Skyrim VR is a must-play game for VR owners because it is essentially the complete world of Skyrim but with responsive, satisfying VR movement instead of a controller or mouse and keyboard. It's certainly the largest roleplaying game available for VR systems, but for better or worse it is the same game players have experienced over and over again.
Skyrim owes much of its success to its modding community who have fixed issues with the game and introduced thousands of mods that expand and enhance the classic experience. Skyrim VR is no different with plenty of mods available that fix glitches, offer new interface options, and improve the sense of immersion experienced in the VR space.
USSEP (With The VR Patch)
One of the most important mods ever made for Skyrim Special Edition (which Skyrim VR uses) is the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch. This patch fixes an absolutely massive list of glitches, exploits, and issues with the game as it comes installed and is generally considered one of the few mods every player needs to have installed at all times.
The Patch as-installed doesn't work with Skyrim VR, though, so the Skyrim VR USSEP Compatability Patch must also be installed. Make sure to list the Compatability Patch after the USSEP files in your load order, or it won't configure correctly on launch.
VRIK Player Avatar
One thing that is disappointing about Skyrim VR is the lack of arms and a body when looking down as players only see their character's hands floating in mid-air. The VRIK Player Avatar mod gives the player a fully-animated body that moves responsively in-game to the player, including arms that move with your hands.
It also adds the ability to grab equipped weapons by their handles easily, as they can be seen at the player's side in-game. VRIK Player Avatar is best played in first-person but it does come with the ability to run Skyrim VR in third-person, which still allows players to control their character's movements and arm positions.
MageVR
MageVR makes the process of equipping and using multiple spells, weapons, shouts, powers, and items much less annoying by reducing the amount of time spent in menus. It adds a backpack system that helps with accessing items on the fly. It also makes lockpicking more immersive and even adds a Glyph-Casting system.
With MageVR installed players can draw one of a huge variety of Glyphs in the air to cast the slotted spell or ability. While this mod makes accessing one's inventory and abilities much more immersive, it does not pause the time in-game like accessing the menu and therefore makes it a bit more dangerous to rely on in the middle of combat.
Dragonborn Speaks Naturally
The Dragonborn Speaks Naturally mod adds a feature that was originally included alongside the Kinect: the ability to Shout with voice commands. It does a lot more than just that, though, as players can also say lines of dialogue out loud to choose paths in conversation, making the simple act of talking to NPCs feel much more real.
The mod has a very complicated installation process, though, so be prepared to spend an hour or two getting everything installed and configured before being able to run this. It's not only available for Skyrim VR, too, as Skyrim Special Edition players with a microphone can take advantage of this mod's speech recognition too.
Ordinator (With The VR Patch)
The Ordinator mod is one of the most popular, most extensive, and most impressive Skyrim mods ever released. It completely overhauls every Skill Tree in Skyrim and more than doubles the number of total options available as a player levels up. It's compatible with Special Edition normally but works just the same with Skyrim VR with a compatibility patch.
It's a mod that every avid Skyrim modder should try because it adds layers of depth to the normally bland progression of skills. Skills across the board have been reworked and improved upon, and the new skills add complexity to otherwise underwhelming skill lines like Smithing, Illusion, and Pickpocketing.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is available for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S