Graphics Mods reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 135 Reddit reviews across 29 subreddits and 49 posts to rank the best Graphics Mods brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/skyrimmods, r/KerbalSpaceProgram, r/SkyrimModsXbox, r/Fallout4ModsXB1, r/GTAIV. Top-rated brands include NVE (5.0/5), Skyland (4.7/5), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (4.0/5).
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Reviews135
Subreddits29
Posts49
Brands94
Products24
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#1
NVE
5.0
(6)
"NVE (Natural vision Evolved) It is by far the best mod out there."
"I personally would recommend NVE (Natural Vision Evolved) if you’re looking for the best out there."
"NVE is the best."
"NVE is the best."
"Get NVE."
"Make sure you have the latest version of NVE."
#2
Skyland
4.7
(6)
"Skyland AIO, Skyland Bits and Bobs, Skyland LOD, Pisces water, Happy little trees."
"I'd suggest Skyland, Mythical Ages or one of it's variant bundles, and Skyrim is Luminous."
"Try this Skyrim Xbox graphics load order... I call it Fable lol."
"I use Skyland + Cathedral ENB with weather mods."
"Skyland aio"
"Skyland AIO, Skyland Bits and Bobs, Skyland Windows, Skyland LOD."
#3
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
4.0
(5)
"Community Shaders, all the addons, and then placed light"
"ENBs and Lighting have the biggest impact, so I'd start with those and work your way up to things like 4K textures."
"There are 3 different graphics/weather mods that are free - 1 in the Spreadsheet and 2 in the Steam Collection."
"1st is all the smim stuff, and there is a lot."
"There are so many Parallax Terrain Overhauls, I have no clue what to use."
#4
ReShade
3.8
(4)
"Just try to use reshade, and turn on the sharpening there."
"Reshade should help breathe new life into the game"
"One i don't see mentioned that i really like is ReShade."
"Maybe you could try looking for reshades ?"
#5
Kerbal Space Program
5.0
(3)
"Firefly, waterfall, scatterer, volumetric clouds"
"Distant object enhancement for higher quality planets from a distance"
"Waterfall, Parallax, Blackrack's volumetric clouds"
#6
Lux
4.7
(3)
"Imo lux looks better than ELFX."
"Imo lux looks better than ELFX."
"Lighting look at either Lux or..go with Light Placer, windows shadows ultimate, And DIAL combo."
#7
Skyrim: Various Mods
4.7
(3)
"Absolutely love your videos! I always share to people who are curious about what modded Skyrim can actually be."
"Loved the video and got some new mods to add to my modlist from it."
"I think I'm going to get back into making a modded list after some time."
#8
Noble Skyrim
4.3
(3)
"For LE as a solid base I would suggest starting with SMIM and Noble Skyrim, with skyrim 2017 Terrain textures which is a solid base overhaul."
"If your worried about fidelity or dont have the pc specs for enbs, then Id go with a community shader."
"Hard to go wrong with Noble Skyrim. It's pretty great bang-for-your-buck."
#9
ENB
4.3
(3)
"If you have a really good GPU (rtx 3060 or equivalent and up) enb is the best thing you can get."
"Community Shaders is usually what people go for instead of ENB for performance purposes."
"My favorite graphics mod wo"
#10
SMIM
5.0
(2)
"Start with SMIM"
"The graphics that I use is SMIM, Noble, Skyland AIO, and Majestic Mountains."
#11
Reshade
5.0
(2)
"+1 for reshade using Vort_motion blur with TAA. It’s a huge improvement."
"Personally using and recommend vort_Shaders by vortigern11, it's basic but effective."
#12
Natural Vision Evolved
5.0
(2)
"Natural vision evolved + quant v is a deadly compo"
"Natural Vision Evolved with most of the addon packs included."
#13
Nolvus
5.0
(2)
"For me the answer is Nolvus 100%. Some people don't like the gameplay changes, but it is a one click complete Skyrim overhaul."
"Nolvus v6 when it releases."
#14
Skyland AIO
4.5
(2)
"{{Skyland AIO}} 1k, {{Skyrim 202X Downscale}} install the 1k textures over Skyland."
"Even though skyland aio is a heavy mod i quite enjoy it personally."
#15
Lightweight Lighting
4.5
(2)
"Lightweight lightweight gloom edition has not disappointed me so far. Makes it nice and spooky."
"Maybe F4ECC - Gloomy Version + Lightweight Lighting - Gloom Edition + Darker Nights w/ its Far Harbor & Nuka-World"
#16
Fallout: New Vegas
4.5
(2)
"The best collection of mods is here, it's a full walkthrough of all the most helpful nv mods, including graphical ones."
"Allow me to recommend some common mods for you."
#17
Nexus Mods
4.5
(2)
"This is probably my favorite, since it overhauls the planets and space backgrounds in every sector."
"If you are not using ENB, try using ENB, there are several lightweight ENB for LE which should improve graphics."
#18
Wabbajack
4.5
(2)
"I would personally recommend you to just use a Wabbajack modlist."
"If you’re new to modding I would recommend trying a wabbajack modlist."
#19
Astronomer's Visual Pack
4.0
(2)
"Astronomer's Visual Pack has 2D clouds."
"Astronomer's Visual Pack (+dependencies)."
#20
Grand Theft Auto IV
4.0
(2)
"These are among the best options in the house right now."
"DayL's timecycle."
#21
Project Clarity
4.0
(2)
"Project clarity (vanilla textures that have been cleaned and tweaked and saved in bc7, the bc7 part is important since this format is cost less resources so your game will play better)"
"Project clarity- it’s literally upscaled vanilla textures with a few tweaks."
#22
Parallax Continued
4.0
(2)
"Parallax Continued runs much better than 2 for me."
"Parallax continued, environmental visual enhancements, TUFX, volumetric clouds if you have 5$ to spare"
#23
Volumetric Clouds
4.0
(2)
"Volumetric Clouds $5 or Astronomers Visual Pack which is free but not as good."
"Waterfall stock is nice, volumetric clouds is awesome, and you can find plenty of good shaders in ckan."
#24
Nac X Lite
5.0
(1)
"Nac x lite is a great lighting and weather overhaul, cant recommend it enough"
#25
ALOT
5.0
(1)
"Youre gonna want: [ALOT](https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffectlegendaryedition/mods/363)"
#26
Elden Ring
5.0
(1)
"Reshade, 4k textures, UW UI Fix, LOD & Draw distance"
#27
Steam
5.0
(1)
"I always have to have the remove docking icon mod"
#28
WizKid
5.0
(1)
"Such a gem! Thank you."
#29
CoreFX
5.0
(1)
"CoreFX is really good too (ENB is optional). You can get it for free here 🤗:"
#30
Vanilla Visuals
5.0
(1)
"I recommend Vanilla Visuals+."
#31
Munitions
5.0
(1)
"Munitions adds something like 10 new weapons and overhauls every weapon in the game."
#32
QoL - Artie and Johnny
5.0
(1)
"To fix John Marston and improve Arthur you can install QoL - Artie and Johnny."
#33
Heart Plains
5.0
(1)
"You can get Heart Plains which turns the Heartlands yellow."
#34
Nova City
5.0
(1)
"Nova City will get you started."
#35
Mari's Flora
5.0
(1)
"Mari’s Flora."
#36
Cathedral 3D Plants AIO
5.0
(1)
"Cathedral 3D Plants AIO."
#37
Veydosebrom Regions
5.0
(1)
"Veydosebrom Regions."
#38
Luxuriant Lush 1K
5.0
(1)
"Luxuriant Lush 1K to cover trees and grass."
#39
Luxuriant Trees Lush 1K
5.0
(1)
"Luxuriant Trees Lush 1K."
#40
Rocket Sound Enhancement
5.0
(1)
"If no one has recommended Rocket Sound Enhancement, you need it."
#41
Conformal Decals
5.0
(1)
"Make your crafts pretty with Conformal Decals."
#42
gshade
5.0
(1)
"If you’re comfortable with gshade/reshade."
#43
fusion fix
5.0
(1)
"These days I think the game looks pretty great with just fusion fix."
#44
iCEnhancer 4
5.0
(1)
"ICEnhancer 4 (Paid Early Access)."
#45
Photorealism Reshade
5.0
(1)
"Photorealism reshade on Nexus."
#46
Unification
5.0
(1)
"Well unification is the best graphics mod so.."
#47
Environmental Visual Enhancements Redux
5.0
(1)
"This is my absolute minimum install for gfx mods."
#48
EVE Redux
5.0
(1)
"*EVE Redux, or "EVE" the free version of it (that has no volumetric clouds compatibility)"
#49
Graphical Map Improvements
5.0
(1)
"The most popular graphical mod by far is Graphical Map Improvements."
#50
Epic Mod Pack
5.0
(1)
"Look up Epic Mod Pack on Nexus. It already has Living City with The Fall of Windy City."
#51
Fantasia Landscapes
5.0
(1)
"{{Fantasia Landscapes}} for landscape textures give a colourful vibe."
#52
Azurite Weathers
5.0
(1)
"The best option right now is {{Azurite Weathers}}, {{Community Shaders}}, and {{Skyrim is Luminous}}."
#53
Tomato Landscapes
5.0
(1)
"Personally I love the Tomato Landscapes. They great looking and have the perfect vibe for Skyrim."
#54
Wabbajack Mad God’s Overhaul
5.0
(1)
"Wabbajack Mad God’s Overhaul or Pandas Sovngrade."
#55
Naturalvision Evolved
5.0
(1)
"Start with Naturalvision Evolved."
#56
NAC X
5.0
(1)
"NAC X Fixed it's a very good weather mod."
#57
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
5.0
(1)
"Theatrum Orbis Terrarum + Blue Water is imo the best visually."
#58
Pure
5.0
(1)
"Pure will be your best friend, u dont need SOL anymore its discontinued."
#59
Cleaned SSE Textures
5.0
(1)
"Start with {{Cleaned SSE Textures}}. I recommend {{Skyland AIO}} and {{Skyland Bits and Bobs}}."
#60
skurkbros texture project
5.0
(1)
"I recently got skurkbros texture project and it just blows everything out of the water."
#61
Doodle’s mods
5.0
(1)
"No Light Limit Fix or Community Shaders? Doodle’s mods should be a staple in any modlist."
#62
NAT.CS + EVLaS
4.0
(1)
"Weather.. NAT.CS + EVLaS."
#63
Dints Hair Pack
4.0
(1)
"Go full physics on clothes and hair, like Dints hair pack and HDT clothes."
#64
HDT Clothes
4.0
(1)
"Go full physics on clothes and hair, like Dints hair pack and HDT clothes."
#65
Seventy Six
4.0
(1)
"Another is Seventy Six weathers. It comes with some other graphic mod recommendations on its nexus page."
#66
FPS Lighting
4.0
(1)
"Fps lighting is a good graphics mod for both interior and exterior."
#67
KSRSS Reborn
4.0
(1)
"KSRSS Reborn has scatterer, eve, and parallax configs built in."
#68
KSRSS
4.0
(1)
"I always recommend starting a modded install with just the solar system of your choice."
#69
Spectra
4.0
(1)
"I believe Spectra has configs for KSRSS."
#70
Megapatch
4.0
(1)
"Idk, i use megapatch, have nice graphics."
#71
Waterfall
4.0
(1)
"Waterfall stock is nice, volumetric clouds is awesome, and you can find plenty of good shaders in ckan."
#72
Engine Lighting
4.0
(1)
"Some I didn't see mentioned: TUFX (with Fox's profiles), engine lighting relit, and magpie mods."
#73
F4ECC
4.0
(1)
"Maybe F4ECC - Gloomy Version + Lightweight Lighting - Gloom Edition + Darker Nights w/ its Far Harbor & Nuka-World"
#74
Project Megaton
4.0
(1)
"Project Megaton had a few filters that might be what you're looking for, I use it plus darker nights and am enjoying it."
#75
Darker Nights
4.0
(1)
"Maybe F4ECC - Gloomy Version + Lightweight Lighting - Gloom Edition + Darker Nights w/ its Far Harbor & Nuka-World"
#76
TUFX
4.0
(1)
"Some I didn't see mentioned: TUFX (with Fox's profiles), engine lighting relit, and magpie mods."
#77
Restock
4.0
(1)
"The other ones people are mentioning. I also use Restock which isn't a graphics mod but a high quality remodel of all the stock parts excluding DLC."
#78
Mouse Fix
4.0
(1)
"The only mod you really need for PC DS2 is the mouse fix"
#79
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
4.0
(1)
"I highly recommend downgrading to 1070 as that will have the most options for all mods."
#80
Fallout 4 Graphics Mods
4.0
(1)
"I prefer graphics mods that keep the original vision of the game intact and only slightly improve things like the lighting and textures."
#81
Pure, CSP, C13 Aegis filter
4.0
(1)
"I'd get Pure, CSP and check out the free version of C13 Aegis filter as a starting point."
#82
NVR
4.0
(1)
"I use nvr because it’s less resource heavy than nve"
#83
Weather
4.0
(1)
"Weather 3.0
Tree improved 3.0
Grass 3.0"
#84
Viva New Vegas
4.0
(1)
"You can follow Viva New Vegas and its linked performance guide."
#85
American Truck Simulator
4.0
(1)
"This site helped me a lot, and gave me confidence that these mods would be good."
#86
Europa Universalis IV
4.0
(1)
"Now i switched over to theatrum orbis terrarum for the past couple of years, which looks far better."
#87
NGVO
4.0
(1)
"Just a suggestion but if you want a solid base to build on check out the NGVO mod list on Wabbajack."
#88
Ro
4.0
(1)
"[Ro - A Graphics-Focused Modlist](https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/84408)"
#89
Nordic Faces
4.0
(1)
"I recommend Nordic Faces or Faithful Faces as a base."
#90
Yet Another Graphics Overhaul
4.0
(1)
"For something slightly different than the normal graphics mods people name."
#91
NoTWL
3.0
(1)
"If you like dense trees, NoTWL or Ulvenwald, but I prefer HLT + Bark Remastered."
#92
Calamity
3.0
(1)
"I use the calamity weathers and there's some patches to make it more vibrant."
#93
EvoWeb
3.0
(1)
"Lot of reshades here, u need create an account."
#94
Renderhook
1.0
(1)
"I tried directx 3 and paid money for it and its complete shit trash."
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