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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire

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Critic score4 critics
First release
Sep 04, 2012
Genres
Role-playing (RPG) · Action, Fantasy

The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire is the second official add-on for the fifth installment in the Elder Scrolls series, Skyrim. Hearthfire focuses around purchasing land and designing, building and maintaining a homestead. The option to hire stewards, carriage drivers and a personal bard are also available. With five pre-built purchasable houses already present in Skyrim, it's now possible to own property in every hold, except Winterhold. In addition, an adoption mechanic has been introduced that allows the Dragonborn to adopt children and raise them in the newly built home, provided there is room for them. In addition, previously bought homes can be altered to have a children's bedroom fitted into them.

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Release dates
Xbox 360
Sep 04, 2012
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 04, 2012
PlayStation 3
Feb 19, 2013
All 4 release dates
PlayStation 3
Feb 20, 2013
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
60h
Main + Extras
110h
Completionist
150h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
crafting, building, kinect support

At a Glance

Critic Score
60
Main Story (IGDB)
60h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
110h
Completionist (IGDB)
150h

Overview

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