Valheim

Platforms

Mac
Nintendo Switch 2
PC
PS5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S

Initial release Feb. 2, 2021

Genres

Action Adventure
Indie
RPG

Publishers

Coffee Stain Publishing
Coffee Stain Studios

Valheim Spotlight

Valheim 1.0 won’t update the survival game’s sparse oceans, reveal devs Iron Gate, who add it’s "too soon to say" how long post-release updates will continue

A price bump's also incoming

Mark Warren

3 months ago

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Valheim map guide

The Valheim map and markers explained

Ollie Toms

3 years ago
Valheim dedicated server hosting guide

Set up your own Valheim server with these easy steps!

Ollie Toms

3 years ago
Valheim 1.0 release date announced, so prepare to ward off "ancient evils and lurking threats" in its treacherously icy final biome

The Deep North beckons

Mark Warren

4 months ago

7

Valheim Feed

A Viking ship sails the ocean in Valheim.

News

Valheim 1.0 won’t update the survival game’s sparse oceans, reveal devs Iron Gate, who add it’s "too soon to say" how long post-release updates will continue

A price bump's also incoming

July 2, 2026 Mark Warren

17 comments

A player facing a big creature under the northern lights in Valheim's Deep North biome.

News

Valheim 1.0 release date announced, so prepare to ward off "ancient evils and lurking threats" in its treacherously icy final biome

The Deep North beckons

June 7, 2026 Mark Warren

7 comments

Feature

The best co-op games on PC

After much passing of the pad, we've decided these are the best co-op games

March 31, 2026 Ed Thorn

78 comments

Artwork from Valheim, No Man's Sky and Astroneer form the header for our best survival games list

Feature

The best survival games on PC

A list of the best survival games crafted from: 6000 words, 1x Tired Person, and a 1x Thocky Keyboard

March 23, 2026 Ed Thorn

84 comments

Revellers revel in Valheim's fifth anniversary update

News

Valheim developers celebrate the game's fifth anniversary with flower garlands, sweetbread, and Steam Deck optimisations

Come for the patch notes, stay for the gift ideas

Feb. 3, 2026 Julian Benson

10 comments

Art for Valheim's Ashlands update, showing players facing off with monstrous creatures in a burning forest

News

Valheim gets a fiery rebirth as Ashlands biome goes live with new siege weapons, bone spiders and boiling seas

Penultimate biome is also the survival sim's toughest yet

May 15, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

1 comment

Players wander a volcanic landscape in Valheim

News

Valheim's volcanic Ashlands update gets first proper trailer and breakdown

New hazards, new weapons and siege equipment, plus thoughts on washing machines

April 22, 2024 Nic Reuben

6 comments

The Fallen Valkyrie, a winged burning monster from Valheim's Ashlands biome

News

Valheim's Ashlands update walks a "fine line between fun and frustration", according to new dev video

Iron Gate showcases a range of horrible Nordic munsters

Jan. 24, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

5 comments

Two characters in Valheim, one of whom is holding some sort of ornamental horn.

News

Valheim's beta branch update adds difficulty modes, new trader and more

Hardcore, casual, beards

June 17, 2023 Graham Smith

2 comments

A Viking warrior stands in front of a large blue ogre in a forest in Valheim

News

Paid mods are “against the creative and open spirit of modding,” say Valheim's developer

Iron Gate aren't fans of the idea

May 30, 2023 Kaan Serin

43 comments

Valheim Mistlands key art which shows two vikings venturing into an uncharted forest. One holds a torch, the other looks at a hare, while a massive sword lies stuck in the earth behind them.

News

Valheim details customisable difficulty settings and a sort-of creative mode

Perfect for builders, peaceful strollers, and hardcore survivors

April 18, 2023 Kaan Serin

4 comments

A Valheim screenshot of a completely explored map.

Guide

Valheim map guide

The Valheim map and markers explained

April 5, 2023 Ollie Toms

A Valheim screenshot of a player standing with their back to the camera, wielding a Battleaxe and looking out into a Mountains biome.

Guide

Valheim dedicated server hosting guide

Set up your own Valheim server with these easy steps!

April 5, 2023 Ollie Toms

A Valheim screenshot of an extensive settlement with multiple houses, walls, and farms, seen from an aerial perspective.

Guide

Valheim tips and tricks

Use these tips and tricks to start strong in Valheim

April 4, 2023 Ollie Toms

2 comments

A Valheim screenshot of the player wearing full Padded Armor, standing in front of a forest.

Guide

Best Valheim Armor: how to craft the best Armor

Learn how to make the best Valheim Armor

April 3, 2023 Ollie Toms

1 comment

A player in Valheim, clad in Carapace Armour, wields the Mistwalker Sword while standing in a Meadows field.

Guide

The best Valheim weapons

Here are the best weapons in Valheim and how to craft them

April 3, 2023 Ollie Toms

Artwork for The Long Dark, Subnautica and Valheim for the RPS Bestest Best Reader Edition Survival Games list

Feature

These are your 25 favourite survival games of all time

As voted for by the RPS readership

March 31, 2023 Katharine Castle

57 comments

Guide

Valheim: How to find and mine Iron

How to get Scrap Iron from Muddy Scrap Piles, and smelt it into Iron Bars

March 29, 2023 Ollie Toms

A Valheim screenshot of a Boar standing in a Meadows biome.

Guide

Valheim Boar taming: How to tame Boar

Learn how to tame wild Boars and breed them for maximum Meat and Leather

March 29, 2023 Ollie Toms

A Valheim screenshot of all three types of boat lined up next to one another.

Guide

Valheim boats: how to make the Raft, Karve, and Longship

Learn how to make a boat and sail the seas in Valheim

March 29, 2023 Ollie Toms

A Valheim screenshot of Haldor the Trader sitting by the fire, smoking a pipe, with Halstein, his beast of burden, in the background.

Guide

Valheim Merchant location: how to find Haldor the Trader

How to find and trade with Haldor, the Valheim Merchant

March 29, 2023 Ollie Toms

Guide

Valheim: How to get Silver

Here's how you can find Silver in Valheim

March 29, 2023 Ollie Toms

A crouching fleshy monster with a face of teeth and skulls

News

Valheim's next biome update will be the Ashlands, a volcanic land of the dead

Spookier, scarier skeletons

Jan. 16, 2023 Matt Cox

5 comments

News

Valheim's Mistlands update now lets you wield magic in the fog

I know fog and mist are different don't @ me

Dec. 7, 2022 Matt Cox

3 comments

Feature

Valheim Mistlands is a foggy endgame biome patrolled by blimp ticks

A horrible bug

Nov. 22, 2022 Ed Thorn

13 comments

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