Developers often hide Easter eggs within games for players to find, but some are either too out of the way or well-hidden to be seen by everyone. Sometimes an easter egg doesn't get discovered until years after a game is released, while other times it doesn't get a ton of recognition and is more or less forgotten. This is the likely case with a recent The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Easter egg that was recently shared with the game's Reddit community.
Reddit user u/B3C5T4 posted a screenshot of an in-game reference to Pac-Man, which was hidden in an NPC house in Markarth. The Easter egg is a cheese wheel with a wedge cut out that is arranged in front of a series of round yellow objects to represent the pellets from the game. Players can see it for themselves if they're curious. All they need to do is to boot up Skyrim, head to Markarth, and step inside Endon's house. It is placed on the lower shelf of a table.
Fans of the title have been scouring it since its release in 2011, attempting to unearth all of its secrets. Recently, another Skyrim player discovered a dungeon after playing the game for 7 years. Up until a few days ago, they had never seen it before. It's an area called Archwind Point, which is located south of the Alchemist's Shack. Players can encounter a Legendary Dragon, but it is entirely optional from the dragons that players have to kill as part of the story.
It's impressive how dedicated gamers have been to The Elder Scrolls franchise--Skyrim especially--and love of the title even goes beyond the game. One fan recently recreated the Skyrim map in real life by sketching it on top of a wooden board. The map is extremely detailed and includes all the major areas players will recognize. The creator stated that it took them over two weeks to finish, and one look at it should convince anyone of that claim.
As for the future of the series, Bethesda confirmed that The Elder Scrolls 6 is still in its design phase, so fans shouldn't plan on playing it for a while. However, the developer has been dishing out small nuggets of information on what the series' community can expect. In a recent interview, the company's director, Todd Howard, said The Elder Scrolls 6 is using the same engine as Starfield.
Aside from those details, the company didn't have much else to share. As the years roll on and the game is further into development, more information--and possibly gameplay--will be released. Until then, fans will just have to hope that it can match the success of Skyrim, as well as include plenty of fun Easter eggs for players to discover.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is available to play now on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.