{"id":1978427,"date":"2026-06-08T08:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1978427"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:10:02","slug":"after-over-five-years-in-early-access-valheim-is-finally-graduating-to-version-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1978427","title":{"rendered":"After over five years in early access, Valheim is finally graduating to version 1.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/valheim\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Valheim<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">After over five years in early access, Valheim is finally graduating to version 1.0<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Deep North.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/valheim-screen.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"valheim-screen.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-08T08:10:02+00:00\">June 8, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"336dd572-ea3e-4752-a441-4b2496083129\" data-name=\"Valheim\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Valheim\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Valheim\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Valheim\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Valheim\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Valheim\" title=\"Follow Valheim\"><br \/>\n  Follow Valheim<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Viking survival and crafting hit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/valheim\">Valheim<\/a>, which first appeared in early access in early 2021, is almost ready for its full release. Developer Iron Gate announced at the PC Gaming Show that the game will officially launch on 9th September.<\/p>\n<p>The release arrives alongside the last major update for the game, which we&#8217;ve known about for a while, too. Titled The Deep North, the update includes a new frozen biome, new enemies, weapons, bases, and more besides.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Valheim: 1.0 &amp; Deep North \u2013 Release Date Reveal Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eWULkdcaR5o?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/eWULkdcaR5o\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Valheim: 1.0 &amp; Deep North \u2013 Release Date Reveal Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eWULkdcaR5o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>On that date, the game&#8217;s PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X\/S, Linux, and Mac versions will be updated to version 1.0. Iron Gate also confirmed that that&#8217;s when the PlayStation 5 version, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valheim-coming-to-playstation-in-2026-possibly-alongside-the-long-awaited-10-release-of-the-game\">announced last year<\/a>, will be released. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> version will likewise arrive on the same date.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been expecting the 1.0 for a little while now, so it&#8217;s good to see all of the details nice and official. The even better news is that cross-play will be supported across all platforms, so everyone can play together from day one. Of course, you&#8217;ll have to start a new world so everyone can experience the new content from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>When it first debuted in February 2021, Valheim was an immediate success. It sold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/viking-survival-game-valheim-has-sold-2m-copies-in-less-than-two-weeks\">3m units in 16 days<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valheim-hits-500k-concurrent-players-on-steam\">peaked at nearly 500,000 concurrent players on Steam<\/a>, making it one of the platform&#8217;s biggest releases that year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Viking survival and crafting hit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/valheim\">Valheim<\/a>, which first appeared in early access in early 2021, is almost ready for its full release. Developer Iron Gate announced at the PC Gaming Show that the game will officially launch on 9th September.<\/p>\n<p>The release arrives alongside the last major update for the game, which we&#8217;ve known about for a while, too. Titled The Deep North, the update includes a new frozen biome, new enemies, weapons, bases, and more besides.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Valheim: 1.0 &amp; Deep North \u2013 Release Date Reveal Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eWULkdcaR5o?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/eWULkdcaR5o\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Valheim: 1.0 &amp; Deep North \u2013 Release Date Reveal Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eWULkdcaR5o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>On that date, the game&#8217;s PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X\/S, Linux, and Mac versions will be updated to version 1.0. Iron Gate also confirmed that that&#8217;s when the PlayStation 5 version, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valheim-coming-to-playstation-in-2026-possibly-alongside-the-long-awaited-10-release-of-the-game\">announced last year<\/a>, will be released. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> version will likewise arrive on the same date.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been expecting the 1.0 for a little while now, so it&#8217;s good to see all of the details nice and official. The even better news is that cross-play will be supported across all platforms, so everyone can play together from day one. Of course, you&#8217;ll have to start a new world so everyone can experience the new content from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>When it first debuted in February 2021, Valheim was an immediate success. It sold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/viking-survival-game-valheim-has-sold-2m-copies-in-less-than-two-weeks\">3m units in 16 days<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valheim-hits-500k-concurrent-players-on-steam\">peaked at nearly 500,000 concurrent players on Steam<\/a>, making it one of the platform&#8217;s biggest releases that year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Valheim After over five years in early access, Valheim is finally graduating to version 1.0 Deep North. News by Sherif Saed Contributor Published on June 8, 2026 Follow Valheim Viking survival and crafting hit, Valheim, which first appeared in early access in early 2021, is almost ready for its full release. 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