult, it’s easy to turn off. Head to Settings, go to Gameplay and you’ll be able to disable it without having to worry about any consequences.
The opposite of this is also true, as you’re able to enable Survival Mode on any previous saves you have started or imported into the Anniversary Edition.
Survival Mode in the Anniversary Edition is a new, exciting way to make your time in the continent of Skyrim a little more challenging and fun.
When enabling Survival Mode, players will need to meet certain requirements in order not to get sick and die. These requirements are: be well-fed, warm, physically well, and well-rested.
However, these requirements won’t always be easy to meet as Survival Mode puts a heapload of restrictions on you. These are:
There’s a lot of factors to consider with survival mode – here are some tips and tricks to help you along the way:
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