# Valheim

> A Viking survival game reached 502,387 concurrent Steam players.

- Owner: Iron Gate Studio
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: Jun 2018
- Peak date: 2021-02-21
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 49 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Maker origin, Press loop

## Summary

Valheim began as a public alpha and later entered Steam Early Access. Player building, Discord communities and Twitch viewing accompanied a rapid rise in sales.

## Timeline

- Jun 2018 — Dvoid (Open web) — The public Valheim alpha became available on itch.io.
- 2018-06-20 — leafo / itch.io (Open web) — Told Dvoid that Valheim had appeared in Fresh Games and that he had promoted it on the homepage again.
- 2021-02-02 — Iron Gate Studio (Open web) — Valheim entered Steam Early Access.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/valheim

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Valheim.” Case HIS-01067. Spread Score v1.2: 49/100. Updated 2026-10-16. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01067