Valheim Future Update Plans – Roadmap

Valheim has a steady flow of updates that are planned to come out at some point in the future. We've got all the details right here.

Full Valheim Roadmap and Planned Updates 

In total, there are four planned and named content updates for Valheim coming at some point in the future, as detailed by PC Gamer. There is also a fifth rumored update detailed below. We will also update this roadmap as more information releases, so be sure to check back for more.

Hearth and Home (Coming Soon)

More information has appeared in a steam post from Iron Gate Studio about the Heart and Home update. They are planning to launch the update in Quarter 3 2021 and have released a small list of content that will be included.

• New Building Pieces
  • Darkwood roofs and window hatches
• New Cooking Station Extensions
  • Spice Rack
  • Butcher Table
  • Pots and Pans
• New Food System
  • Places an emphasis on boosting health and stamina, and the combinations of ingredients chosen.
  • Food also will also affect your poise.
• New Food
  • 10 New Recipies—including Eyescream, Shocklate Smoothie, various Wolf Meats and much more.
• New Plantable Crop
  • Onions

Cult of the Wolf (Release Date Unknown)

There is not much known about the second update, called Cult of the Wolf, besides that it will involve adding combat and exploration and new encounters. It also may add more content to either the Deep North or Mountain biomes.

Ships and the Sea (Release Date Unknown)

Ships and the Sea is an update that will add ship customization and add more content to the ocean biome. However, it is unknown when exactly the update will arrive, so we will update this section when more info becomes available.

Mistlands (Release Date Unknown)

The fourth update is called Mistlands, and it will add content and develop the mysterious biome called Mistlands. Along with this, we imagine some of the content that will get added will be new creatures, resources, and maybe a new boss for that area. 

Potential Updates (If Odin Wills it)

The following are all potential updates the developers listed on their roadmap on steam. The exact date when these updates will come out is unknown, but hopefully they will arrive at some point, as some of them sound very interesting and intriguing.

• Multiplayer Interactions
• Combat Improvements.
• Moon Phases.
• Tar Pits.
• Vendor Inventory Expansion.
• More Unique Locations.
• Svartalfr Brigands.
• Sandbox Mode
• Munin

Related: Valheim Update & Patch Notes (April 2021)

That's about it for Valheim's roadmap, and so we will have to wait for more info regarding these updates. We recommend checking out our patch notes (linked above) for information on all of the recent updates and patches to Valheim. 

For more on Valheim, we have a ton of guides on all major features in the game, and we recommend checking out How to make all armor sets in Valheim and How to farm Bloodbags in Valheim.