2013’s Legendary Edition is not counted here, as it essentially repackaged the original game without substantial changes, nor the Skyrim "versions” for smart fridges, Alexa, or Etch A Sketch.

More so, four of the top five by downloads are Bethesda-published games: Skyrim Special Edition, Original Skyrim, Fallout 4 and Fallout New Vegas. In other words, a whole lot of mods are being ...