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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire

201260/100
Role-playing (RPG)

Fantasy

Hearthfire shifts the focus from world-saving heroics to the quiet satisfaction of domesticity. Its core loop revolves around gathering raw materials—clay, stone, and lumber—to physically construct your own manor from the ground up, room by room. This expansion is defined by the tangible pride of crafting a permanent, customizable home in Skyrim's wilderness, complete with functional wings for alchemy, enchanting, and displaying hard-won trophies.

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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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