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Valheim quietly takes the internet by Storm

On Tuesday February 9th, Valheim became the fourth most played game on Steam, hosting

over 160,000 peak concurrent users, surpassing Grand Theft Auto V, Apex Legends and

Rocket League.

Valheim, a new indie Viking-themed multiplayer survival game has just hit Steam Early Access.

 Up to 10 players will be able to work together to explore and survive the harsh environments of

the tenth world of Yggdrasil. It is probably best described as a Minecraft, Terraria, Souls game.

That’s a lot to take in. Valheim combines the 3D base building of Minecraft – although with the

mechanics of Rust – with the material grind and boss-fight mechanics of Terraria. And the combat

has definite Souls-like vibes.

Though it’s not just the art style that has everyone raving about Valheim.

One of the first awesome aspects of the game is the way in which you level up skills.

Cutting down trees with your fists boosts your unarmed skill. It’s like a crossover of Mount and Blade,

Runescape, and Oblivion. Much more intuitive than a complex skill tree.

The scale of the game is also impressive, and you’ll notice it even before you take down the first

of the several bosses in the game.

Valheim is probably best described as a Minecraft, Terraria, Souls game. That’s a lot to take in.

Valheim combines the 3D base building of Minecraft – although with the mechanics of Rust,

with the material grind and boss-fight mechanics of Terraria. And the combat has definite Souls-like vibes.

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