Valheim on PC accelerates its growth and gains another million sales in four days
Valheim shows absolutely no signs of stopping.
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What you need to know
Valheimis the latest indie success in the video game world and continues to smash milestone after milestone in its Early Access period on Steam.Valheim recently crossed the two million copies sold thresholdand now, onlyfour days later,Valheim has already made three million sales on PC. Valheim continues to accelerate its growth with each success and shows absolutely no signs of slowing down or stopping.
Valheim also had some other successes to boast about, including officially becoming one of the Top 250 best-reviewed games on Steam (78 at time of announcement) with over 60,000 Overwhelmingly Positive reviews; and making it into the top ten most streamed games on Twitch (7 at time of announcement), even surpassing industry veterans like Minecraft, CS: GO, and more, with over 20 million hours of gameplay watched.
Valheim is a Norse-inspired survival game that sets players in a gorgeous procedurally-generated open world. Survive, craft, build, and battle your way through Valheim. Currently, Valheim is only available on PC through the Steam Early Access program, butValheim coming to consolesin the distant future is far from an impossibility.
It’s clear Valheim is here to stay, and is setting out to be one of theBest Survival Games on PC. If you want to get the most out of your Valheim experience, read up on our comprehensive guides like ourtips & tricks for beginners in Valheimto help you survive the first few days and beyond. Finally, ensure you play at your very best in Valheim and any other PC game with one of theBest Gaming Keyboards for PC.
A Viking survival simulator with potential.
Valheim works very well in its current state, and it’s worth exploring its procedurally generated world. With more updates on the way, Valheim has the potential to be a hit.
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