Valheim
What critics said
The Games Machine90Valheim's incredible sense of atmosphere, scale, and the sheer epicity of every adventure that you choose to undertake, are certainly its strongest assets. It is a shame, however, that despite almost six years in Early Access the game still lacks various quality of life features that would improve the experience – such as, for example, a cleaner crafting interface – and that it feels like the best parts of the game are still those that Early Access launched with, so many years ago.
IGN100Valheim is the oath of the ultimate survival crafting adventure fulfilled, with a gorgeous art style, deadly dungeons, charming homesteading mechanics, and a breathtaking scope.
PC Gamer90One of the best survival games around is finally complete.
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Review: Valheim (Switch 2) - Epic Survival Crafter Finally Hits 1.0, With Performance & Crossplay Hiccups
Great Odin's Raven. I spent my first few hours in Valheim running around in my underwear. Only a casual acquaintance of the survival-crafting genre, I was nevertheless sucked in by the open-world freedom and rich Nordic vibe the game had to offer. Pushing out into the (relatively) safe Meadows biome, punching trees to make tools and setting up makeshift base camps along the way, I gained a misguided level of confidence that led me to confronting a giant deer spirit with a wooden spear and shield
Valheim 1.0's Steam player count soars to a huge 5-year high, but it's not enough to beat the viral survival game's early access peak
The five-year wait for Valheim 1.0 doesn't seem to have hurt the survival game behemoth's popularity all that much. After leaving early access, the crafty viking sim is enjoying a huge resurgence in Steam player numbers.
Viking afterlife open-world survival game Valheim 1.0 is finally here
After ~5 years in Early Access, the viking inspired open-world survival game Valheim has now officially launched with the new Deep North biome to finish it up. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Valheim Review
This is the oath of the ultimate survival crafting adventure fulfilled and carved into the very bones of the Earth.
“Bring in the Moose!”: What to Expect in Valheim 1.0
As Valheim closes in on its Deep North update, Iron Gate Studio tells us about new dungeons, mobs, and the things that didn't make it in The post “Bring in the Moose!”: What to Expect in Valheim 1.0 appeared first on This Week in Videogames - TWIV.
Valheim 1.0 won’t update the survival game’s sparse oceans, reveal devs Iron Gate, who add it’s "too soon to say" how long post-release updates will continue
Co-op Viking survival game Valheim's 1.0 release is set for this September, bringing with it a fearsome final biome, the Deep North. Though, developers Iron Gate have now confirmed that it won't include any much-requested updates to oceans on top of that, while refusing to offer a conclusive answer as to how long the game'll keep on getting updates once it's out in full.
While you're waiting for Valheim 1.0, why not try this map that transforms it into a massive RPG?
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How About One More Game for Your September Schedule? Valheim Gets Full PS5 Release
Popular survival game enters 1.0. A number of games have already reserved your free time 10 times over during September, so yet another new release couldn't hurt, right? Valheim, with its full 1.0 version, has added to the list with a PS5 launch now set for 9th September 2026. It's leaving early access after five years, and brings the fully up-to-date base version of Valheim to PS5 alongside a new biome in the Deep North. It's £15.49 / $19.99 on PC, so expect a similar price for the PS5 version.
Valheim Will Hit 1.0 in September After Over Five Years in Early Access
Iron Gate's survival game will finally fully launch on 9 September 2026 alongside its previously announced PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 ports. The post Valheim Will Hit 1.0 in September After Over Five Years in Early Access
Valheim 1.0 arrives in September with the Deep North biome
Open-world survival game Valheim is officially going to leave Early Access on September 9th, bringing with it a huge update to the game. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
After over five years in early access, Valheim is finally graduating to version 1.0
Viking survival and crafting hit, Valheim, which first appeared in early access in early 2021, is almost ready for its full release. Developer Iron Gate announced at the PC Gaming Show that the game will officially launch on 9th September.
Valheim 1.0 release date announced, so prepare to ward off "ancient evils and lurking threats" in its treacherously icy final biome
It may, as I write this, be summer showcase season. However, you should get ready to wrap up warm. Co-op Viking survivor Valheim's set to get very cold soon, as its 1.0 release brings a final new biome, the Deep North. "A frigid land encased in ice and mystery" this dangerous locale and Valheim 1.0 will arrive on September 9th.
Valheim launches September 9
Viking survival game Valheim will leave Early Access and launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, … Source
Everything I saw on my trip to Valheim's final biome, the Deep North: from ghost vikings to rampaging moose
Met a seal, refused to kill it, then died to a moose. Nature is beautiful.
After half a decade, Valheim 1.0 finally has a release date
From reveal to release, it's been a hell of a journey.
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Nintendo Download: 10th September (North America)
Valheim! Woodo! Batman! The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch 2 eShop - Highlights Valheim (Coffee Stain, 9th Sep, $29.99) - Become one of Odin’s chosen warriors and survive the monster-infested realm to earn your place in his halls within this Viking exploration game. Players can brave the adventu
Five Xbox Games Are Releasing Today, Including One Of The Highest-Rated Titles Of 2026 (September 9)
IGN gave it a 10/10! Welcome back to another daily roundup of all the games coming to Xbox on September 9. It's a relatively quiet one today folks, but leading the charge nonetheless is the 1.0 release of Valheim, a Norse-themed survival adventure that launches out of Early Access today and is already receiving incredible reviews. Read the full article on purexbox.com
Nintendo Download: 3rd September (North America)
Orbitals! Onimusha! Valheim! The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch 2 eShop - Highlights Orbitals (Kepler Interactive, 3rd Sep, $39.99) - Blast off with Maki and Omura as they brave the deadly Storm Wall and the perils beyond to save their home. This intergalactic two-player co-op adventure set in a
The Secrets update for Necesse includes collabs with Palworld, Rimworld, Core Keeper and Valheim
Necesse blends a bit of many genres and now many collabs all in one in the Secrets update that's out now. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.