The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

General information

macOS Compatibility

Compatibility layer	Rating	Notes
CrossOver	Perfect	Play perfectly.^[1] Since CrossOver 22 no more texture issues, much better performance than via Parallels. Good framerate with high settings on basic M1. See #Texture problems in CrossOver 21 and #Missing voices of NPCs and music in CrossOver.
Wine	Perfect	Runs perfectly, though additional steps (see #Launch issues with Game Porting Toolkit on Steam Client) had to be taken in order to fix bugs.^[2]
Virtualization
Parallels	Playable	Playable with some stuttering.^[3] Playable.^[4]

Note: Texture problems are fixed in CrossOver 22

Use Nightly build, CrossTie, and deactivate
Use the Nightly build from 2021-05-17 onwards Install the Skyrim Special Edition CrossTie Deactivate support DXVK for D3D11 on your bottle

Use CrossTie
Use the Skyrim Special Edition CrossTie in CrossOver to avoid problems in general with missing voices of NPCs and music

Bug(s) relating to window size, full-screen, and/or display resolution

Edit SkyrimPrefs.ini^[5]

Enter the following in "Launch Options" (path can be modified if needed):

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\SkyrimSE.exe" %command%

Set these variables in SkyrimPrefs.ini:

bBorderless=1
bFull Screen=0
iSize H=1080
iSize W=1920

Update iSize H and iSize W (i.e. integer variables representing 1920x1080 resolution) with your display's height and width respectively
Save and close SkyrimPrefs.ini

See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.