Viking Survival Game Valheim Sells 2 Million Copies In Less Than Two Weeks

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Indie developer Iron Gate AB has announced that its new viking survival game, Valheim, has managed to sell 2 million copies in less than two weeks despite being an early access title. The impressive achievement was noted in a news post on the official Steam page, which also pointed out that Valheim reached a new peak concurrent player milestone of 360,000.



“Forget longboats, we have now blown a 700+ year old record by boasting the largest Viking population in all of human history,” the developer wrote. “For reference, the previous peak in Viking numbers was set in 1300 AD and was approximately 500,000.”



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[Brian_B]

Don’t know about the game but it is kinda cool to have more sim-Vikings than actual Vikings

 

[Nanobot]

I read somewhere that people are spending inordinate amounts of time building their home in the game. Would be hilarious if people just chilled out in their Viking cabins instead of exploring the rest of the game.

 

[MadMummy76]

Ugly as WOW, unrealistic as Ark, boring as minecraft. Everything I ever wanted from a game.