Survival
Valheim
Valheim is a Viking survival and crafting game set in a procedurally generated Norse purgatory, playable solo or with up to ten friends.
What is Valheim?
Is Valheim down? Valheim is a Viking-themed survival and exploration game developed by the five-person Iron Gate Studio and published by Coffee Stain Publishing, released in Early Access in February 2021. Set in a purgatory-like afterlife inspired by Norse mythology, players explore procedurally generated biomes, gather resources, build elaborate longhouses and fortifications, craft progressively advanced weapons and armour, and defeat mythological bosses to unlock new content tiers. Valheim became one of the fastest-selling Steam Early Access titles ever, reaching over 5 million copies sold within a month of launch.
Valheim's multiplayer model is based around peer-to-peer and dedicated server hosting rather than developer-managed official servers, meaning most server infrastructure is community-run. However, Valheim's backend services — including Steam authentication and Iron Gate's own systems — are required for multiplayer to function. The game's cooperative focus, where groups of friends build shared worlds over many sessions, makes multiplayer reliability especially important to the experience.
Valheim connectivity issues typically manifest as friends being unable to join each other's worlds, dedicated server connections timing out, Steam authentication failures preventing multiplayer access, or world save data corruption after ungraceful server shutdowns. Steam connectivity underpins Valheim multiplayer, so Steam outages directly affect Valheim's multiplayer functionality.
If Valheim is down, Outage.gg tracks Valheim server status and outage history in real time. If Valheim multiplayer is down or connections are failing, visit the live status page for community reports and subscribe to get an instant alert when the service is restored.
Common Valheim Problems
Issues users most frequently report when Valheim is having problems.
Login failures
Players are unable to sign in, receiving authentication errors or being stuck on loading screens.
Matchmaking problems
Unable to find or join matches, long queue times, or errors when trying to connect to game servers.
Disconnections mid-session
Getting unexpectedly kicked from active sessions, losing in-game progress or items.
In-game store & purchases
Cannot load the in-game store, complete purchases, or received items are not appearing in inventory.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Valheim outages and server status.
You can check the live Valheim server status at outage.gg/services/valheim. The page shows real-time community-submitted outage reports, an hourly trend chart, and the current health status.
Valheim can stop working for a number of reasons including scheduled maintenance windows, unexpected server failures, network infrastructure problems, or DDoS attacks. Check the live status page on Outage.gg for the latest community reports to see if others are experiencing the same issue.
Go to outage.gg/services/valheim and click the "Report an Issue" button. Your report is counted immediately and helps confirm whether a problem is widespread. Reports from multiple users trigger a status change visible to everyone watching the page.
Click the "Notify Me" bell button on the Valheim status page at outage.gg/services/valheim. Create a free account and we will send you an email the moment Valheim comes back online — no app download required.
Yes. You can find official announcements at the Valheim website: https://www.valheimgame.com. For real-time community outage data, Outage.gg tracks user reports as they happen and often picks up problems before official announcements.
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