Valheim

Valheim

Steam Deck Verified

Iron Gate AB · Open World Survival Craft · Feb 2, 2021

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

94%
Very Positive
540k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 63 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 40 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 540k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- With this in mind, progression is intuitive.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics is mostly good pixel art style.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
We played zero PVP (other than friendly duels with each other) and we did not play with or against random players.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Story plot is primitive - god took you to this world of Valheim and you need to find and defeat 7 bosses to please him and go to Vahlalla or something like that.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
- The game is clearly designed with co-op in mind.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack - atmospheric & relaxing most of the time.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Gameplay86 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Multiplayer22 reviews
Story and characters21 reviews
Co-op18 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Servers and matchmaking11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface24 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat63 reviews
67%
Difficulty40 reviews
55%
Bugs9 reviews
33%
Performance8 reviews
88%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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