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Valheim

Norse open-world survival crafting with co-op building and bosses

Iron Gate AB · Published by Coffee Stain Publishing · Released Sep 9, 2026

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Reviews trending down: 78% positive in the last 30 days vs 93% overall

Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 501K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 5,325 in 30 days
Players
35K
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 28, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 950
8 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 89/100 (critic reviews)

What is Valheim?

An open-world survival crafting game set in a procedurally generated realm inspired by Norse mythology. Alone or with up to nine other players, you gather materials, cook, craft equipment, build structurally sound bases, sail between biomes, and defeat regional bosses to advance through a corrupted world tied to Odin.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy cooperative exploration, crafting, and elaborate base building
  • +you want difficult biome progression and regional boss fights
  • +you like procedural worlds built for repeated playthroughs

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike long resource-gathering trips and grind-heavy progression
  • −you want deep, precise combat over survival preparation

What players say

93% of 500,649 reviews are positive · 78% of 5,325 in the last 30 days

Players praise cooperative exploration, base building, biome-based progression, and replayability. Common complaints describe resource gathering as tedious and combat as basic or clunky. Some players say the full-release update focuses too much on endgame content while leaving older areas, balance, and quality-of-life issues underdeveloped.

Players over time

▼ -71% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 155,943 players on Sep 27, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 202634,720
Nov 6, 202624,182
Nov 5, 202625,740
Nov 4, 202632,974
Nov 3, 202630,118
Nov 2, 202631,484
Nov 1, 202657,325
Oct 31, 202648,585
Oct 30, 202632,907
Oct 29, 202632,387
Oct 28, 202633,850
Oct 26, 202654,620
Oct 25, 202671,472
Oct 24, 202673,313
Oct 23, 202663,859
Oct 22, 202665,283
Oct 21, 202667,080
Oct 20, 202671,676
Oct 18, 202691,650
Oct 17, 202689,323
Oct 16, 202674,646
Oct 15, 202680,635
Oct 14, 202684,648
Oct 13, 202692,619
Oct 11, 2026110,941
Oct 10, 2026106,595
Oct 9, 202693,914
Oct 8, 202695,775
Oct 7, 2026100,404
Oct 6, 2026107,224
Oct 4, 2026133,872
Oct 3, 2026129,704
Oct 2, 2026111,992
Oct 1, 2026115,013
Sep 30, 2026118,276
Sep 29, 2026127,896
Sep 27, 2026155,943
Sep 26, 2026148,060
Sep 25, 2026128,577
Sep 24, 2026128,882
Sep 23, 202686,270
Sep 23, 2026144,860
Sep 22, 2026147,217
Sep 21, 2026121,705

Screenshots and trailer

Valheim screenshot 1

Valheim system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 950, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 or later
Processor
2.6 GHz Quad Core or similar
Graphics
GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 or later
Processor
i5 3GHz or Ryzen 5 3GHz
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Valheim have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Valheim run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
53
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Ukrainian, Italian, Korean, Traditional Chinese.

Does Valheim use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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