Saved games are now categorized for each character and grouped and displayed separately on the main menu.
This can make lockpicking substantially easier than on other versions of the game. The more difficult the lock, the more notches are present. Rumble represents the lock as a series of "notches," vibrating as the pick rotates across them, with a slightly stronger vibrating effect on the notches surrounding the sweet spot. While standard left and right thumbstick controls can still be used, holding ZL and rotating the left joy-con will rotate the pick, while holding ZR and rotating the right joy-con will attempt to turn the lock.
Gesture and controller rumble have been incorporated into lockpicking.
Swinging more forcefully performs a power attack or shield bash. Swinging the left or right joy-con controller will attack with an equipped weapon in that hand or block with an equipped shield.
Gesture controls are available for melee combat.
Motion controls are available for fine-tuned aiming with archery and spellcasting.
Bosmer have been given an additional eye color option at character creation: blue, man-style eyes, similar to Link.
Random events added by Dawnguard where vampires would attack settlements have been removed from the Nintendo Switch version.