Valheim just can't seem to stop reaching massive milestones, as after achieving a peak of 500k Steam users, it's now sold over 4m copies. And it's only been out for three weeks. The early access survival game, made by a team of five people at Iron Gate Studio, hit the 4m mark earlier today - with the dev team once again thanking the player base for their support. "I don't think I have really had time to contemplate it," said Iron Gate CEO Richard Svensson. "I know that players like the game a lo...

Vikings! When Valheim first hit Steam Early Access just three weeks ago, we hoped that all the hard work our small team put into the game these past three years would get the attention it deserved. Little did we know just how much Valheim would resonate with all four million of you. That’s right! Three weeks into Early Access, and we’ve hit another milestone, four million brave souls embarking on the most dangerous feat in over a thousand years of Viking history - trying to make Odin proud. Some...

Thinking of travelling on foot, or taking a portal? According to Valheim players, that's so last century, as the community has become obsessed with flying across the map using harpoons and ramps. Frankly it reminds me of the failed flying attempts in Chicken Run. Over the past week, players have begun to post videos of their efforts to compete in a "Viking space race" to see how far they can launch their buddies through the cold 10th world air. The main method has largely remained the same, and ...

If you hadn't yet noticed, Viking survival game Valheim is really hitting the big time - and after selling 3m copies in 16 days, it's now reached a concurrent player peak of over 500k. Not bad for a dev team of only five people. According to Steam Charts, yesterday Valheim hit a milestone of 502,387 concurrent players, putting it up there with some pretty massive games. Only four other titles have ever achieved a concurrent peak of over 500k: PUBG, CS:GO, Dota 2 and Cyberpunk 2077. That means Va...

With Valheim having garnered the attention of much of the gaming community with its sandbox viking survival adventure, players have flocked to the game to play and create to their heart’s content. The game features a wealth of activity to explore on its large map, but as with any survival game, a good portion of the game remains in your base where you can customize and build to your heart’s content with the resources you collect. Now, you might think as a co-op survival game you need other playe...