Many very talented people are playing Valheim. I mean, a lot of people are playing Valheim full stop – at the time of writing, it’s the fourth most played game on Steam. But the people I’m talking about are the ones who are creating immensely impressive buildings in the Viking survival game that shamed my little wooden huts. In the past few weeks, Valheim players have recreated some superb structures, from Eye Of Sauron to The Lord of the Rings to the Star Wars Millennium Falcon.
I had no idea that Valheim had a crafting system that would allow this type of build when I first played it. Browsing the game’s Reddit now is a kind of reminiscence of looking through Minecraft: excellent buildings as far as the eye can see.
Just look at this Millennium Falcon, complete with a fully mapped interior of Han Solo’s ship. Called the Millennium Longboat, I’m not sure how fit this ship would be, but I would certainly be afraid of it if I saw it sailing towards me. And isn’t that really the goal of a Viking invasion group?
“Chewie, we’re home.” / I present to you the Millennium Longboat. (test build) from r / valheim
One of the coolest structures I’ve ever seen, however, is this re-creation of Eye Of Sauron by “Rynborg and Thangel” (good Viking names) on Nexus Mods. The image below the mod page is quite obscure, but it is the best to give a good sense of scale. It is a huge colossal tower. And even better, you can download it if you want on your server.
A little more humble here, Reddit user “rowelio” recreated Skyrim’s blacksmith Riverwood hut. 10/10 would visit during the night and steal all the food from your table.
Back in the tall structures now, here is a charming magic tower overlooking the coast. This is nothing, although it reminds me a bit of Rapunzel’s tower in the Disney movie Tangled. The vegetation growing in the middle is a nice touch, and its many balconies seem like good places to stay and look wistfully at the world.
The Tower of the Magi of r / valheim
Of everything on this list, however, this Reddit user “KUDOS” swamp treehouse is where I would like to live. I feel that this is how every child imagines being their perfect tree house. The soft glow of the cabins in the air is just lovely.
A final honorable mention of this attachment, because Smash Mouth memes will never stop being funny to me.
Another beautiful day in the meadows ̶S̶w̶a̶m̶pead by r / valheim
I loved seeing all these excellent buildings and being inspired. Unfortunately, whenever I start trying to do cool things like this, I get bored and start going on adventures (which usually end in my death). However, I will delight in looking at (and occasionally downloading Nexus Mods) the legal structures that these people create. More than three million people own Valheim now, so I’m sure that many more impressive things are on the way.
If you like creating cool buildings like these, check out our Valheim construction guide for lots of tips and tricks.