Valheim

Valheim is an open-world survival and exploration game set in a procedurally generated world inspired by Norse mythology. It was developed by Iron Gate Studios and released in 2026, and its genres are indie, adventure and role-playing. You can play alone or with up to nine other players, exploring dangerous biomes, gathering resources, crafting weapons and armour, building Viking settlements and longships, and battling powerful creatures and bosses to prove yourself worthy of Odin. Progression is tied to exploration and defeating the Forsaken, with each biome introducing new enemies, resources, crafting possibilities and challenges. From the peaceful Meadows to the frozen Deep North, you can build, farm, sail, fight and explore the tenth world at your own pace.

Our guides for Valheim currently cover builds and loadouts. The guide we have is How to Use Battle Idols and Protection Idols in Valheim (and Find the Forge of Potential), which explains that Battle Idols upgrade weapons and Protection Idols upgrade armor, but both only work at the Forge of Potential, a single structure hidden in the Mountains biome. It is written for players working on their builds and loadouts who want to know how the Idols function and where to find the Forge.

We host Valheim servers that members can rent, with one plan: a Standard Valheim dedicated server. Two members have logged about 221 hours in Valheim, tracked through our Steam group. You can look over the server options below.