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Valheim
Valheim is a brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players set in a procedurally-generated world inspired by Norse mythology. Craft powerful weapons, construct longhouses, and slay mighty foes to prove yourself to Odin!
Details
- Released
- September 9, 2026
- Developer
- Iron Gate Studios
- Genres
- Survival · Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Crafting · Adventure · Indie · Open world
- Publisher
- Coffee Stain Publishing
- Platforms
- PC · Xbox One · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2
How it plays
Time to beat · 3 player times (IGDB)
Up to 10 players
Player pulse
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Valheim Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
This is the oath of the ultimate survival crafting adventure fulfilled and carved into the very bones of the Earth.
Read our Valheim PS5 review to see why Iron Gate's 1.0 release is a survival crafting landmark, blending cozy homesteading with epic Viking conquest.
Valheim | Review | Five and a half years after its Early Access launch, Iron Gate's survival game reaches version 1.0.
Valheim is a masterful blend of linear progression with open survival gameplay.
After five years of Early Access, the 1.0 release of Valheim is finally here. Claudia embarked on a new adventure to see what the game has to offer in its current state...
Survival, which blew us away years ago, has finally been released. But is anyone else interested?
Valheim is probably the most polished survival game I've ever played, with a ridiculously satisfying upgrade loop that kept me hooked.
Without straying too much into spoiler territory (as it will be a lot more fun for you to discover it for yourself), the existing land of Valheim also has plenty of new features and content to look out for. Not only will that make the journey to the Deep North all the more entertaining for those playing the game for the first time, it should also give longtime players the shot in the arm they need to return to those old biomes and zones.
Valheim's 1.0 release is finally upon us, and Brian took the long-running Viking survival game's upcoming update for a spin. How does the experience stack up?
Valheim is an absolutely massive survival adventure, spanning a large randomized world containing danger and beauty in equal measure.