Valheim's public test branch gets frost caves, full controller support 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's public test branch gets frost caves, full controller support Prepping for the Steam Deck News by Graham Smith Contributor Published on Feb. 19, 2022 3 comments Valheim's latest update is now available on the survival game's public test branch, letting extra-adventurous players get their hands on frost caves, full controller support, and Steam Deck support before the update rolls out for everyone. Watch on YouTube Valve's Steam Deck, a handheld PC, is due to start rolling out at the end of the month, and several games have been patched over the past few weeks to better support the device. Valheim is following in kind, with full controller support, a pause feature in singleplayer, and other UI optimisations designed for smaller screens. In terms of new content, the frost caves are the big addition. These dungeons will appear in unexplored areas, three new enemies, a new weapon called "Flesh Rippers", and lots of new armour, crafting materials and so on. You can find the full patch notes here. As should be obvious by its presence on the test branch, this update could be unstable. It's specifically designed to gather feedback and detail on any bugs, which you can share on the game's Steam subforum. The update is also not backwards compatible with the default branch, meaning you should make backups of your existing save files before you switch to the test branch. If none of that puts you off and you still want to check it out, right-click on Valheim on Steam and go to Properties. In the new window, select the 'betas' tab and type in the code "yesimadebackups". You'll then be able to select the Public Test branch from the dropdown. Developers Iron Gate spoke about a lot of these changes, along with the coming Mistlands biome, earlier this month. 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 22 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