Valheim's creative director is still 'dedicated on Valheim every day' in addition to his new co-op dungeon crawler: 'We love making games so much that we want to make more games'

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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Developer Iron Gate Studios released Valheim into early access almost exactly five years ago, and the finish line may finally now be in sight: work on the survival game’s final biome is underway and the launch on PlayStation and Switch 2 is planned for 2026. While there’s been no official word, I wouldn’t be surprised if Valheim’s long-awaited version 1.0 finally arrived this year.But a recent announcement from a few of Valheim’s developers hasn’t sat well with some players. Three members of Iron Gate’s Valheim’s team, including creative director Robin Eyre, have been working on a different game, co-op dungeon crawler Begraved, “in the evenings and on weekends.”Begraved isn’t being made at Iron Gate, it’s a fully independent project under the banner of a new studio called Grip Jaw, but some players have expressed concern about the idea that Valheim’s devs are working on a second game before fully finishing their first. Related articles Valheim devs have been working on a first-person co-op dungeon-crawler ‘in the evenings and on weekends,’ and you can try it now on Steam To celebrate 5 years in early access, Valheim gets a new hat, better Steam Deck performance, and—wait for it—frosted sweetbread After a tumult