At long last, a new biome is coming to Valheim, approximately a year after it was initially scheduled to arrive. The procedurally generated survival game was initially developed by only five people, a team that did not expect the mass interest it accrued which resulted in 2 million copies sold in less than two weeks. Even more impressively, Valheim was and still is only available on PC, but a version for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S is scheduled for early 2023. Until then, the Mistlands update is available in Valheim’s Public Test Server, with an official release date expected to be right around the corner. The long-awaited update is substantial, offering not only a new biome to explore but bringing a variety of creatures, crafting options, and dungeons.

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In a preview conducted by GamesRadar, it seems that Valheim developer Iron Gate is not singularly focused on the adored survival experience, with lead artist Robin Eyre confirming that gamers could see a sequel in the future. Eyre added that his proposal had been rejected, which would have seen the Greydwarfs become protagonists in a pixilated side-scroller. Items acquired in this spinoff could carry over to Valheim or “if you go into [Valheim’s] credits, you can play the side-scroller Greydwarf game.”

GamesRadar noted that although Eyre’s concept will not be developed upon, Iron Gate is open to ideas. Given Valheim’s success and small development team, finances are of no present concern, with senior developer Jonthan Smars going so far as to claim there exists no pressure to do “lots of planning and budgeting to plan out the coming 10 years of Valheim,” suggesting that players can expect a lot more to come.

Additionally, Smars reaffirms that Valheim will not see any paid DLC and the team expects to “continue working on the remaining in-game biomes until Valheim version 1.0.” A recent update ensured that cross-play functionality will be up and running when the game comes to Xbox consoles, and it has already arrived on the Xbox Game Pass subscription service for PC.

Valheim is available now for PC, and releases in early 2023 for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

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Source: GamesRadar