Valheim

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Xbox Series X and Series S

Genres

• survival game

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*
• RPG^*
• Early Access^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Full controller support^*
• Camera Comfort^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Adjustable Difficulty^*
• Save Anytime^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Russian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Turkish^*
• Japanese^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Polish^*
• Ukrainian^*
• Italian^*
• Korean^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Open World Survival Craft^*

  Votes · historical

  2,379^*

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  2,252^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  2,174^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  2,083^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  2,027^*

• Building^*

  Votes · historical

  1,854^*

• Crafting^*

  Votes · historical

  1,713^*

• Base-Building^*

  Votes · historical

  1,612^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  1,574^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  1,454^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  1,264^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  1,251^*

• Mythology^*

  Votes · historical

  1,234^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  1,220^*

• PvE^*

  Votes · historical

  1,194^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  1,191^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  1,184^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,182^*

• Early Access^*

  Votes · historical

  1,165^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  1,159^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  MacOS 11 or later^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.6 GHz Quad Core or similar^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Radeon Pro 450 or R9 M290X^*

  Storage

  3 GB available space^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10 or later^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.6 GHz Quad Core or similar^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Storage

  1 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · The following languages have been partially translated by the community: Svenska, Italiano, Romanian, български, македонски, Suomi, Dansk, íslenska, Lietuvių kalba, čeština, Magyar nyelv, Português europeu, 한국어 (불완전한), Norsk, ภาษาไทย, ქართული ენა, Abenaki, Slovenčina^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Any up to date version^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.6 GHz Dual Core or similar^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970^*

  Storage

  2 GB available space^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  i5 3GHz or Ryzen 5 3GHz^*

  Graphics alternatives

  GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  313^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

Developers

• Iron Gate Studio
• Iron Gate AB^*

Publishers

• Coffee Stain Studios

• Coffee Stain Publishing^*

• 2021-02-02

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

  Market

  worldwide

• 2021-02-02

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Linux

  Market

  worldwide

• 2024-06-10

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  macOS

  Market

  worldwide

• 2026-09-09

  Date precision

  Exact date

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Feb 2, 2021^*

Detailed specifications