Valheim invades PC Game Pass at the end of September Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Valheim invades PC Game Pass at the end of September It’s staying in early access for now News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on Sept. 15, 2022 Co-op survival Viking fest Valheim has a confirmed release date for its arrival on Microsoft's PC Game Pass service, and it's not too far over the horizon. September 29th is the date you'll want to mark in your runic calendars, which I assume are constructed out of some variety of standing stone formation. The date was announced during last night's ID@Xbox stream. Watch on YouTube Valheim was revealed to be coming to Game Pass during Not-E3 in June. Iron Gate and Microsoft first announced that Valheim would arrive on Game Pass back during Not-E3 in June. If you've got an Xbox or know someone who does then they'll be able to play it from some time in early 2023 too, and there'll be crossplay between the console and PC versions. Iron Gate say that Steam and players using Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass will be able to play together too. The game will stay in early access for the foreseeable future, as Iron Gate insist they have "quite a bit left to add to the game" before it reaches 1.0. The Viking craft 'em up was something of a PC sensation last year, making it onto our best games of 2021 list. It sold more than two million copies in a fortnight, and reaching 6.8 million sales around four months after it launched into early access. Not too shabby. Iron Gate have been adding to the game in that time, including an update back in March with mysterious frost caves and optimisations for Steam Deck. We've got plenty of guides for anyone starting out in Valheim when it rocks up on Game Pass at the end of the month. First port of call would be Ollie's beginner's guide to Valheim, which should get you up to speed with the game quickly. You never know, you might even find yourself falling in love with one of Valheim's boars like Ed. "Then one day, a burst of yellow love hearts sprung from the boar," he said. "Had our son finally accepted us as its father? I leapt over the gate and sprinted towards our pig, and for the first time ever, it didn't draw blood." Valheim's available in early access on Steam right now for £16/$20/€17. If you're a PC Game Pass subscriber then you can download it from September 29th. It'll also be purchasable on the Microsoft Store. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here