Valheim - Guides

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Valheim Tag Page Cover Art
Sandbox
Survival
Systems
Top Critic Avg: 85 /100 Critics Rec: 83%
Released
February 2, 2021
ESRB
r
Developer(s)
Iron Gate AB
Publisher(s)
Coffee Stain Studios
Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Play
PC, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S

WHERE TO PLAY

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Valheim  is a brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players set in a procedurally-generated world inspired by Norse mythology. Craft powerful weapons, construct longhouses, and slay mighty foes to prove yourself to Odin!
EXPLORE THE TENTH WORLD
Explore a world shrouded in mystery. Discover distinct environments with unique enemies to battle, resources to gather and secrets to uncover! Be a viking, sail the open seas in search of lands unknown, and fight bloodthirsty monsters.
BUILD MIGHTY HALLS
Raise viking longhouses and build bases that offer reprieve from the dangers ahead. Customise buildings, both inside and out, with a detailed building system. Progress through building tiers to upgrade, expand and defend your base.
GATHER, CRAFT AND SURVIVE
Struggle to survive as you gather materials and craft weapons, armor, tools, ships, and defenses. Decorate your hearths and sharpen your blades, grow crops and vegetables, prepare food, brew meads and potions, and progress as you defeat more difficult bosses and discover new recipes and blueprints.

Genre(s)
Sandbox, Survival
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Valheim: How to Get Wishbone & What It Does

Valheim is filled with secrets that could mean the difference between life and death, so players will want the Wishbone to help track them down.

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Valheim: How to Get Stagbreaker, One of the Best Weapons in the Game

As one of the best weapons in Valheim so far, many players will want to know how to craft the Stagbreaker, known as a weapon worthy of the gods.

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Valheim: How to Find Sunken Crypt

Many of Valheim's diverse biomes hold secret areas, including the Swamp's Sunken Crypts, which are well-worth fighting through.

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Valheim Fermenter Guide

Valheim has a pretty steep difficulty curve, and there will come a point at which brewed mead is an essential item for players' survival.

Getting Drake Trophies in Valheim
Valheim: How to Get Drake Trophy

Drake trophies in Valheim can be hung on walls and used for crafting the Drake Helmet, a coveted helmet with great stats and cold resist.

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Valheim: How to Setup a Dedicated Server

There are many ways to play Valheim, but a dedicated server that acts as a home for a budding community is one of the best ways to survive.

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Valheim: How to Join Friends

Facing Valheim's various enemies and challenges alone can be daunting, so here's how to bring friends in to help with the fight.

Valheim Patch Update Feb 17
Valheim: How to Increase FPS and Improve Performance

Valheim might be a simple looking game, but these changes will help players that are struggling to get smooth framerates to get a substantial boost.

Hanging trophies in Valheim
Valheim: How to Hang Trophies

In order to make any house into Valheim into a home, players will have to decorate with shields and banners before reaping the benefits.

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How to build a house in Valheim
Valheim: How to Craft Frost Resistance Potion

Valheim forces players to face the elements and crafting a frost resistance potion is essential knowledge for surviving out in the wilderness.

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Valheim: How to Find Queen Bee and Get Honey

As many players experience Valheim, they will need to find important crafting items like honey and Queen Bees, and this guide can help explain how.

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Valheim: How to Increase Carry Weight

Valheim players running into over encumbrance issues may want to seek other ways to increase their character's carrying capacity.

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Valheim: Bonemass Guide

Bonemass is the third boss in Viking survival game Valheim, and players will need to be well-prepared to take on the swamp-dwelling blob.

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Making Frost Arrows in Valheim
Valheim: How to Make Frost Arrows

There are several types of elemental arrows in Valheim that players can craft and use to take advantage of an enemy's elemental weaknesses.

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Valheim: How to Parry

Valhalla has a complex combat system that would fit in with games like Dark Souls, and parrying is an important part of that.

How to build a house in Valheim
Valheim: How to Build a House

In order to stay safe in the dangerous world of Valheim, players will need to build a shelter to protect themselves and their friends from enemies.

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How to make and use carts in Valheim
Valheim: How to Craft and Use Cart

In Valheim, crafted carts can be used to help carrying around inventory that is heavy, giving players access to more materials while on the move.

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Where to find silver ore and silver in Valheim
Valheim: How to Get Silver Ore

In the world of Valheim, players will need several kinds of ore to make all the tools, weapons, and crafting stations they'll need to survive.

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Valheim: How to Fish

Fishing in Valheim is relatively straightforward, and a great way to gather food, but here are some tips for the more intricate aspects.

Valheim Eikthyr Boss
Valheim: How To Beat Eikthyr

Players in Valheim are tasked with defeating a series of mythical monsters, beginning with Eikthyr, a stag with powerful lightning attacks.