 Dragonborn is the third and final add @-@ on for Skyrim . It revolves around the player character 's efforts to defeat <unk> , the first Dragonborn who has become corrupted and seeks to control the world . The add @-@ on takes place on the island of Solstheim , the land of the Dark Elves , which like Skyrim is presented as an open world . It adds new content to the game and allows players to ride on the backs of Dragons , along with other shouts that can be learned exclusively from Solstheim . Dragonborn released for the Xbox 360 on December 4 , 2012 , for Windows on February 5 , 2013 , and for PlayStation 3 on February 12 , 2013 . 
