how much replay value?

[mulch]

i am interested in getting Valheim and i know the game is proceduraly generated so i am curious as to how much replay value there is at the moment

[Outhous]

I have replayed this game probably 10 or more times. But not everyone will do this because it is basically the same game every time. You get a different map so things are in different places so logistics maybe different. You can also change what weapons you craft & use for a different combat style as well. You learn things that you can skip to speed up your playthrough each run as well. I also play with others which helps with replayability. I'm a big fan of the building mechanics in this game so I have plenty of fun finding cool places to build Also I've been playing since it first released so I have had a reason to replay with each new update.

[Nerevar]

it depends on what you wanna do in a mostly sandbox game. technically the replay value is infinite. but at some point you have seen and done everything. then there is building cool bases. which unlike most survival games isnt only cool but also USEFUL at the same time.

[pipo.p]

It depends on your expectations, obviously: If you are mostly driven by one-time achievements and by winning new challenges a game would throw at you, then you should know the answer, even if the task of a single playthrough could well take several irl months, as learning the game concepts and following the learning curve, then understanding and beating the boss in each biome, will already eat your playing time.

But perhaps you are not of the ones who feel like after beating a biome's boss first time, there is "nothing to do" in this biome afterwards, and you'll also find the environment beautiful, and the daily 'menial' tasks enough varied to find the game already enjoyable by exploring and 'conquering' land alone, in which case, I'd say that the replay value is very high (but again, exploring a world can already eat weeks of your life).

I'd advise you to try the game for a few hours if possible, so that you can understand what is to be undertaken to 1) progress in the game (to "beat" it, the hardwork needed being similar from one biome to next biome, only always harder), and 2) survive and enjoy basic "life", mainly exploring, building, harvesting resources and fighting in a repeated or "casual" way.

Or you'll find your way on the middle path, in some sort of a hybrid playstyle.

[Keitzy]

Originally posted by mulch:

i am interested in getting Valheim and i know the game is proceduraly generated so i am curious as to how much replay value there is at the moment

It drops off at Mistlands. It gets very grindy. Ashlands is terrible and poorly thought out. ITs designed to slow you down and really sucks the fun out of the game. I loved this game but Mistlands was kinda meh and Ashlands just killed it. I am surprised Coffee Stain allowed Iron Gate to release Ashlands considering how amazing Satisfactory is and how much Coffee Stain love their player base.
i didnt even finish Ashlands. I got to mining the ore, realised how stupid it is, how extremely grindy it is, and said yeah nope. the game was a solid 9/10 but now its barely a 3/10.

[Zep Tepi]

This game has the most played hours in my list at over a thousand. It is very replayable if you are a person who enjoys the journey more than the destination.

The procedural map makes it so that even if you are doing generally the same things, there isn't a "best" place to put your base. The things you need will be spread around, so exploration will always be important.

There are world settings in game and a large modding community to change things up from one play through to the next. You could make your own house rules like permadeath or no bosses (except Moder, that one is hard gated), or relax with free build. Try a different weapon or combat style. Make new builds. Find new ways to do the same old stuff. Try to speed run, or take as much time as you want before you move on.

[Salty]

I found a really good world seed that I stay in. I like making new characters and exploring off in different directions, and employing different armor/weapons/play-styles.

[Razorhunter]

Doing a single run will take you over 100 hours at the moment. Theres your content :)

[6h0$t942]

Hmm. With mods and devcommands probably 7.5/10 for replayability. Its pretty fun, though i would advise a various set of mods for QOL and to adjust combat so you can do more than jump twice and swing your sword twice before being exhausted.

[Darren Daulton]

A lot apparently if you have rl friends that are into it as well. Me and friends have over 1800 hours, a good bit of this was during the pandemic though , so not sure how many non pandemic hours that would equate to.

[lumina]

You gt replay value if you enjoy building and grinding. I don't think you'll get a lot of replay if you are just in it for combat and progressing through the bosses. Combat isn't really this games strength. It's very clunky.

[baardie]

I got bored after killing the first boss and usually survival games are my thing :/

[HunApo]

Played the game around 100-150h solo, and 1000+ with friends, no mods.
It is infinitely better if you play in multi, even in duo.
Every time a new major content was released, started new world as exploring is the key part of the game.

[HangarPilot]

I've clocked over 1800 hours. Played through over 20 times (all solo, no mods).

Personally, I think the procedural map is the secret sauce. After a game or two you find your preferred play-style and you know exactly what you need to do in each biome ... but each game the world is a different. You may "know" you need, say, X amount of Iron ... but you still have to explore and find it!

I love the exploration and grind (I probably need medication for that) ... others love building ... others love challenging fights.

Even without mods you can dial in the experience you want (passive to brutal enemies, no base raids to frequent raids, resources drops 25% to 300%, etc.). Difficulty doesn't "scale" so much as "jump" after each boss/biome ... but you can just turn down the difficulty on the fly as needed.

As others have said, it's sand-boxy and it all depends on what you want from the experience.

[D#]

Even if you just manage one playthrough Valheim is worth it. Seriously even if you just play through the first 4 biomes it is worth it.

[Endeffect]

https://howlongtobeat.com/game/87873

seems a little short or i to bad at this ?

(not 1 singletime beaten and still i have to do my first plains base)

have some afk hours