All the Best Skyrim Mods of 2024 in One Complete List (Links)

2024 was an incredible year for Skyrim mods, and it's looking like 2025 will start with great momentum. Here is my list of the best mods of 2024, in their respective category:

NPC AND DIALOGUE

Follower Dialogue Expansion: https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/anbeegod/about-me?gameId=1704  

Falmer Servant Lines Expansion: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/120995 

Whistling in Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/114781 

Singalongs of Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/129812 

Cheeky Kids: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/112455 

Collision Dialogue Overhaul: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132325 

Housecarls Pre-Thaneship: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/128275 

Guards pose with weapons IED-OAR: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/110005 

City Bag Checks: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/112212 

Extended Guard Dialogue: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/106523 

New Female Guard Voices: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/125124 

Chatty NPCs: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133266 

Follower Interact with Gestures: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/119202 

Face Sculptor Expanded: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/110116 

COMBAT

NPC Take Cover: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/111890 

Dismembering Framework: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/126203 

DF - Official Humanoid Asset Pack: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/126327 

Stress and Fear: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/116522 

Dragon Combat Animations: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/123113 

Modern First Person Animation Overhaul: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/115525 

BFCO: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/117052 

QOL

Subtitles: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/113214 

Dialogue History: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/114238 

Take a Nap - Sleep on Chairs: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/113255 

Simplicity of Stalking - Automatically Follow NPCs: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/111867 

Object Manipulation Overhaul: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/123664 

Better Grabbing: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/134769 
Grab and Throw: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/120460 

Grab and Eat: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/118899 

LOCATIONS

JK’s Fort Dawnguard: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/110645 

JK’s Castle Volkihar: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/116314 

JK's Dark Brotherhood Sanctuaries: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/121950

JK's Nightingale Hall: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/128116  Windhelm Dock Gate Overhaul: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/130871 

Drengin’s Blue Palace Terrace: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/35180 

Water Towers of Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/108751 

Whiterun Has Walls Redone: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/119229 

ANIMATIONS

EVG Clamber: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/114753 

Dynamic Female Swimming Idles: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/128040 

Malignis Animations: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132028 

SD's Seamless Sneak Transition and Idles OAR: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133022 

First Person Interactions: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/123129

Dynamic Looting and Harvesting Animations: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/114547
Dynamic Crafting Animations: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/116422

Divines Prayer Animations: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/109175 

Walking Stick - Walk with staves or polearms: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/120966 

Underdog Death Animations: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/108489 

IMMERSION (OTHERS)

Animated Ships: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/110260 

Animated Carriage: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/112397

Animated Carriage Additional Route: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/112548

Ascend - Hidden Peaks of Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/120802 

Clofas’ Sound Mods: https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Clofas/mods?gameId=1704 

Sandbox When Idle: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/131350 

Travel Stops of Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122909 

Ant Hills In Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/107400 

Real Water in Buckets and Barrels and Pots and Pans: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122422

Burn'em Banners: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/118694