Valheim

Iron Gate AB · Coffee Stain Publishing

Released: Feb 2, 2021
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 16:40 GMT

Updates & announcements

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20 Aug 2026Developer post
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 just a few weeks. We hope you’re as excited as we are! In the meantime, please do
24 Jun 2026Developer post
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 launch! At last it is official that Valheim 1.0, with Deep North and all, releases
10 Jun 2026Developer post
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 new friends, a welcoming community and even love through the game, and we’d love
08 Jun 2026GamingOnLinux
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 here:
07 Jun 2026Developer post
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 to build and weapons to craft. The release will hit PC, Linux, Mac, Xbox One an
28 May 2026Developer post
Word From the Devs: Summoning Our Champions!
Hello vikings! We would like to start off on a slightly different note this month, where instead of us sharing something with you, we want to ask you to share something with us. We are entering the final stages of development for the Deep North, and for Valheim 1.0, and for that
06 May 2026Developer post
Patch 0.221.13 (Public Test)
⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable! Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience. ACCESS :
⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable! Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.
ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found here.
FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our Discord or through the form on our website.
Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.
In this update we’re introducing a new save system for your Valheim worlds! The purpose of this is to make the game save faster, and to decrease the risk of corrupt save files. What the new system means in practice is that the game now saves your world in smaller chunks, and only the chunks that have been modified since the last save will be affected. Worlds will no longer be saved with a .db and a .fwl file, but will instead be saved and stored in separate folders, with the .db file broken down into smaller pieces. Backups will also have their own separate folders. Please note that if you intend to switch between the PTB and the Live branch of the game, it is not advisory to move your files around manually. If this sounds overly technical, don’t worry – unless you’re frequently moving your files around manually, you won’t notice any difference beyond faster saving times! For users who are running Valheim with mods, please note that this system has not been tested with mods. While we don’t believe there should be any issues relating to this, modding the game is always done at your own risk.
Detailed Patch Notes:
* Introducing a new world save system * The new save system only affects world saves, character saves remain the same. * When saving, only the chunks that have been modified are saved. * Instead of saving a world with the .db and .fwl files it’s now stored in folders and the world (.db) is split up in multiple files (chunks). * Backups are stored in separate folders. * When loading a world that is not chunked, a backup is made first so no data is lost in case of potential new bugs. * The save system performs extra checks after saving to make sure it saved properly, which reduces the risk of a corrupt save. * There is a new limitation in cloud storage, up until now it was only the total size of all saves. Some platforms have a limit in how many files can be saved, this was previously not a limitation but now there will be way more files saved.
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28 Apr 2026Developer post
Word From the Devs: Yeah, That’s A Drawbridge
Hello vikings! We began this month of April, as is customary, with a bit of a laugh. Most of you caught on to the fact that it was an April Fools joke, but we do want to make sure to clarify that there is not going to be an additional game mode in Valheim where you can romance al
25 Mar 2026Developer post
Word From the Devs: Winter Adventures
Hello Vikings! While the story of Hervor Bloodtooth has come to an end, the same cannot be said for the Deep North. We continue to work away on crafting the biome, and today we want to show you a couple of different wintery snippets of what to expect, before spring is properly up
25 Feb 2026Developer post
Word From the Devs: Looking to the Future
Hello Vikings! First of all, thank you for all the kind messages during our five year anniversary earlier this month. We wouldn’t be here without all of you! You might also have noticed that we announced that Valheim is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 later this year! We’re really ex
19 Feb 2026Developer post
Patch 0.221.12
We've got a couple of fixes for you today! Please also note that playing using Vulkan might currently cause Valheim to be unstable and/or crash. If you want to continue using Vulkan, you can disable the FPS limiters in e.g. the Nvidia Control Panel for a hopefully smoother experi
02 Feb 2026GamingOnLinux
Valheim gets a big birthday update with optimizations, Steam Deck upgrades and new content
Valheim is celebrating five years of Early Access with a big upgrade that should make it perform better everywhere, especially on the Steam Deck. Read the full article here:
02 Feb 2026Developer post
Patch 0.221.10 – Five Years of Valheim!
Greetings vikings! Today marks the five year anniversary since Valheim was first released into Early Access – and what an incredible five years it’s been! We want to thank everyone who has been a part of our journey and our community since then, whether you started playing on day
28 Jan 2026Developer post
Word From the Devs: It’s Freezing!
Greetings, vikings! 2026 is here, and we hope you’re just as eager for this year as we are! We’ve been having quite a bit of winter weather here in our corner of the world lately, which feels apt as we’ll be sharing with you the ninth part of The Voyage of Hervor Bloodtooth today
26 Nov 2025Developer post
Word From the Devs: Through the Roof
Greetings vikings! We’ve truly hit the colder part of the year now, which gives us plenty of inspiration for the Deep North landscape. And just as we continue to work on the biome, Hervor Bloodtooth is continuing her journey: Many of you have speculated for a long time, and as we
28 Oct 2025Developer post
Word from the Devs: Picking Up the Thread
Hello vikings! We want to start with mentioning a Unity security vulnerability that occurred a few weeks back. There is no evidence that the vulnerability ever reached Valheim in any way, and we hurried to patch the game with the necessary updates from Unity as soon as we could.
18 Sep 2025Developer post
Word From the Devs: We Fight On!
Greetings vikings! Since our last check-in we have moved the Call to Arms update from the Public Test Branch and into the Live version of the game! We want to thank everyone who tested the game during the PTB, as well as everyone who has played it since the official release. We h
09 Sep 2025GamingOnLinux
The big Call to Arms update for Valheim is out now
Valheim has been upgraded with the Call to Arms update bringing in new content along with entirely new gameplay mechanics, while we all wait for a new biome. Read the full article here:
09 Sep 2025Developer post
Patch 0.221.4 – Call To Arms
It's time to bring Call to Arms from the PTB and into Valheim proper! As always, a huge thank you to everyone who has tested it already, and a grand welcome to all new players! This updates features plenty of ways of self-improvement – whether that be wooden weapons for sparring
03 Sep 2025Developer post
Patch 0.221.4 (Public Test)
⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable! Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience. ACCESS :
⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable! Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.
ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found here.
FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our Discord or through the form on our website.
Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.
Hello vikings! We hope you've been enjoying the Call to Arms update so far! We've gotten some great feedback, so now we have a long list of tweaks and fixes that should make the update both more stable and more enjoyable. This includes some fixes to wooden weapons, as well as tweaks to adrenaline and the new creatures. Fight well!
Abbreviated Patch Notes:
* Battle Brother has remembered his real name: T.W.I.G. * Tweaks to adrenaline gain * Tweaks to Bear and Vile behaviour * Various bug fixes
Detailed Patch Notes:
Fixes & Improvements: * Battle Brother has remembered his real name: T.W.I.G. * Bottled Tar Blob now has the correct model when being thrown * Frost Blob is now weak against fire and very resistant against frost * The Frost Blob Bomb now requires a Drake trophy instead of a Stone Golem trophy * Made tweaks to make knives better for combat in slopes * Wooden Greatsword is now repairable at the workbench * Wooden weapons now have more appropriate block power * Wooden Atgeirs are now a bit more rare to find * Wooden Sword and Wooden Greatsword now sound like they’re made of wood * Using mage staffs directly after dodging no longer grants abnormal amount of adrenaline * Staff of Embers and Staff of Fracturing now only grant adrenaline on use instead of on hit * Staff of Frost projectiles now grant 1 Adrenaline per hit instead of 2 per hit * Area attacks (made by sledges, for example) now grant adrenaline * Adrenaline granted when staggering enemies is now reduced from 5 to 3 * Killing Seeker Broods now grants less adrenaline than before * Skull Splittur now requires Black Forge level 1 instead of level 3 to be crafted * Skull Splittur now emits a bit of light, matching other similar weapons * Blackmetal Battleaxe and Skull Splittur are now held more properly by the player character * Fragrant Bundle, Fresh Seaweed and Thistle can now be placed flat on horizontal item stands (reminder: shift + E to change rotation on item stands) * Bearskin Rug no longer flickers * Bears and Viles now take 4 seconds to disappear after death instead of 8 seconds * Bears and Viles should no longer get stuck behind trees and boulders as much * Bears are now able to swim * Viles now have a chance to drop Rotten Meat (in addition to Bear Meat) * Viles are now part of the Plains Monster faction instead of the Undead faction * Trinkets are now crafted using the Forge instead of the Workbench. Trinkets available in the Mistlands and Ashlands are now crafted in the Black Forge * Both equipped the Trinket and equipped the Utility Item are now visible on the character at the same time * You can no longer dodge while overencumbered * Stairs of the Stone Portal should now be climbable * Carvings on Fader sacrificial stone now have more emission to match other sacrificial stones * Cores are no longer placed in hot bar when picked up, and are still able to be placed on item stands * Looking at a beehive or an archery target while another player disconnects from the server no longer causes the game to crash * Fighting Yagluth no longer makes the game crash on Xbox * There’s no longer Null Reference Exceptions when some projectiles hit the Shield Generator * Sledges once again are able to hit enemies through fractured mine rocks * Fixed an issue where T.W.I.G. could be deconstructed multiple times in multiplayer * Fix a bug that caused the GUI to not update matchmaking data immediately when adding a server from join code * Fixed some spelling issues * Updated localisation
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