What changed in Valheim in 2025

The update will add the possibility to build steeper roofs with 67° roof pieces, available in thatch and darkwood styles.

Introduction of new crafting extensions, including a teaser for the loom at the Galdr table.

Patched the game with necessary updates from Unity to address a security vulnerability.

Progress on the Deep North biome with new elements being added to the snow.

Announcement made regarding Valheim's upcoming release on PlayStation.

New furniture pieces made from a new type of wood found in the Deep North biome have been added.

The Call to Arms update has moved from the Public Test Branch to the Live version of the game.

Enhanced speed for retrieving community servers.

A new skill that allows players to regain stamina upon dodging attacks.

New equipable item type that grants temporary perks during battle.

Game performance improvements with Unity engine upgrade.

Includes 9 wooden weapons for combat practice.

A new area added to explore.

New enemies: Bear and Vile, with one additional creature overhauled.

Various adjustments made to Forsaken Powers for better balance.

New mechanics including Trinkets and Adrenaline system for enhanced combat.

New armor sets for players to equip.

Rewritten server list for better performance and reliability.

Customization options expanded with new hairstyles and beard styles.

New materials added for crafting.

A variety of new trinkets to enhance gameplay.

New structures for players to build.

Multiple bugs fixed to improve game stability and performance.

A new food item added to the game.

Items can now have multiple orientations on item stands.

Wooden Greatsword is now repairable at the workbench. Wooden weapons now have more appropriate block power.

Fighting Yagluth no longer makes the game crash on Xbox.

Bears and Viles now take 4 seconds to disappear after death instead of 8 seconds. Bears are now able to swim.

Carvings on Fader sacrificial stone now have more emission to match other sacrificial stones.

Bottled Tar Blob now has the correct model when being thrown.

Fix a bug that caused the GUI to not update matchmaking data immediately when adding a server from join code.

Trinkets are now crafted using the Forge instead of the Workbench. Trinkets available in the Mistlands and Ashlands are now crafted in the Black Forge.

Fixed some spelling issues.

Using mage staffs directly after dodging no longer grants abnormal amount of adrenaline. Staff of Embers and Staff of Fracturing now only grant adrenaline on use instead of on hit.

Wooden Atgeirs are now a bit more rare to find.

Sledges once again are able to hit enemies through fractured mine rocks.

Frost Blob is now weak against fire and very resistant against frost.

Looking at a beehive or an archery target while another player disconnects from the server no longer causes the game to crash.

Both equipped the Trinket and equipped the Utility Item are now visible on the character at the same time.

There’s no longer Null Reference Exceptions when some projectiles hit the Shield Generator.

Stairs of the Stone Portal should now be climbable.

The Frost Blob Bomb now requires a Drake trophy instead of a Stone Golem trophy.

Area attacks (made by sledges, for example) now grant adrenaline.

Staff of Frost projectiles now grant 1 Adrenaline per hit instead of 2 per hit.

Adrenaline granted when staggering enemies is now reduced from 5 to 3. Killing Seeker Broods now grants less adrenaline than before.

Battle Brother has remembered his real name: T.W.I.G.

Cores are no longer placed in hot bar when picked up, and are still able to be placed on item stands.

You can no longer dodge while overencumbered.

Fixed an issue where T.W.I.G. could be deconstructed multiple times in multiplayer.

Wooden Sword and Wooden Greatsword now sound like they’re made of wood.

Dodge an attack that would have caused damage and regain stamina.

UGC text now filters properly for Mac App Store users.

Changes made to Battleaxes, Sledgehammers, and Tower Shields.

Upgraded to Unity engine version 6000.0.46f.

Resolved issue with community servers not being advertised on non-Steam platforms.

Bear and Vile added to the game.

Resolved log spam issue when viewing hover text for signs and tamed animals.

Includes 9 wooden weapons.

New equipable item type that grants temporary perks during battle.

Adjustments made to various Forsaken Powers for better balance.

Rewrote server list for better performance and reliability.

Players can now build the Maypole and craft the Midsummer Crown for the rest of June and the first week of July.

Introduction of a new dungeon type called Winding Tunnels, hinted at in the context of Hervor Bloodtooth's storyline.

Teaser for an upcoming update that includes an archery target for practicing shooting skills.

A new enemy called Elaking will be introduced in the Deep North expansion.

A new type of armor is being developed, details about its material are yet to be revealed.

A smaller update focusing on improving Valheim's combat mechanics is in progress, including fixing slope fighting.

It’s a friend!

Extra damage against deer.

Become the best merchant ever.

Raise mighty deer to fight for you.

When playing as a deer, other deer will not become frightened of you.

Resolved an issue that could cause a crash when entering suspend mode while playing online multiplayer on Xbox.

Addressed two cases of log spam related to block and permitted lists for server hosts.

Restored the ability to hide boss and death markers using a controller.

Updated minimum compatible MacOS version to 10.15.

Fixed an issue that made some events able to trigger without their conditions being met.

Game no longer needs to be restarted to observe profile updates in the game.

Blackmarble floor triangle and tip are no longer burnable.

Now uses TAA instead of FXAA for anti-aliasing.

Chat messages can no longer be sent if text communication is disabled via system.

Added a fix to allocate less memory and lower execution time for certain types of input.

Reduce network usage somewhat for functionality related to Xbox network.

Tweaked snap points for Grausten wall 2x2 for better alignment.

Fixed a freeze that could occur when changing the permitted list.

Fixed a bug that caused inaccurate collision detection between AoEs and characters in multiplayer scenarios.

Game language is now auto-selected based on the console language when starting the game for the first time.

Reduced start-up times by up to 75%, build size by up to 35% and memory usage by 110 MB.

Grausten Roof Corner no longer changes position when damaged.

Improved chat message and sign compliance with platform privileges, parental controls and local block list.

Reduced memory usage of profile pictures in Player List.

Removed 'Detailed particle systems' from Graphics settings and made the 'off' setting the default.

Reduced reserved space on Xbox console, reducing disk usage by up to 1 GiB.

Fixed a bug that could make the 'Game Preview' popup appear again after being dismissed.

Fixed a bug where tooltips in settings menu did not show up in-game.

Game now shows in-game player names in Player List for cross-network users.

Improved FPS by 5-10% when CPU bound.

Added a fix for movement to behave the same when holding down secondary attack while moving with the gamepad as on keyboard.

Improved success rate for Game Center friend invites.

A brief message is now shown when hiding UI using a gamepad.

Fixed a bug related to viewing text on signs while not signed in to Game Center.

Character names are now filtered as UGC in received chat messages and player list.

Boss and death map icons are no longer manually placeable via controller.

Grausten arches are now allowed to be placed in different orientations in the same position.

Changed certain sound files to be loaded in background, reducing specific lag spikes.

Added invite button to pause menu.

Cooked Asksvin Tail and Roasted Crust Pie no longer sparkle when attached to an itemstand.

Gamepad association UI now reappears if the gamepad is disconnected and a keyboard & mouse is not connected.

Hiding UI with CTRL + F3 now also hides sailing UI and Pause Menu UI.

Asksvin trophy icon now matches the colour of the actual trophy.

Tweaked snap points of Ashwood Stakewalls for better alignment.

Fixed mouse being stuck held down after naming a map pin with virtual keyboard.

Reduced risk of crashes.

Fixed memory leak that occurred when generating subsequent new worlds.

When trying to connect to a server using an incompatible version of Valheim, the correct message regarding incompatible version is now shown

A brief message is now shown when hiding UI using a gamepad

Staff of Protection is actually once again protecting other players in multiplayer

Hiding UI with CTRL + F3 now also hides sailing UI and Pause Menu UI

Fire SFX once more has the same priority as other sounds.

Changed back an assembly name to match the live version, reducing the reasons for mods breaking when the patch goes live.

Staff of Protection is once again protecting other players in multiplayer.

Fixed an exception that could occur if a keybind was set to 'None'.

Added invite button to pause menu.

Gamepad association UI now reappears if the gamepad is disconnected and a keyboard & mouse is not connected.

Asksvin trophy icon now matches the colour of the actual trophy.

In-game player names are now shown in Player List for cross-network users.

Improved chat message and sign compliance with platform privileges, parental controls and local block list.

Chat messages can no longer be sent if text communication is disabled via system.

Black Marble floor triangle and tip are no longer burnable.

Added a fix for movement to behave the same when holding down secondary attack while moving with the gamepad as on keyboard.

Reduced start-up times by up to 75%, build size by up to 35%, and memory usage by 110 MB.

Changed certain sound files to be loaded in background, reducing specific lag spikes.

Reduced risk of crashes.

Tweaked snap points of Ashwood Stakewalls and Grausten wall 2x2 for better alignment.

Fixed memory leak that occurred when generating subsequent new worlds.

Fixed a bug that could make the 'Game Preview' popup appear again after being dismissed.

Game now allocates less memory and lower execution time for certain types of input.

Cooked Asksvin Tail and Roasted Crust Pie no longer sparkles when attached to an item stand.

Fixed a bug that caused inaccurate collision detection between AoEs and characters in multiplayer scenarios.

Fixed a freeze that could occur when changing the permitted list.

Character names are now filtered as UGC in received chat messages and player list.

Fixed an issue that made some events able to trigger without their conditions being met.

Improved FPS by 5-10% when CPU bound.

Fixed mouse being stuck held down after naming a map pin with virtual keyboard.

Grausten Roof Corner no longer change position when damaged.

Reduced reserved space on Xbox console, reducing disk usage by up to 1 GiB.

Removed 'Detailed particle systems' from Graphics settings and made the 'off' setting the default.

Fixed a bug where tooltips in settings menu did not show up in-game.

You no longer need to restart to observe profile updates in the game.

Grausten arches are now allowed to be placed in different orientations in the same position.

Game language is now auto-selected based on the console language when starting the game for the first time.

Reduced network usage somewhat for functionality related to Xbox network.

Reduced memory usage of profile pictures in Player List.

The game now prevents entering text on signs or renaming animals if UGC privilege is denied.