Since Skyrim's recent Anniversary Edition update, Survival Mode was made free on all platforms. Previously it cost 500 credits from the Creation Club, a storefront for Bethesda-sanctioned mods.
But now you can add it to the game gratis, and it's worth doing at least once. It makes Skyrim itself as much of a threat as the monsters who roam its frosty plains.
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