Valheim

Valheim is an open-world survival and exploration game set in a procedurally generated world inspired by Norse mythology. Playing alone or with up to nine other players, you explore dangerous biomes, gather resources, craft weapons and armour, build Viking settlements and longships, and battle powerful creatures and bosses in order to prove yourself worthy of Odin. Progression is tied to exploration and defeating the Forsaken, with each biome introducing new enemies, resources, crafting possibilities and challenges. From the peaceful Meadows to the frozen Deep North, players can build, farm, sail, fight and explore the tenth world at their own pace.

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.

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.

Verified 11 October 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, look at the tier picks above.

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