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Valheim

Developer
Iron Gate Studios
Publisher
Coffee Stain Publishing
Released
02 February 2021
Age rating
PEGI N/A
UK price
£15.49

Platforms: Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One

Genres: role playing rpg , adventure , indie

Valheim is a brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players set in a procedurally-generated world inspired by Norse mythology. Craft powerful weapons, construct longhouses, and slay mighty foes to prove yourself to Odin!

Best gaming PC for Valheim in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Valheim today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Coffee Stain Publishing on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 10 / later Windows 10 / later
CPU 2.6 GHz Quad Core or similar i5 3GHz or Ryzen 5 3GHz
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970 GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580
Storage 1 GB 1 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Valheim?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to i5 3GHz and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 1060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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