Overview
- Iron Gate announced at the PC Gaming Show on Sunday, June 7, 2026, that Valheim will leave early access and reach version 1.0 on September 9, 2026.
- The Deep North is the game’s final biome and adds cold-weather zones, underground winding tunnels, new endgame weapons and armour, and boss-linked encounters.
- New foes in the Deep North include massive Gammeltrolls that turn to stone on death and burrowing Elakingar, with Ember Charges introduced to break apart large enemies.
- 1.0 adds an unlimited-use grappling hook for traversal, brings Valheim to PlayStation 5 and Switch 2, and the studio expects to raise the game’s price at full release.
- Developers say the update alters world structure so some players should start fresh, preview builds covered roughly 30% of the region, free updates will follow, and Iron Gate has not decided on paid expansions.