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
Full buyers guide →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.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
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.