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Valheim
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-09.
What reviewers agree on
69 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“I picked up Valheim during Covid when it first released 5 years ago, and spent a whole week playing the hell out of it with my friends, and to sum it up in one sentence: it felt like playing Minecraft for the first time…”
“One of the best games I ever played. Tons of fun with friends. Epic actions and fights with boss. Loooots of deaths too. Building is great, even when you suck at it like me. Many roles and things to do, and I have yet…”
“Valheim . A nice survival game set in a Scandinavian setting. I really like how they combined survival sandbox elements with the gods and magic filled world of Scandinavian legends. . Controls: WASD - move TAB -…”
23 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“The Devs do not care for this game, And I'm tired of all the people defending and making excuses for lack luster content, sparse updates with shallow nothing content, and the greed of these Devs. The game itself, is…”
“One of the best games I ever played. Tons of fun with friends. Epic actions and fights with boss. Loooots of deaths too. Building is great, even when you suck at it like me. Many roles and things to do, and I have yet…”
“Valheim is a survival game that will make you feel like a legendary Viking warrior one minute and a lost raccoon with a club the next. It’s frustrating, funny, beautiful, dangerous, and weirdly relaxing between…”
14 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“After over 300 hours in this game, I can with good faith say that I really don't like it and it's because of multiple critical design issues that genuinely reduce the enjoyment of the game to near zero. Problem 1 - The…”
“The Devs do not care for this game, And I'm tired of all the people defending and making excuses for lack luster content, sparse updates with shallow nothing content, and the greed of these Devs. The game itself, is…”
“I picked up Valheim during Covid when it first released 5 years ago, and spent a whole week playing the hell out of it with my friends, and to sum it up in one sentence: it felt like playing Minecraft for the first time…”
13 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“nth bonds people like dying repeatedly in Valheim, friendship strengthened, mental health questionable. somewhere between mining, sailing, and dying over and over, we actually finished the game and somehow, i’d do it…”
“Amazing game! Very replayable and has great mechanics for PVE and building. Super fun boss fights, challenging gameplay.”
“First 10 minutes of the game: what is this crap. The next 100 hours into the game: fcking masterpiece. The only survival that has me hooked even after so many hours spent in it, and I still want to play more. Beautiful…”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Valheim is peak gaming-experience. Difficult enough to be challenging, easy enough to enjoy. Not taxing system hardware, yet graphically pleasing and optimized for performance on most machines. Lots of new content being…”
“Super atmospheric, also very very difficult but fun”
“I can 100% understand why people would not like this game, but after playing it for so long, this game is honestly one of my top three. In short; I hate this game but absolutely adore this game. It is a hard game. Its a…”
13 of the 101 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“After over 300 hours in this game, I can with good faith say that I really don't like it and it's because of multiple critical design issues that genuinely reduce the enjoyment of the game to near zero. Problem 1 - The…”
“The Devs do not care for this game, And I'm tired of all the people defending and making excuses for lack luster content, sparse updates with shallow nothing content, and the greed of these Devs. The game itself, is…”
““It’s like Minecraft but instead of punching trees you spend 40 minutes looking for the perfect tree, then a troll destroys your entire house, then you sail for 2 hours just to get killed by a sea snake the size of a…”
13 of the 101 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
““It’s like Minecraft but instead of punching trees you spend 40 minutes looking for the perfect tree, then a troll destroys your entire house, then you sail for 2 hours just to get killed by a sea snake the size of a…”
“At first i was a little disappointed with the graphics and the game is basically a copy of Ark. But since I maxed out my play in Ark and they literally broke the game with the latest DLC they launched, .i mean not able…”
“I strongly recommend the game up to the Mistlands. The Ashlands, are for people who have a self loathing urge to suffer, You lose all your stuff constantly, and near, if not, permanently. The spawn rate is beyond…”
9 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Dev team is an absolute joke, if anyone took as long to finish a job as them, they would all be fired immediately. Accepting the rate at which this team is developing and saying "let them cook", must misunderstand work…”
“The Devs do not care for this game, And I'm tired of all the people defending and making excuses for lack luster content, sparse updates with shallow nothing content, and the greed of these Devs. The game itself, is…”
“I picked up Valheim during Covid when it first released 5 years ago, and spent a whole week playing the hell out of it with my friends, and to sum it up in one sentence: it felt like playing Minecraft for the first time…”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“After over 300 hours in this game, I can with good faith say that I really don't like it and it's because of multiple critical design issues that genuinely reduce the enjoyment of the game to near zero. Problem 1 - The…”
“The Devs do not care for this game, And I'm tired of all the people defending and making excuses for lack luster content, sparse updates with shallow nothing content, and the greed of these Devs. The game itself, is…”
“At first i was a little disappointed with the graphics and the game is basically a copy of Ark. But since I maxed out my play in Ark and they literally broke the game with the latest DLC they launched, .i mean not able…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-09
“Fun game overall - Looks pretty. - Exploration is fun. - Nice food mechanics. However: - Needs less grind. Default item drop rate and carry capacity is just a torture. - Needs more QoL features. Mods really help. - Terraforming is really a chore. Some of the actions stamina cost…”
— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played“yas, just yas. I've been here for near 2k hours and I am waiting at wits end for 1.0 I will probably (will absolutely) play another 1k hours once 1.0 drops. easy. Here is to another 1k-ish whenever 1.0 drops. love this game”
— a player, Steam review · 2,751 hrs played“Quality gameplay but glacial development pace. There's been two biomes added in the last 5 years.”
— a player, Steam review · 181 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Valheim 1.0 Has Arrived!
The time has come to finally venture into the Deep North and Valheim 1.0. We know you’re most likely just itching to jump into the game, so we will not keep you with needless talk! If you have questio
Word from the Devs: Almost there…
Greetings vikings! We hope you’re having a wonderful summer! We’re currently gearing up for the 1.0 release in September, fixing some final bugs and getting everything ready for you to experience in j
Word From the Devs: See You Soon!
Hello vikings! What a month June has been! We were finally able to reveal our 1.0 release date at the PC Gaming Show earlier this month, and we’re delighted that so many of you seem excited for the la
Tell Us Your Valheim Story!
Vikings! As Valheim nears its 1.0 release, we are looking to feature stories of our community members and fans who have played the game. Over the years we’ve heard many stories about players finding n
Valheim Has A Release Date!
Vikings! For a long time you have asked when we will see the release of the Deep North, and at last we have a date to offer you! Valheim 1.0 will arrive on 9 September, with new enemies to kill, bases
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-09.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access |
| Player tags | Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Online Co-Op · Open World · Multiplayer · Building · Crafting · Base-Building · Exploration · Co-op · Adventure · Difficult (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Ukrainian, Italian, Korean, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | http://www.valheim.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or later Processor: 2.6 GHz Quad Core or similar Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: The following languages have been partially translated by the community: Svenska, Italiano, Romanian, български, македонски, Suomi, Dansk, íslenska, Lietuvių kalba, čeština, Magyar nyelv, Português europeu, 한국어 (불완전한), Norsk, ภาษาไทย, ქართული ენა, Abenaki, Slovenčina