Coffee Stain Publishing and developer Iron Gate have announced that Valheim will leave Early Access and launch version 1.0 on September 9, 2026. The full release is planned for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2, with crossplay supported across all platforms. The date was revealed alongside a new 1.0 and Deep North trailer during the PC Gaming Show 2026. The update will bring players into the Deep North, the game’s frozen northern biome, with new enemies, craftable weapons, and building options planned for the release.
Valheim is an exploration and survival game for one to ten players set in a procedurally generated world inspired by Norse mythology. Players are carried into the tenth realm after death and tasked with surviving its forests, mountains, swamps, plains, seas, and later regions while proving themselves worthy of Valhalla. Progression is built around gathering materials, crafting tools and weapons, building shelters and bases, sailing to new lands, and defeating bosses tied to each biome.
The 1.0 release marks the end of a long Early Access period that began on Steam on February 2, 2021. Since launch, Iron Gate has expanded the game through major updates including Hearth & Home, Mistlands, Ashlands, The Bog Witch, and Call to Arms. The studio has been working toward the Deep North as the remaining major biome needed to bring the survival game into full release. Deep North is not the same as the Mountain biome, separate from the snow-covered areas already in the game. Early coverage of the update has described the biome as containing deep snow, ice, abandoned villages, ghostly vikings, and new hazards spread across its frozen terrain. Players will also be able to tame and ride moose, while new dungeon areas include the Winding Tunnels. Another new creature type, the Gammeltroll, functions as a hostile living source of raw materials.
Valheim is available now in Early Access on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Version 1.0 will launch on September 9, 2026, with PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 versions arriving the same day.