It is catching on and I have only heard good things
Valheim has struck a chord with Steam players who are always on the hunt for the next great survival game to play alone and with friends. After watching the Viking survival game on the top sellers list all week and thinking “Hey, I have to try that,” it’s official: Valheim sold over a million copies during its launch week.
Here’s the Steam Early Access launch trailer to try and get you up to speed quickly:
If you were blown away by the old-meets-new aesthetic, Iron Gate says it was “ inspired by the early days of 3D graphics, like the style seen in PS1 titles and old DOS 3D games. era (before hardware acceleration and texture filtering was one thing). “I still get used to it if I’m honest.
Like someone who hasn’t played Valheim but still I want – possibly even while it still merges into Early Access – I like the idea of taking my rinky-dink boat out in procedurally generated purgatory, chasing bosses I don’t deal with so ill-rested, and sulking in a sad little cabin.
A few make-or-break gameplay details worth noting: you can play Valheim alone and carry your character’s progress in grouping (with up to nine other players on a server), you don’t have to worry about PvP or starvation (although eating will improve your health / stamina), and the basic flow includes the boss of a biome to get the items or skills you need to explore more of the world.
“Our inbox is filled to the brim with fantastic feedback and suggestions and we are thrilled to see how engaged our community is with ValheimIron Gate said in response to strong sales in the first week. We are currently hard at work addressing issues reported by some of our players to maximize the gaming experience for more Vikings! ‘
Assuming lightning in a bottle doesn’t escape, the 2021 roadmap could be just the beginning. At the moment “in terms of functions the game is about 75% complete and content about 50% complete.”
