✅ Fully Functional. Last updated: 2025. Always check the "Posts" section of the RaceMenu Nexus page before downloading, but the 1.5.97 community remains strong and stable.

Here is the long answer:

No. Absolutely not. The DLL file is compiled against a specific version of the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable and the SKSE API. A 1.5.97 DLL will never load in a 1.6.640 executables.

If you are struggling to get RaceMenu to work, do not update your game. Stay on 1.5.97. Download the old files. And enjoy a modded Skyrim experience that Bethesda’s updates cannot break.

The combination of , SKSE64 2.0.20 , and RaceMenu 0.4.16 is the most stable, feature-complete character customization setup available. All the advanced features—Sculpt mode, BodyGen, Morphs, Overlays, Weapon position adjustment—function without crashes or missing tabs.