Valheim
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| Developers | |
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| Iron Gate Studio | |
| Publishers | |
| Coffee Stain Studios | |
| Engines | |
| Former | Unity[1][Note 1] |
| Unity[2][Note 2] | |
| Release dates | |
| Early access | |
| macOS | June 10, 2020 |
| Resources | |
| PCGamingWiki | |
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The game enterd early access on February 2, 2021 on Steam, selling over three million copies by February 19.[3]
Early Access
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | game available through Steam. | |
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| App Store | AppStore. | |
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| Humble Store | |
- See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.
macOS Compatibility
| Method | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Native | ||
| Rosetta 2 | A Mac native binary could be built at home using script at timkurvers / valheim-macos. After building it runs perfectly, giving more FPS than Crossover. | |
| Compatibility layer | ||
| CrossOver | Low-ish FPS, but perfect otherwise[4][5] | |
| Wine | Playable.[6] | |
| Virtualization | ||
| Parallels | Playable but many missing texture and render glitches.[7][8][9] |
Gallery
Error when trying to run «Valheim using Vulkan» on Crossover[4]
Gameplay videos
Crossover issues fixed
Valheim using Vulkan crashes when going in-game
(See Gallery for the screenshot). Run «Play Valheim» instead of «Play Valheim using Vulkan» on startup. D3D11 version runs better than Vulkan one.
Valheim using Vulkan runs at ≤5 FPS
Run «Play Valheim» instead of «Play Valheim using Vulkan» on startup. D3D11 version runs better than Vulkan one.
Movements and physics is about 2× slower than real time
Disable Vsync
Parallels issues fixed
Flickering objects issue
View this video.untrimmed_dynamic_cbuffers=1 fix.
Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-01-10
- ↑ Verified by User:Jams3223 on 2024-04-22
- ↑ Three Million Vikings! - last accessed on 2021-02-19
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Verified by User:Amacgamer on 2024-05-20
- Device: MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) 16 GB RAM
- OS: macOS Sonoma 14.5
- Method: Crossover 24.0.3
- Resolution: 3024x1964 native fullscreen (green window button)
- Settings: D3DMetal, MSync, High resolution mode, Render scale=40%, Low settings, no vsync
- Framerate: 40+
- ↑ Verified by User:iddqd on 28 Nov 2021
- Device: Macbook Pro M1 Max 32 GB RAM 32 GPU Cores
- OS: MacOS Monterey
- Method: Crossover 21.1
- Framerate: 5
- Comment: Very poor frame rate
- ↑ Verified by User:Hermitfeather on 2023-06-11
- Device: Macbook Pro M1 Max 32 GB RAM 32 GPU Cores
- Method: GPTK
- Framerate: 45
- Comment: Seemingly perfect but leaving at playable for now until I put more time into it.
- ↑ Verified by User:Andytizer on
- Device: MacBook Air M1 2020 8 GB RAM
- Method: Windows ARM on Parallels 16
- ↑ Verified by User:icetear on May 3, 2021
- Device: MacBook Air M1 2020 8 GB RAM
- Method: Windows 10 ARM on Parallels 16.5
- Store: Steam
- ↑ Verified by User:Konkeydong37 on Jan 12, 2023
- Device: MacBook M1 Pro 2021 16 GB RAM
- Method: Windows 11 ARM on Parallels 18
- Store: Steam
- Resolution: 1920x1200
- Settings: Medium
- Framerate: 30-60
- Comment: The game works steadily and smooth, all textures are displayed, in the forest framerate is higher then in the village