Valheim 1.0 Launches Sep 9 2026 with Deep North Biome

The popular Viking survival and crafting game Valheim will leave early access and launch its full 1.0 version on September 9, 2026, developer Iron Gate announced. The release will include the long-awaited final biome update, titled "The Deep North," and will mark the game's debut on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2, while also updating existing versions on PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Full crossplay support between all platforms will be available at launch.

The 1.0 release concludes a development journey that began when the game first entered early access in February 2021. Valheim was an immediate commercial success, selling three million units in its first 16 days and peaking at nearly 500,000 concurrent players on Steam. To date, the game has sold over 17 million copies.

The centerpiece of the update is the Deep North biome, a frozen, hostile environment described as one of the game's most challenging areas. Initial impressions from a preview indicate it generates in the far northern reaches of the game world, featuring snowy mesas, frozen lakes, icebergs, and auroras in the sky. The biome is designed to be accessible early in a player's journey but...