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Valheim

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Overview

Who made it, when it came out, and how players rate it overall and right now

Developer
Iron Gate AB
Publisher
Coffee Stain Publishing
Released
Sep 9, 2026
Genres
Action · Adventure · Indie · RPG
Steam store page
Open
All-time positive
94%
Steam rating
Very Positive
Last 30 days
81%▼ 13 pts
English reviews
313,753
Last updated
Oct 29, 2026

Recent reviews are much more negative than usual (-13 points). Check what players are complaining about lately below.


The Good

The most praised themes, as a share of all this game's reviews

Gameplay & combat34%
“Gameplay is really fun, the game is great to play with friends”
Co-op & multiplayer26%
“it really has been a blast to play with friends, 10/10 would recommend”
Content & grind24%
“it has plenty of content and its very fun”
Graphics & art23%
“Highly recommend this game, it's really fun and looks gorgeous”
Difficulty18%
“It can be very relaxing and chill and also challenging”

The Bad

The most common complaints, as a share of all this game's reviews

Content & grind8%
“Sailing is just boring, and it's just another way to pad out this otherwise content poor game”
Gameplay & combat8%
“Combat is *boring* and controls are clunky”
Bugs & crashes8%
“Uninstalling until they revert this unplayable mess, and not recommending it to anyone else until they do so”
Developers & updates8%
“Don't buy this undercooked garbage, they are just greedy devs”

Recent complaints

Top complaints in reviews from the last 30 days (Sep 29 to Oct 29), to spot new problems or recent fixes

Gameplay & combat12%
“Boss fights are unfathomably boring and poorly designed”
Content & grind10%
“Boring enemy variety, boring enemy AI, just”
Developers & updates9%
“The Mistlands has to be the worse biome I ever played, and worse of it, the devs are doing nothing about it”

Opinions over time

Percent positive each month, with the number of reviews below. The dashed line is the all-time score, and the last point covers the last 30 days.

Monthly % positiveFlagged monthAll-time score (94%)

Playtime

Percent positive by how many hours reviewers had played when they wrote their review

A low score under 2 hours often means a rough first impression, a bad launch, or performance problems.


Review Randomizer

A random review from this game's sample, which leans toward reviews other players found helpful

Recommended · 183 h played · Feb 2023
It has its ups and downs but overall a very fun survival game. Even better with friends but still stands up in single player.