
Release
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Critic score
90/100
Platform families
6
Editorial overview
What it is
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!
The premise
Explore a world shrouded in mystery. Discover distinct environments with unique enemies to battle, resources to gather and secrets to uncover! Be a viking, sail the open seas in search of lands unknown, and fight bloodthirsty monsters. Raise viking longhouses and build bases that offer reprieve from the dangers ahead. Customise buildings, both inside and out, with a detailed building system. Progress through building tiers to upgrade, expand and defend your base. Struggle to survive as you gather materials and craft weapons, armor, tools, ships, and defenses. Decorate your hearths and sharpen your blades, grow crops and vegetables, prepare food, brew meads and potions, and progress as you defeat more difficult bosses and discover new recipes and blueprints.
More like this
Iron Gate Studios · Coffee Stain Publishing
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action · Fantasy · Survival
Languages
13 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
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Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Xbox Series X|S
Gen 9

Linux

Nintendo Switch 2
Gen 9

PC (Microsoft Windows)

PlayStation 5
Gen 9

Mac

Xbox One
Gen 8
Minimum
Minimum: • OS: Any up to date version • Processor: 2.6 GHz Dual Core or similar • Memory: 8 GB RAM • Graphics: GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970 • Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended: • OS: Any up to date version • Processor: i5 3GHz or Ryzen 5 3GHz • Memory: 16 GB RAM • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580 • Network: Broadband Internet connection • Storage: 2 GB available space