Every update, patch and developer post we have logged for Valheim, newest first: the date, the headline, a one-line summary and a link to the original source. We file Valheim under Open-World Survival.
Valheim in the Lab
| Date | Title | Summary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-28 | Patch 1.0.21 | Patch 1.0.21 fixes multiplayer crashes and indoor weather clipping, moves three recipes to the Food Preparation table, and halves a boss's fire nova damage. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-10-15 | Patch 1.0.20 | Patch 1.0.20 scales trophy drop chance with monster star level, stops resetting rare-drop rolls between sessions, and resets cheated flags wrongly applied in… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-10-06 | Patch 1.0.17 | Patch 1.0.17 fixes a bug that could erase objects when a large world save chunk splits, resets invalid item styles, and corrects placeholder text and hidden… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-09-30 | Word from the Devs: What a Month! | Iron Gate's post-1.0 roundup ends the monthly dev blog, confirms more content updates are planned without details, and teases Valheim concerts and a comic book. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-09-25 | Patch 1.0.16 | Patch 1.0.16 fixes Deep North terrain reversion after unloading, excessive enemy spawns during raids, several achievements, and a potential crash in the… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-09-18 | Patch 1.0.15 | Patch 1.0.15 fixes terrain duplication and performance, boosts Deep North armour mould drops and Writhan spawns, and addresses save-format item loss. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-09-17 | Patch 1.0.14 | Patch 1.0.14 adds keybinding and accessibility options, GPU optimizations, and fixes for saving, Ashlands water, and multiplayer terrain issues. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-09-11 | Hotfix 1.0.10 & 1.0.12 | Hotfixes 1.0.10 and 1.0.12 make Deep North heavy armour repairable, fix Greydwarf Shaman damage, and address item stand durability loss. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-09-09 | Viking afterlife open-world survival game Valheim 1.0 is finally here | Valheim has left Early Access after roughly five years and launched as 1.0, adding the Deep North biome to finish the game. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-09-09 | Valheim 1.0 Has Arrived! | Valheim 1.0 adds the Deep North biome, 40+ weapons, 4 armour sets, 10+ creatures, 80+ build pieces, Jotun invasions, a grappling hook, and achievements. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-08-20 | Word from the Devs: Almost there… | Iron Gate says Valheim 1.0 is on track for September, points to a 1.0 FAQ, and teases a new trailer premiering at Gamescom. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-06-24 | Word From the Devs: See You Soon! | Iron Gate confirms Valheim 1.0, including the Deep North and full crossplay, launches September 9, and that the studio will have a Gamescom booth in August. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-06-10 | Tell Us Your Valheim Story! | Iron Gate is collecting player video stories about friendships and relationships formed in Valheim for an upcoming community video, mentioning the game is… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-06-07 | Valheim Has A Release Date! | Valheim 1.0, the Deep North update, arrives September 9 on PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and Switch 2 with full crossplay. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-05-28 | Word From the Devs: Summoning Our Champions! | Iron Gate says Valheim 1.0 and the Deep North are in final development, with a save-system rework on the PTB and over 50 achievements planned for launch. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-05-06 | Patch 0.221.13 (Public Test) | Valheim's public test branch patch 0.221.13 replaces .db/.fwl world saves with a chunked folder system for faster saving and lower corruption risk. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-04-28 | Word From the Devs: Yeah, That’s A Drawbridge | Iron Gate's April dev blog confirms a long-requested drawbridge build piece and meatballs with lingonberries for the Deep North biome. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-03-25 | Word From the Devs: Winter Adventures | Iron Gate previews the Deep North with harvestable lingonberries, slippery ice, and deep snow cleared by a craftable shovel; Val-Con returns in April. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-02-25 | Word From the Devs: Looking to the Future | Iron Gate's dev blog says Valheim's Switch 2 port arrives later this year (not Switch 1), closes the Hervor Bloodtooth lore series, and teases the Deep North. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-02-19 | Patch 0.221.12 | Patch 0.221.12 adds release-to-select emotes, restores single-press crouch on gamepad, and fixes a Vulkan startup crash, Ashlands audio stutters, and a… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-02-02 | Patch 0.221.10 – Five Years of Valheim! | Patch 0.221.10 adds anniversary items, emotes, hairstyles and build pieces, plus a Unity engine upgrade and reworked graphics settings. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-01-28 | Word From the Devs: It’s Freezing! | Iron Gate's January dev blog teases the Frost Foundry workshop building for the Deep North and highlights two community builds. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-11-26 | Word From the Devs: Through the Roof | Iron Gate confirms the Deep North update will add 4-meter, 67-degree roof pieces in thatch and darkwood, and teases an unnamed new crafting material. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-10-28 | Word from the Devs: Picking Up the Thread | Iron Gate says Valheim was patched for a Unity security vulnerability and teases Deep North snow features and a new Galdr table loom. | store.steampowered.com |