Valheim has been sold over 6.8 million times
Over 6.8 million copies of the Viking survival game Valheim have been sold. This applies to the period up to April, according to the quarterly figures of publisher Embracer Group. The current total number of copies sold will already be higher.
In an explanation of the quarterly figures, Embracer Group says that the quarter was mainly driven by the release of Valheim. The company says it expects an additional 1 to 1.2 million units sold by the end of the current, second quarter. In the best case scenario, sales should therefore be at 8 million units by the end of June.
Iron Gate, the game’s developer, released Valheim on February 2 on Steam as an Early Access game. Two weeks later, more than two million copies had been sold. The counter was already at three million on February 19 and the number of five million was reached in March.
The game is still popular, but its popularity has been declining since the first month. According to data from Steamcharts, the number of concurrent players has peaked at 95,398 in the past 30 days, which is well below the February peak of over 500,000 concurrent players. Also the average number of players decreases with each month. At the time of writing, Valheim is ranked 26th in the most played games on Steam based on the current player count.
Valheim uses procedurally generated environments in which up to ten players must survive. The goal is to reach Asgaard. That is the name of the place where the gods dwell in Norse mythology; Midgaard is the name for the human kingdom. Players can work together in Valheim to craft items and buildings, as well as battle monsters.
Embracer Group includes THQ Nordic, Aspyr and Deep Silver, in addition to studios such as Gearbox, Volition, Coffee Stain and 4A Games. Embracer Group reports that the total net turnover has increased by 80 percent compared to the period from January to March 2020 to 236.2 million euros. The net turnover related to games increased by 119 percent to 194 million euros.
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