Action · February 2, 2021

Valheim (2021)

extension1 DLClocal_offer-50% current discountgroup10M–100M ownerstrending_up14.4k peak concurrentrecommend441.5k recommendations
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! EXPLORE THE TENTH WORLD 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. BUILD MIGHTY HALLS 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. GATHER, CRAFT AND SURVIVE 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. KEY FEATURES: Massive procedurally-generated world where every biome is immersive and distinct, with unique enemies, resources and crafting recipes to discover. Play alone or with up to 10 players on player-hosted dedicated servers and experience unlimited world creation and enemies that scale in difficulty. Staminabased combat that rewards preparation and skill. Utilize weapon types with unique attacks, different blocking styles, ranged combat, dodges and parries to fight your enemies. Rewarding food system where you cannot starve and are not punished for not eating, instead you gain health, stamina and regeneration buffs depending on what foods you consume. Intuitive crafting where recipes are discovered as you explore the world, and pick up new resources and ingredients. Flexible building system that takes structural integrity and ventilation into account. Build a small shelter or an entire village, make outposts or claim abandoned buildings as your own. Then customize to your liking. Sail boats and ships to reach distant lands and explore the sea that offers riches to claim and monsters to fight. Epic boss fights that will test even the best prepared vikings and offer rewards that help you on your journey. Community-translated languages: In addition to the officially supported languages, Valheim has several community-translated languages. As the name would suggest these are all translated by fans and members of the community, and is an ongoing process. We can't guarantee the quality nor completeness of any specific translation effort.

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume499.8k Steam reviewsTop 1% in Action
Positive rating94% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 19%
Concurrent peak14.4k playersTop 2% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours72 h averageTop 5% for session depth among Action

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Open World Survival Craft · 2.4k
  • Survival · 2.3k
  • Online Co-Op · 2.2k
  • Open World · 2.1k
  • Multiplayer · 2.0k
  • Building · 1.9k
  • Crafting · 1.7k
  • Base-Building · 1.6k
  • Exploration · 1.6k
  • Co-op · 1.5k
  • Adventure · 1.3k
  • Difficult · 1.3k
  • Mythology · 1.2k
  • Sandbox · 1.2k
  • PvE · 1.2k

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Accessibility

  • Adjustable Difficulty

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound

Other

  • Single-player
  • Save Anytime

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Turkish
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Polish
  • Ukrainian
  • Italian

Reception Metrics

Steam community

94%Very Positive · 499.8k reviews

469.8k positive · 30.0k negative

Curator recommendations

441.5k

Peak concurrent players

14.4k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

72h

substantial (40–100 hours)

Median

28h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

12h

Current engagement

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 2, 2021
DeveloperIron Gate AB
PublisherCoffee Stain Publishing
Base price$9.99 -50%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners10M–100M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Valheim