It’s catching and I only heard good things
Valheim impressed Steam players who are always looking for the next great survival game to play alone and with friends. After seeing the Viking survival game on the bestseller list all week and thinking “Hey, I need to try this”, it’s official: Valheim sold over a million copies during its launch week.
Here’s the Steam Early Access launch trailer to try to bring you up to speed faster:
If you were taken aback by the aesthetics of the old and the new, Iron Gate says it was “inspired by the early days of 3D graphics, like the style seen in PS1 titles and old 3D games from the DOS era (before the hardware and texture acceleration filtering was one thing). “I’m still getting used to it, to be honest.
Like someone who didn’t play Valheim still, but want – potentially even while it’s still gathering in Early Access – I like the idea of going out with my rinky-dink boat in a procedurally generated purgatory, hunting for bosses that I don’t have to face so badly equipped and sulking in a sad cabin.
Some decisive game details worth pointing out: you can play Valheim alone and load your character’s progression when grouping (with a maximum of nine other players on a server), you don’t have to worry about PvP or hunger (although food increases your health / stamina), and the basic flow involves killing the head of a biome to get the items or skills you need to further explore the world.
“Our inboxes are filled to the brim with fantastic comments and suggestions and we are very happy to see how engaged our community is Valheim“Iron Gate said in response to strong sales in the first week.” We are currently working hard to resolve the issues that some of our players have reported to maximize the gaming experience for more Vikings! “
Assuming the lightning in a bottle doesn’t escape, the 2021 roadmap may just be the beginning. Now, “in terms of resources, the game is about 75% complete and in terms of content it is about 50% complete.”
