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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…
Patch notes2 changesBalance - Valheim
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 welco…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Valheim
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 weapo…
Announcement2 changesCompatibilityGameplay - Valheim
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 devel…
Patch notes1 changeServer - Valheim
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-tu…
Patch notes3 changesGameplayUI/audio - Valheim
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 b…
Event2 changesMaps - Valheim
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 win…
Event5 changesMapsBalance - Valheim
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…
Patch notes1 changeMaps - Valheim
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…
Patch notes3 changesFixPerformance - Valheim
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…
Store12 changesFixGameplay - Valheim
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 wit…
Patch notes1 changeWorkshop - Valheim
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 jo…
Event4 changesMapsGameplay - Valheim
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 gam…
Security2 changesMaps - Valheim
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 a…
Store5 changesGameplayMaps - Valheim
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 se…
Store15 changesFixGameplay - Valheim
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-tu…
Patch notes2 changesFixGameplay
