Shout-out in particular for the monster that resembles a combusting sink clog with spider legs.

Also in Valheim’s Ashlands patch: 70+ new buildable items!

30+ new crafting materials!

Art for Valheim’s Ashlands update, showing players facing off with monstrous creatures in a burning forest

15 new food items and potions!

Five new crafting station upgrades!

Three new armour sets!

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A partridge in a pear tree, possibly!

Thefull Steam listinghas detailed patch notes which spoil a few nasty surprises you might prefer to discover yourself.

It’s the penultimate biome in a deliberately difficult game, the developers remind us.

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So maybe brush up on your skills a bit in the Meadows or Black Forest before taking the plunge.

you’re able to also adjust the difficulty in the World Modifiers menu.

We’re big Valheim enthusiasts round these parts.

It’s fourth on our list of thebest survival gamesand 13th on our list of thebest co-op games.

Are there any other games you wish you could smell?