Valheim, the critically acclaimed Scandinavian-style survival simulator from publisher Coffee Stain Publishing and Sweden’s Iron Gate Studio, is finally ready to exit Early Access, but what’s next for the game and the series?
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“Valheim” creative and art director Robin Eyre and producer Andreas Tomasson were interviewed PCGamesN The game is confirmed to have an ending, but that doesn’t mean a sequel is imminent.
“About a year ago, I started asking the community on social networks and Discord [насчёт сиквела Valheim]. The consensus was that Valhalla 2 could be great, but people really, really wanted more from Valhalla. ““, Al recalled.
After five years in early access, Valheim has evolved according to the community’s wishes
The manager made it clear that development of Valheim will not end with the release of version 1.0: “I think they want more of a development element. We want to focus on that and release [нового контента]».
“We hadn’t even considered doing a combat update, but it turned out to be necessary for the community. We never planned this [но игроки захотели]»”, Eyre explains the direction the game is heading.
Version 1.0 will bring cross-platform play and the final biome (Far North), achievements, performance optimizations and save transfers between Xbox and Microsoft Store, as well as a price increase from $20 to $30.
The release version of Valheim will be released on PC on September 9, 2026 (steam, microsoft store), apple(app store), PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Early access sales exceeded 10 million copies.
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