It looks like there’s no stopping the Valheim hype train. According to the developer Iron Gate Studio, the Vikings meets Minecraft title, which combines open-world elements and crafting, has taken the world by storm. And has already sold over three million copies! That’s amazing news for the studio, as the game has only been available for a little over two weeks.
To celebrate the news, the developer wanted to provide a few details about the game and thank everyone who has made this possible.
“Greetings!
This February has been truly wild! Less than three weeks into Early Access, we’ve already hit another milestone. Valheim has now been purchased by over three million brave Vikings looking to survive the 10th world of the Yggdrasil – or die trying – probably crushed by a falling tree.
To keep up with the old norse references, this is now equivalent to 74,319 longhouses stuffed with Vikings singing songs and celebrating victory with some great tasting mead, so.. SKÅL!
We’re also continuing to break records! Here’s what we’ve achieved together in the last week:
- Over 60,000 ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ reviews
- Officially entered the Steam’s Top 250 best reviewed games of all time (we’re 78th and climbing!)
- Currently 7th most streamed game on twitch, surpassing CS:GO, Dota 2, Minecraft and Rust
- Over 20 million hours of gameplay already watched – now help us find a Viking reference for this one!
What is even more incredible is all the great content you have already been sending our way. We’ve seen amazing art, read great stories and heard awesome music – all inspired by Valheim, all in the space of 17 days.
The Iron Gate team wanted to share one more big thank you to everyone who has already joined us on this exciting journey of mythological proportions.”
While I haven’t played the game yet, I’d be lying if I didn’t know of its existence. Not only have several people asked me if I’d played the game, but even my co-workers have been talking about the game. And they rarely talk about any video games.
Congrats to the Iron Gate crew. You’ve made yet another super addictive game that people can’t stop playing. If that’s not a sign of a great game, I don’t know what is.
