VALHEIM

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about Valheim lately, the co-op Viking survival game that’s attracted millions of players just a few short weeks after it launched into Early Access. It’s a survival sandbox game playable in co-op or solo, taking place in a procedurally generated (and extremely massive) open world. Valheim is a bit Minecraft, a bit Skyrim and a bit Legend of Zelda, and as scores of players have discovered, once you’re a few hours in it can be hard to stop playing.

already highly suitable for different playstyles. The world has one relatively peaceful biome, perfect for constructing a Viking home and spending hours refining, building and crafting with only the minor threat of occasional greydwarf raids. But other players will be pushing themselves deeper into the world and thus into more dangerous territory, clashing with bosses so they can find new resources to craft and build with. No matter what kind of Viking you are, there are mods to enhance your experience.