What changed in Valheim in 2026

Made both Jotun Warrior types drop both medium and heavy armor moulds.

Items affected by dev commands will no longer be marked for characters with the dev bypass command, and items can now stack together again.

Fixed an issue that could cause terrain duplications which resulted in a loss of performance.

Fixed TV output switching issues in the home menu while using the balanced graphics preset.

Fixed issues with terrain modifications causing performance and portal issues.

Fixed a bug where Steam Cloud could get stuck in an invalid state after a crash.

Swapped Motion Sensor and Sheath keybinds on gamepad.

Improved GPU performance when tessellation is disabled and optimized particle systems.

Jotun puffs and Magecaps no longer respawn.

PlayerBase effect on some build pieces has been increased to block enemies more effectively.

Disabled biomedata caching to fix issues joining remote servers.

Updated music for better balance and to remove clicks when looping.

Added a toggle in Gameplay settings to skip the intro cinematic on startup.

Timberwood build pieces no longer incorrectly show up in earlier biome locations.

Player’s rotation now snaps towards intended attack direction when attacking.

Fixed a bug where Helmet of the Protector was craftable via the Black Forge.

Now plays the correct music in Mörkhalla.

Deep North battleaxes can now cut all trees.

Cheated stackable items no longer stack with regular items.

Updated Ballista to accept all new trophies from Deep North enemies.

Added an accessibility setting to toggle blocking.

The 'Stronger Together' achievement is now achievable.

Fixed issue where player characters were mistakenly marked as temporary cheaters.

Fixed various issues with Ashlands water including VFX and water damage.

Fixed inaccuracies in stick input pre-processing affecting movement speed.

Fixed issues with unlocking 'No time for snoozing', 'The Homesteader', and 'The Architect' achievements.

Added several new keybinding options including alternate dodge key and hotbar rebinding.

Fixed TV output switching issues while using the balanced graphics preset.

Fixed errors when using the grappling hook’s secondary attack on creatures.

Heightmap shadows are now calculated more accurately and at a lower performance cost.

Made placeable boulders persist and break if the ground goes away.

Improved mixing of location music in the Deep North.

Persistent Events devcommand is now behind the devcommands toggle.

Tweaked Seal and Baby Seal colliders to better match their bodies.

Fixed a bug where characters didn’t save correctly on servers hosted by others.

Much faster world generation.

Removed an unnecessary per-frame check that had a large CPU cost.

Splits world data across chunks to reduce data serialization and improve resilience against mid-write failures.

Full crossplay will be available between PC, Linux, Mac, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2.

Valheim 1.0 will be released on 9 September, featuring new enemies, bases, and weapons.

Valheim will now be available on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2, alongside existing platforms.

Enabled in settings menu to see who built each piece.

Changelog hidden by default.

Shorten or lengthen the game simulation distance.

Over 50 achievements will be featured at the 1.0 release.

A patch is available on the PTB that features a rework of the save system.

New limitations in cloud storage regarding the number of files saved due to the increased number of chunk files.

World saves are now stored in separate folders, with the .db file split into multiple files.

The save system performs additional checks after saving to ensure data integrity and reduce corruption risk.

Worlds are now saved in smaller chunks, only saving modified areas since the last save.

Backups of world saves are now stored in their own separate folders.

A new save system for Valheim worlds has been implemented to improve save speed and reduce the risk of corrupt files.

Lingonberries can be found and harvested in the woods, used in several food recipes.

Iron Gate participates in the second edition of the fan-run online community event Val-Con with prizes and guest appearances.

Players can craft a shovel to clear deep snow in the Deep North biome.

Players must watch out for slippery ice in the Deep North, affecting movement.

The final part of Hervor's story is shared, marking the end of her journey.

Spotlight on 'Eikthyr’s Pedestal' by Porter as the build of the month.

Valheim is announced to be released on Nintendo Switch 2 later this year.

Crouching is back to being a single press action instead of press-and-hold.

Resolved issues with applying graphics settings properly after updating from an earlier version.

You can select an emote by releasing the radial menu button/key after holding it down.

Resolved issues with changing resolution settings in windowed mode.

Addressed a crash that occurred on startup under specific conditions when using Vulkan.

Resolved an issue that occurred when mods accessed preferences at startup.

A brand new addition to your workshop for crafting in the Deep North.