Skyrim:Pre-Release Content

This page highlights the Skyrim pre-release screenshots and videos that have been made available by Bethesda. Because this content was published before the game was released, the images may not reflect actual, in-game content. Concept Art is summarized on a separate article.

Videos[edit]

Skyrim-related videos that have been released by Bethesda include:

Debut Trailer (Dec. 11, 2010) — Gametrailers.com exclusive debut trailer, showing only concept art.
Skyrim - Official Trailer (Feb. 24, 2011) — Official game trailer, showing scenes ranging from life in a typical village to combat against a dragon.
20 Minutes of Skyrim Action (1, 2, 3) (Sept. 12, 2011) — Gameplay footage with a voiceover by Todd Howard, divided into three individual videos.
Skyrim Live Action Trailer (Oct. 24, 2011) — A one-minute-long live-action trailer.
- Three screenshots from the video were also posted:

Anniversary Edition and Upgrade Overview (Oct. 29, 2021)

February 24 Screenshots[edit]

A range of mountains in the mist at sunrise
A dragon circling overhead
A dragon perched on a ruin overlooking a valley
A band of draugr attacking
Creeping into position to hunt a deer
A giant hefting his mighty club
A waterfall feeding into a quiet pool
The city of Markarth
Viewing the skills menu
Inside a typical Skyrim tavern
Dual-wielding a sword and a fire spell

April 1 Screenshots[edit]

Dual-wielding a sword and a staff
An encounter with a draugr in a cave
Three ice wraiths attacking
Misty mountains and a large river
A "finishing move" with a dagger
Dual-wielding to defeat some wolves

April 18 Screenshots[edit]

A Khajiit archer by candlelight
The hero battling several draugr
A battle-hardened Orc in a forested cave
An abandoned fort on a rocky outcrop
The hero attacking a giant spider
A track through a misty pine forest
The hero walking through Riverwood
A dragon with its wings raised

May 28 Screenshots[edit]

A wooden cabin
Autumn trees near a stream
The hero battling draugr with a blood-stained sword
A draugr standing guard over an underground stream

June 3 Screenshots[edit]

Skjor in Jorrvaskr
A giant herding a pair of mammoths

June 7 Screenshots[edit]

A Redguard woman standing outside a hall in Riften. The skin tone of Redguards was later changed.
A draugr inside a ruined fort
The hero riding a horse through the mountains
Two Guardian Stones. The Warrior Stone is activated; the Thief Stone is to the right.
The hero looking at Whiterun from a distance
Dragonsreach dominating the city of Whiterun
A dragon battling the hero
The hero battling another dragon
Murder in a crowded tavern

July Screenshots[edit]

The hero in elven armor, walking through a dungeon
An enemy attacking with a warhammer
A camp by the lakeside
Landscape view
Bleak Falls Barrow
The hero delivering a fatal blow to his opponent
A dragon battling the hero
Another draugr, in the same fort
A Nord woman wearing dragon armor

August 9 Screenshot[edit]

Dunmer thief

Journalist Character Screenshots[edit]

Beginning on August 12, several gaming sites began releasing screenshots of the characters their journalists had created at the closed Skyrim demo from QuakeCon 2011.