Valheim

Survival

Steam players
Very Positive
94% of 561,237
Release
2021
Valheim: Cover

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Screenshots from Steam, unretouched: the in-game interface as it is.

What this game is

Valheim is a survival game set in a Norse purgatory, where Odin has sent you into Yggdrasil to kill ancient monsters. Each biome is a separate world with its own boss, new materials and survival rules.

Progression goes through the biomes: you start in the Meadows, where you chop trees, build a house and make leather armor. Kill the stag Eikthyr and the Black Forest opens up. There you find copper and tin for bronze. Next come the Swamp (marsh, iron, Bonemass), the Mountains (wolves, silver, the dragon Moder), the Plains (flatlands, flax and black metal, the giant Yagluth), the Mistlands (fog, magic, The Queen), and finally the Ashlands (2024 update): the fiery wasteland of Flametal, the new flagship ship Drakkar, and the latest boss so far, Fader.

Co-op is the heart of the game: up to 10 players on one dedicated server. One builds the base, another hunts, a third smelts metal, and the division of labor forms naturally. Worlds are tied to a seed, and you can move your character between servers.

Building: Norse architecture made of wood, stone and metal. The construction physics are structural: beams need support or they collapse. The community builds fortresses, ships and whole villages.

Russian interface and subtitles are available, with no official voice acting, but the game does not require deep knowledge of the lore to get started.

Norse survival game in Yggdrasil for up to 10 players: build, craft and fight bosses, from the Meadows to the fiery Ashlands.

TagsBase BuildingDifficultOpen WorldExplorationCraftingBuildingThird-PersonSingleplayerMultiplayerOnline Co-opCo-opPvE
  • Single-player
  • Multiplayer
  • Co-op
  • Co-op (online)
Available on
Steam
Release date
Developer
Iron Gate AB
Publisher
Coffee Stain Publishing
Controller
Full support

Languages and hardware

EnglishText only

Voice-over: noneText: 14 languages

All 14 languages
  • EnglishText only
  • FrenchText only
  • GermanText only
  • испанский – ИспанияText only
  • RussianText only
  • Chinese (Simplified)Text only
  • TurkishText only
  • JapaneseText only
  • португальский – БразилияText only
  • PolishText only
  • UkrainianText only
  • ItalianText only
  • KoreanText only
  • Chinese (Traditional)Text only

Minimum

OS
Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit
Processor
2.6 GHz Dual Core or better
Memory
8 GB
Graphics card
GeForce GTX 970 / AMD RX 480 (2 GB VRAM)
Storage
1 GB SSD

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
Processor
i5 3GHz+ or Ryzen 5
Memory
16 GB
Graphics card
GeForce GTX 1080 / AMD RX 5700 (4+ GB VRAM)
Storage
1 GB SSD

What people say about the game

94%

Very Positive

561,237 reviews on Steam

This is how players and critics rate the game itself, not our store.

Frequently asked questions

What will I get when I buy Valheim on Lootaem?

A digital key or gift for Steam, not an account and not a subscription. Once Lootaem launches, it will arrive in your personal account area right after payment. Activation in Steam: menu "Games" → "Activate a Product on Steam" → enter the key (or accept the gift). The game appears in your library within 1-2 minutes.

What are the system requirements for Valheim, and will it run on my PC?

Minimum: 2.6 GHz Dual Core or better, GeForce GTX 970 / AMD RX 480 graphics card (2 GB VRAM), 8 GB RAM, 1 GB SSD. Recommended: i5 3GHz+ or Ryzen 5, GeForce GTX 1080 / AMD RX 5700 graphics card (4+ GB VRAM). Full requirements are in the "System requirements" block on this page.