The Creation Club offers paid official add-on content exclusive to the Special Edition. This support is extended to players of the console versions for the first time in the series, although PS4 players cannot use mods with custom-made assets.

An in-game mod browser is introduced, allowing players to download approved mods from. Special Edition includes all three official add-ons, Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn. Skyrim VR is a version based on Special Edition but only supports virtual reality headsets. The remastered game features high-resolution textures, upgraded graphic effects including new shaders and volumetric god rays, and dynamic field-depth. Special Edition is 64-bit and built on an updated version of the Creation Engine that Bethesda Game Studios used for Fallout 4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is a remastered version of Skyrim released in October 2016 and only available on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.