{"id":119845,"date":"2026-04-30T15:53:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/valheim-has-already-sold-over-3-million-copies\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:53:23","slug":"valheim-has-already-sold-over-3-million-copies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/valheim-has-already-sold-over-3-million-copies\/","title":{"rendered":"Valheim Has Already Sold Over 3 Million Copies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/valheim-has-already-sold-over-3-million-copies.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Valheim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/02\/15\/what-is-valheim-and-why-is-everyone-playing-it\">is everywhere<\/a> right now. If you&#8217;ve been paying attention to gaming at all in the last few weeks, you&#8217;ve probably seen something about this unique Norse survival game.\u00a0Valheim has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/02\/08\/valheim-dominates-best-seller-list-on-steam\">climbing the charts<\/a>\u00a0since its Early Access launch this month,\u00a0and now developer Iron Gate Studio and publisher Coffee Stain have provided some impressive sales numbers to quantify the game&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n<p>According to an\u00a0official press release, Valheim has now surpassed 3 million copies sold within\u00a0just 16 days of its initial release. That kind of reception comes not only from the fact that the game is being well-received by players, but also from Valheim&#8217;s popularity in the streaming realm. It is currently one of the most popular games on Twitch, with fans watching over 20 million total hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/02\/19\/valheim-has-already-sold-over-3-million-copies\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These kinds of\u00a0success stories are always fun to see. Valheim essentially came out of nowhere; it is made by a small team Sweden, and didn\u2019t receive a ton of mainstream coverage prior to its Early Access launch. And yet, the folks at Iron Gate Studio clearly found a setting and a formula that resonates with players and viewers alike, because the game is currently the 78<sup>th<\/sup> best-reviewed game of all time on Steam.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to jump into Valheim to see what the all the buzz is about? <em>Game Informer<\/em>&#8216;s own Dan Tack has been playing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/livestream\/new-gameplay-today\/2021\/02\/16\/surviving-our-first-hours-in-valheim-new-gameplay-today\">a lot<\/a> of the game, and you can benefit from his experience by checking out any of his valuable guides to help answer your burning questions.\u00a0Just choose from one of the many enticing topics below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/02\/04\/how-to-get-started-in-norse-survival-game-valheim\">How To Get Started In Valheim<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/02\/09\/valheim-how-to-cook-your-way-through-the-cold-nights\">How To Cook Your Way Through The Cold Nights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/02\/14\/how-to-defeat-the-bonemass-and-get-the-wishbone-in-valheim\">How To Defeat The Bonemass And Get The Wishbone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/02\/08\/valheim-how-to-summon-the-elder-and-find-the-swamp\">How To Summon The Elder And Find The Swamp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/02\/11\/how-to-spend-your-gold-rubies-and-amber-in-valheim\">How To Spend Your Gold, Rubies, And Amber<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have you been playing Valheim? Do you think it deserves all the praise? Share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/02\/19\/valheim-has-already-sold-over-3-million-copies\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valheim is everywhere right now. If you&#8217;ve been paying attention to gaming at all in the last few weeks, you&#8217;ve probably seen something about this unique Norse survival game.\u00a0Valheim has been climbing the charts\u00a0since its Early Access launch this month,\u00a0and now developer Iron Gate Studio and publisher Coffee Stain have provided some impressive sales numbers to quantify the game&#8217;s success. According to an\u00a0official press release, Valheim has now surpassed 3 million copies sold within\u00a0just 16 days of its initial release. That kind of reception comes not only from the fact that the game is being well-received by players, but also from Valheim&#8217;s popularity in the streaming realm. It is currently one of the most popular games on Twitch, with fans watching over 20 million total&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/valheim-has-already-sold-over-3-million-copies\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Valheim Has Already Sold Over 3 Million Copies | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Valheim is everywhere right now. 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