Valheim is finally coming to PlayStation next year

Back in early 2021, the indie survival crafter Valheim launched in Early Access to a huge wave of success, selling over 5 million copies in its first month and going on to push past 10 million a little over one year later. As the game nears the end of its Early Access journey, the title is finally set to come to PlayStation 5 – with studio ‘Iron Gate’ confirming a 2026 release year.

Releasing a brief ‘Announcement Trailer’ the teams at Iron Gate and Coffee Stain Publishing confirmed that Valheim will officially arrive on PlayStation 5 sometime in 2026.

As mentioned, Valheim launched in Early Access back in 2021 and has remained in this state since. That said, the game has received plenty of updates in this time, with the next major patch being the Deep North update.

Given the vague 2026 window for the PS5 version’s release, it is likely that Valheim will launch on Sony’s system alongside the game’s long-awaited full 1.0 version. Curiously, the trailer they released for this PS5 announcement was actually captured on PC, and so we have no real idea of how the game will look/run on Sony’s console.

That said, Valheim has been available on Xbox platforms since 2023, and so expect it to be somewhat comparable (even if the Xbox version was technically ported by an external studio).

While Valheim remains a popular title to this day, it is interesting to see how long it's taking for the game to come to PlayStation platforms. That said, assuming it does launch alongside version 1.0, then the extended wait will have made some sense.

KitGuru says: Are you still playing Valheim in 2025? Are you excited for version 1.0? Why do you think it’s taken so long for the game to come to PlayStation? Let us know down below.

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