Oh, yes, there is another survival game with early access to the horizon, but hey, it has Vikings. In this Rust ’em up called Valheim, you will cut a house in a “procedurally generated purgatory”, full of supernatural evils inspired by the Nordic legend. Iron Gate’s multiplayer Viking power enters early access early next February, February 2nd.
“Besieged by creatures of chaos and ancient enemies of the gods, you are the newest guardian of the primordial purgatory, tasked with killing Odin’s old rivals and bringing order to Valheim,” say the creators. But before you walk around attacking and dethroning gods, I suspect – as the shot point shows – that you will start your adventure with cutting down trees. Sure enough, notice a bit of lumber cutting in Valheim’s new trailer below. Beware, though, it looks like fallen trees can kill you.
Once you’ve created some equipment and maybe a long boat or two, Valheim will send you to fight beasts like hordes of skeletons, tree monsters, and huge and evil deer. You won’t even have to go alone. With friends next door, you can work on building a settlement of halls, farms and ships. Valheim will allow you to host a multiplayer session or, if you have knowledge, rotate your own server for persistent viking purgatory.
Iron Gate says Valheim is expected to have early access for at least a year. During this time, they will add additional items to the boats, new enemies and bosses, new biomes and more.
You can find Valheim on Steam, where it will land in early access on February 2nd.