Is Skyrim the longest game ever?

No, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim isn't the longest game ever, but it's known for extreme longevity due to its massive open world, endless side content (like radiant quests), and huge modding community that adds even more content, making it a game many players spend hundreds or even thousands of hours in, even though games like EVE Online, Morrowind, or massive modded RPGs often surpass it in pure playtime for completionists.
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Is Skyrim one of the longest games?

Even a normal playthrough can take dozens of hours, and completionists often spend more than 200 hours exploring every cave, defeating every boss, mastering every guild, and collecting every item. However, Skyrim isn't the longest RPG out there.
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How long will it take to 100% in Skyrim?

To 100% Skyrim, including all DLC, quests, locations, achievements, and maxing skills, expect 200 to 300+ hours, with some estimates reaching 500 hours or more for a truly exhaustive playthrough, though a focused achievement run might be closer to 70-100 hours, making it a massive time commitment depending on your definition of "everything". 
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Is Skyrim an infinite game?

Skyrim isn't technically endless, as its main story and major questlines have definite endings, but it offers a virtually infinite amount of content through its massive open world and procedurally generated "radiant quests," making it a game you can genuinely play forever, especially with mods. These looping, random quests from factions like the Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood, and Companions keep generating tasks (fetch quests, dungeon clears, assassinations), ensuring there's always something to do after major stories conclude.
 
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Is it possible to 100% Skyrim in one playthrough?

Yes, you can 100% Skyrim (achievements, quests, discoveries) in a single playthrough, but it's a massive undertaking requiring hundreds of hours and careful choices, especially regarding faction conflicts and DLCs, with some even suggesting multiple focused sessions for the most thorough completion. While many players achieve 100% achievements on one character, it's a long journey (200-300+ hours) focusing on maxing skills, completing all quests/DLCs, and discovering everything, often involving some unique methods like transforming into a werewolf/vampire to get those specific perks. 
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What quest gives you 20,000 gold in Skyrim?

Another option is to complete the Dark Brotherhood. Doing so will net you 20000 gold for the final mission and this will start a repetable mission called The Dark Brotherhood Forever.
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Is Skyrim bigger than Elden Ring?

Yes, Elden Ring's map is significantly larger than Skyrim's, offering a much bigger world to explore, especially when considering its dense content, multiple layers (underground areas), and varied locations compared to Skyrim's landmass. While estimates vary, Elden Ring's total explored area is around 79 km², dwarfing Skyrim's map size and providing far more to discover. 
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What is the #1 game ever?

There's no single "#1 game ever" as it depends on criteria (sales, influence, ratings), but Tetris is often cited as the best-selling (520M+ copies across versions) and most accessible, while Minecraft (350M+ sold) and Grand Theft Auto V (220M+) lead modern sales. For critical acclaim, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time often tops lists, but Minecraft's cultural impact and longevity are huge. 
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Is Skyrim harder than Elden Ring?

Yes, Elden Ring is significantly harder than Skyrim, primarily due to its demanding, skill-based combat, tough bosses, and punishing mechanics, while Skyrim is known for its freedom, exploration, and adjustable difficulty where players can become overpowered, making Elden Ring the more challenging but rewarding experience.
 
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Is Skyrim 6 ever coming out?

Yes, The Elder Scrolls VI is coming, but it's still in active development and is expected to be released in 2026 or later, with some speculation pointing towards 2028-2029, as Bethesda is taking their time to ensure quality after Starfield's release. Director Todd Howard confirms it's "still a long way off," with development ramping up after Starfield. 
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How to make $5000 fast in Skyrim?

Use alchemy.

From level 1, start collecting Blue Mountain Flowers and Blue Butterfly Wings. Mixing these two ingredients makes a potion that sells for 80-250 gold depending on your alchemy and speech levels. You can make well over 5,000 gold before even killing the first dragon.
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Has anyone beaten Skyrim 100 percent?

Yes, people have beaten Skyrim 100%, but it's a massive undertaking requiring hundreds of hours (often 200-300+), involving completing nearly all quests, finding every location, collecting unique items, maxing skills, and sometimes even getting every book or Daedric artifact, with dedicated players like Pawelos4 showcasing extreme feats of completion, though "100%" can mean different things (achievements vs. all content).
 
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How long is a Skyrim hour?

In {!nav}Skyrim, an hour of real-time gameplay lasts about 20 minutes in-game because of the default "Time Scale" setting of 20, meaning 1 real-life minute equals 20 in-game minutes, and a full day (24 hours) cycles in roughly 72 minutes (1.2 hours) of real time, though this can be adjusted by players using console commands. 
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How big is Skyrim in real life?

Skyrim, Oblivion, and the Fallout games use the same exterior cell size, which is a square 192 feet on a side. Skyrim's game world is a rectangle composed of 119 cells across by 94 cells high, so roughly 4.32 miles across by 3.42 miles high, or a total of 14.8 square miles.
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What is the longest game ever?

The "longest game ever" depends on the category, but for single-player campaigns, it's often an idle game like Melvor Idle (thousands of hours for completion) or an RPG like Persona 5 Royal (100+ hours for main story). In sports, the longest baseball game was 33 innings by the Pawtucket Red Sox vs. Rochester Red Wings in 1981, while tennis saw Isner vs. Mahut in 2010 last over 11 hours.
 
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Is Skyrim 4 or 5?

It is the fifth main installment in The Elder Scrolls series, following The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006), and was released worldwide for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on November 11, 2011. Skyrim was developed using the Creation Engine.
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Is Skyrim good for mental health?

This escapism can be therapeutic, as it offers a temporary reprieve from the challenges of everyday life. Players can lose themselves in the vast landscapes, intricate quests, and rich lore of Tamriel, which can lead to reduced stress and anxiety.
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Is it actually 7000 steps in Skyrim?

Trivia. In an interview, Todd Howard jokingly mentioned that he would count all the steps leading up to High Hrothgar to make sure it's 7,000. Counting each visible step will only get one to around 700–800, though the path itself is quite worn and snow seems to cover much of it.
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Is Skyrim or Witcher 3 bigger?

Yes, The Witcher 3 has a significantly larger map than Skyrim, with Witcher 3's world being roughly 3.5 times bigger by square kilometers (around 50 sq miles vs. 15 sq miles), but Skyrim often feels bigger due to its dense, varied content and slower pace, while Witcher 3 boasts larger, more detailed cities and vast, beautiful landscapes. 
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What game took 15 years to make?

The game famous for taking around 15 years to develop, from its 1997 announcement to its 2011 release, is Duke Nukem Forever, holding a Guinness World Record for protracted development before being surpassed by others, with its lengthy journey becoming legendary for "development hell". Another notable mention is Metroid: Dread, which had concepts for 16 years before release in 2021, notes Wikipedia. 
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What is the #1 most sold game?

The number one selling game of all time depends on the criteria, but Minecraft is generally considered the best-selling individual video game with over 350 million copies sold, while Tetris often tops lists when all its platform versions (especially mobile) are combined, reaching over 520 million sales, and the Mario franchise leads all video game franchises. For current sales (2025), titles like Battlefield 6 and NBA 2K26 lead by revenue, though these lists often exclude some digital sales. 
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What are the big 3 in gaming?

The "Big 3" in gaming traditionally refers to the three major console manufacturers: Sony (PlayStation), Microsoft (Xbox), and Nintendo (Switch). These companies dominate the home console market, driving console generations and influencing industry culture through their hardware and exclusive software.
 
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Has anyone ever 100% beaten Skyrim?

Skyrim finally truly beaten as fanatical player does 'everything that can be done' in the game, nabbing every item and perk in quest to hit level 1,337. This is how our grandparents felt watching the Moon landing.
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Which map is bigger, GTA V or Skyrim?

GTA V is twice the size of Skyrim's Map.
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Is level 150 too high in Elden Ring?

No, level 150 is not the maximum level in Elden Ring; the actual max level is 713, but 150 is a very popular "meta" level for PvP and co-op, allowing for strong builds without exceeding typical soft caps, while players focused solely on PvE can level indefinitely.
 
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