They are however unsupported by Steam, so don't go ask Steam for support if you encounter any issue.įirst you need to decide where you want to install the game. The procedure and the tool are safe to use, legit and allowed as long as you own the game on Steam. It relies on a 3rd-party tool, the depot downloader. It assumes some familiarity with the Windows command line (cmd.exe).
The following procedure allows you to download and install a pristine vanilla copy of the last Skyrim SE version (1.5.97) before it was updated to Skyrim AE (1.6.317 or greater).