<s>
Valheim	B-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
survival	B-Application
and	O
sandbox	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
the	O
Swedish	O
developer	O
Iron	O
Gate	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Coffee	O
Stain	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
2	O
February	O
2021	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
14	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
early	O
access	O
release	O
,	O
Valheim	B-Application
has	O
achieved	O
both	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
as	O
a	O
″rare	O
exception″	O
of	O
a	O
refined	O
early	O
access	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
five	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
played	O
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valheim	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
slain	O
Vikings	B-Application
go	O
to	O
prove	O
themselves	O
fit	O
for	O
the	O
halls	O
of	O
Valhalla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
one	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
begins	O
with	O
nothing	O
and	O
soon	O
discovers	O
that	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Norse	O
afterlife	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
defeat	O
the	O
evils	O
that	O
stalk	O
Valheim	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Led	O
only	O
by	O
their	O
instincts	O
and	O
occasional	O
hints	O
from	O
a	O
raven	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
prepare	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
sworn	O
enemies	O
of	O
Odin	B-Application
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
"	O
Valheim	B-Application
"	O
denotes	O
a	O
fictional	O
tenth	O
world	O
within	O
the	O
world	O
tree	O
Yggdrasil	B-Application
of	O
Norse	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valheim	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open-world	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
fallen	O
Vikings	B-Application
,	O
players	O
must	O
craft	O
tools	O
,	O
build	O
shelters	O
and	O
fight	O
enemies	O
to	O
survive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
creating	O
their	O
Viking	B-Application
character	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
create	O
a	O
world	O
that	O
is	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
from	O
a	O
map	O
seed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valheim	B-Application
operates	O
on	O
an	O
in-game	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
different	O
biomes	O
either	O
by	O
foot	O
or	O
on	O
crafted	O
boats	O
,	O
which	O
range	O
from	O
rafts	B-Operating_System
to	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
Viking	B-Application
longships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valheim	B-Application
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Iron	O
Gate	O
Studio	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
Swedish	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
formed	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Valheim	B-Application
,	O
Svensson	O
had	O
previously	O
begun	O
development	O
on	O
a	O
simulation	O
game	O
called	O
Tolroko	O
in	O
his	O
spare	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Svensson	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
Valheim	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Fejd	O
(	O
Swedish	O
for	O
"	O
feud	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
ended	O
up	O
leaving	O
Pieces	O
Interactive	O
in	O
2018	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Valheim	B-Application
full	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
convinced	O
Tornqvist	O
to	O
join	O
him	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
Iron	O
Gate	O
released	O
the	O
"	O
Mistlands	O
"	O
update	O
for	O
Valheim	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Games	O
Showcase	O
2022	O
Extended	O
on	O
14	O
June	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Valheim	B-Application
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
via	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
Q3	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Q2	O
2023	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
external	O
studios	O
Piktiv	O
and	O
Fishlabs	O
,	O
would	O
support	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
and	O
launch	O
directly	O
into	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Iron	O
Gate	O
Studio	O
would	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
core	O
Valheim	B-Application
experience	O
and	O
its	O
next	O
major	O
update	O
milestones	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valheim	B-Application
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
called	O
Valheim	B-Application
a	O
"	O
rare	O
exception	O
"	O
for	O
early	O
access	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
feels	O
refined	O
and	O
satisfying	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
right	O
now	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
appreciated	O
that	O
Valheim	B-Application
did	O
not	O
elaborate	O
on	O
certain	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
elements	O
,	O
allowing	O
its	O
fans	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
community	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
by	O
sharing	O
things	O
like	O
design	O
ideas	O
and	O
theories	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
five	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most-played	O
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
by	O
July	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valheim	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Debut	O
Indie	O
Game	O
and	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Valheim	B-Application
won	O
the	O
Best	O
Debut	O
and	O
Audience	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developer	O
's	O
Choice	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valheim	B-Application
(	O
Original	O
Game	O
Soundtrack	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
29	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
by	O
Iron	O
Gate	O
AB	O
,	O
to	O
stream	O
on	O
Spotify	B-Application
and	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
