Valheim 1.0 is close: PTB save system patch, 50+ achievements, and a PC Gaming Show tease

Iron Gate says Valheim is in the final stretch of development — the Deep North biome and the full 1.0 release are nearly there. To get across the finish line cleanly, the studio is asking players to jump onto the Public Test Branch and help stress-test a new patch.

That PTB patch reworks the save system, and the team specifically wants eyes on save data integrity and network functionality. Any bugs can be reported through the official form on the Valheim website. Separately, Iron Gate is collecting player stories — if Valheim has meant something to you, whether that's friendships, community, or something else entirely, they want a short video submission via a linked form. On the studio's end, they're teasing something Valheim-related at the PC Gaming Show on June 7 — no details yet, but they're telling players not to miss it. And for 1.0, there will be over 50 achievements; a first look at some of them is out now, though what you actually need to do to unlock them is still under wraps.

Valheim launched in Early Access back in 2021 and has built one of the bigger survival-game communities around. The Deep North is the final major biome before 1.0, so a save system overhaul at this stage makes sense — Iron Gate clearly wants the full launch to be solid rather than scrambling for hotfixes after the fact.

This month's community build comes from Archimedes — a sweeping Hall of the Mountain King that's hard to argue with. If you want your own build featured, tag it #ValheimBotM on social media or drop it in the build-of-the-month channel on the official Discord.