- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Release Date: Aug 2, 2012
- Also On: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

- Summary: Dawnguard is the first game add-on for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
- Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
- Genre(s): Role-Playing, First-Person, First-Person, Western-Style
- # of players: 1 Player
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Positive: 3 out of 10
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Mixed: 7 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Aug 13, 2012Dawnguard is a good first DLC for Skyrim, but it's hard to say if it's worth the $20. There's some large places to explore, but some lack content and there's no really good loot it seems. The story's fun though and I do like the new follower in Serana. Fans of the game will enjoy the extra quests. Turning into a vampire is OK, but I didn't feel I missed much by not utilizing the power but for a few times.
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Jul 23, 2012The idea of combining vampire and werewolves with own skilltrees sounds great. However, the realization is imperfect. The quests are exciting and the landscape is in most parts great, but there are still some boring parts. It seems like Bethesda's B-team was at work.
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Aug 28, 2012It's been months since I last sat down with this absolute classic of a game; if it takes a bit of DLC to rekindle my enthusiasm for this wild and wondrous title, then regardless of the frustrations, it's still a winner in my books.
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Aug 9, 2012Is Dawnguard worth your money? Yes because it's more Skyrim, no because it's really only that: a bit more Skyrim. For twenty bucks, I was expecting more.
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Aug 12, 2012The PC version of Dawnguard is only slightly better than the console one, and deserves the attention of Elder Scroll's most rabid fans: if with Skyrim you had enough of bugs and glitches, then it's better to consider this DLC after the patch that Bethesda will provide to all PC players. Hopefully, sooner than later.
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Sep 23, 2012A bunch of fun new abilities and cool places but Dawnguard is far too glitchy to justify its steep price.
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Dec 10, 2012For the consumers of The Elder Scrolls universe this is a very good excuse to come back. For the Twilight fans this is a vivid experience of the vampirish soul. For the rest of you the game is offering the content that is not going to change your leave it or love it relationship with the original title.
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Positive: 25 out of 64
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Mixed: 29 out of 64
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Negative: 10 out of 64
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