If you want to level up woodcutting, for example, you’ll need to take up an axe and get to work. The game offers a less traditional leveling-up system, in which players need to use items to increase their affinity with a particular stat. Valheim feels like it has more in common with early era MMORPGs like RuneScape or even Lineage II in its openness than it does modern RPGs, though it borrows similar ideas. Image: Iron Gate Studio/Coffee Stain Publishing via Polygon Fantastical creatures can also be found in Valheim, with skeletons and draugr appearing in the dreary swamps set at the edges of the Black Forest. There is an attention to detail in the construction of the world that creates a deeply immersive reality-whether it be the act of adding proper ventilation to your home to avoid being killed by poisonous fumes, or the wind direction dictating whether or not deer and other wildlife will be able to sniff out your presence while you’re sneaking.
There is something peaceful in the loneliness Valheim affords me, but it isn’t something that feels empty or hollow. I often found myself lingering by empty shores occupied only by scattered trees and rocks, just staring into the distance while the sun sank over the horizon. I felt a sense of wonder and awe when exploring the various biomes I found in the procedurally generated worlds. Or you could always explore the world at your own whim, as the story allows you to progress at your own pace - if you even want to progress at all. Progression without upgraded armor and weapons is almost impossible in certain areas, as the game begins to strand you in different areas, with biomes like the mountains requiring frost resistance potions to begin mining materials to gain more resistance to the cold when wearing certain armor sets. These events will continue long after you’ve defeated these ancient creatures who had otherwise existed peacefully until your arrival.įor example, I couldn’t have made a pickaxe without defeating the meadow god Eikthyr the Stag, as I required his horns to mine the earth for crude tin and copper. There would be instances in which they would swoop down from their natural environment to attack a community house I had built with friends on a shared server. My attempt to kill the great frost dragon Moder sent the drakes that occupied the mountains into a frenzy.
And even after you’ve vanquished the “boss” of these individual areas, the game forces you to deal with those consequences in the form of world events. Each of these creatures exists within a specific biome - the meadows, the Black Forest, the swamps, the windswept mountains, and the plains - and in order to fight these beasts, you must kill their kin.
However, this act comes at the expense of the world itself. Valheim encourages this practice, as defeating these bosses provides you with access to more tools to create better armor, housing, or even crafting equipment.
You arrive in the world as the reincarnation of a great warrior from another realm, set to do Odin’s task of ridding Valheim of terrible beasts that even the gods dare not challenge. If you want curated lists of our favorite media, check out What to Play and What to Watch. When we award the Polygon Recommends badge, it’s because we believe the recipient is uniquely thought-provoking, entertaining, inventive, or fun - and worth fitting into your schedule.
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