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Grade B7 sourcesHIS-01067

Valheim

Game · 2018 · Notable

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

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Reach78ContagionNo data yetBreadth20Velocity40Longevity4149

Numbers

Peak concurrent Steam players
502.4K
As of Feb 21, 2021 · Open web · SteamDB
Peak date
Feb 21 ’21
Jun 2018 to Feb 21 ’21
Platforms
4
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Maker originPrimary
  • Press loop

How it spread

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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.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia viewsMay ’18JulMar ’19SepMay ’20NovMar ’21JunOctMar ’22JunPeakOpen webXPressTwitch
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Timeline (9)

  1. June 2018

    Dvoid seed · Jun 2018

    The public Valheim alpha became available on itch.io.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. leafo / itch.io first amplifier · Jun 20 ’18

    Told Dvoid that Valheim had appeared in Fresh Games and that he had promoted it on the homepage again.[7]

  3. February 2021

    Iron Gate Studio commercial · Feb 2 ’21

    Valheim entered Steam Early Access.[2]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added: 8 events, 6 sources · Score 49
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
SE
Peak concurrent Steam players
502.4K
As of Feb 21, 2021 · Open web · SteamDB
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. June 2018

    Dvoid seed · Jun 2018

    The public Valheim alpha became available on itch.io.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. leafo / itch.io first amplifier · Jun 20 ’18

    Told Dvoid that Valheim had appeared in Fresh Games and that he had promoted it on the homepage again.[7]

  3. February 2021

    Iron Gate Studio commercial · Feb 2 ’21

    Valheim entered Steam Early Access.[2]

  1. peak · Feb 21 ’21

  2. platform jump · Mar 2 ’21

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