Skyrim Together Reborn, a co-op mod for Skyrim Special Edition, is already a hit

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I’m a firm believer that co-op makes just about any game better (or at least more… “memorable”), and for Skyrim fans looking to squeeze every last drop out of the hard-to-put-down game, there’s a new co-op mod in town. Skyrim Together Reborn lets you play Skyrim Special Edition (1.6) online with friends on Steam. Think of the RP potential!

Following its Friday debut on NexusMods and a weekend’s worth of word-of-mouth, Skyrim Together Reborn is nearing 100,000 downloads. The mod community has been down this co-op road before, but Reborn represents a fresh start, and people are into it.

“The code has been rewritten from the ground up, since the old codebase was too messy to work with,” according to the mod’s creators. “This decision has paid off big time, since Skyrim Together Reborn is significantly better than old Skyrim Together.”

Skyrim Together Reborn recommends two to eight players for the “best experience,” but there isn’t a hard limit “in theory.” It’s also worth stressing again that you’ll need Skyrim Special Edition version 1.6 on Steam to use this mod — “VR, console, Legendary Edition (aka Oldrim), and the Game Pass version are not and will never be supported.”

At the moment, you’ll need patience to get everything up and running — not just in terms of setup, but also in figuring out what is and isn’t allowed. Expect some troubleshooting.

The mod team shared general guidelines for “optimal questing” in Skyrim Together Reborn, which includes quite a few caveats. Big picture, the party leader is thought of as the “host” for the whole Skyrim co-op playthrough, while everyone else who’s tagging along is merely considered a “guest.” So in practice, this primary player will be the one to chat with important NPCs — and