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Valheim

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

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!

Survival

Player score

9.4/10

540,990 reviews

Released: 2021
Developer: Iron Gate Studio
Platforms: 3 systems
Critics: Not scored
Steam Deck: verified
Download: 1 GB

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Valheim?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	2 February 2021
Developer	Iron Gate Studio
Publisher	Coffee Stain Studios
Platforms	PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck
Genres	Survival
Languages	14 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q105100327, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Valheim received?

Players94%positive of 540,990 · Very Positive

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

6 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	full support
Cloud saves	Yes
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Yes
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	verified
Download size	1 GB
Add-on content	1 DLC listed
Age gate	None

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$29.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Valheim on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Crashes and freezes12 of 300 (4%)
It was a nice game, but some update broke it in 2023 and since then I wasn't able to play it without game crashing every so often, PC restarting, PC shutdowns, no other game gave me so much headache.
Steam review, 23 June 2026 · 566 hours played · 8 readers marked it helpful
The game chooses to store you player progress locally instead of on the server, so if you happen to crash, you lose progress and possibly unique items.
Steam review, 8 August 2026 · 89 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful

A further 6 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Valheim

24 games overlap with Valheim on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Abiotic Factor, Necesse and TerraTech.

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Common questions about Valheim

What platforms is Valheim on?

Valheim is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck. It first released in 2021.

How much does Valheim cost?

$29.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Valheim?

94% of 540,990 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

Does Valheim work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Valheim as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.

How big is the Valheim download?

1 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.

Who made Valheim?

Valheim was developed by Iron Gate Studio and published by Coffee Stain Studios.