Originally posted by Man Skinn:

I want it and it looks really fun but the biggest appeal for me is the seas in this game, but apparently there isn't much to boats or oceans right now. Should I wait until the ocean update comes out?

PROS:
- great visual ambience
- lovely music
- 5 (Meadows, Black Forest, Mountains, Swamp, Plains) out of 9 biomes (remaining: Ashlands, Far North, Mistlands, Ocean) has bosses and lots of content
- of remaining 4 biomes, 1 is in development (Mistlands) for release this year
- reasonable number of updates (1-2 per month on average) which includes fixing bugs, improving existing content, balancing, restructuring of framework, etc
- ability to create your own dedicated server for up to 10 players logged in concurrently
- ability to play co-op via Steam Friends direct
- basic physics-based building and landscaping

NEUTRAL:
- no official mod support, no Steam Workshop
- will break game if modded heavily
- pattern of major releases reflect one major update every 8 months, with significant content-related smaller updates once every 4-5 months, mountain caves and other stuff recently released, H&H was released in September 2021, game went into EA February 2021. There were 26 updates in 2021.

CONS:
- game is not bug-free and will break along the way if you're unlucky
- not fully graphically-optimised, possible high GPU and/or CPU temperatures
- controllers are fully implemented, but some players still have issues with swapped buttons and outright not working
- Steam-Cloud saving an issue
- no dedicated server administrative settings, will need to rely primarily on good-natured players who follow rules

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So before you buy this game, make sure to be mindful of the above points. Go through the forums and take a glance through the bigger threads. Lots of people complaining this game should be considered version 1.0, because it's released publicly to be bought, but fail to recognise the game is in Open Alpha/Open Beta. Hence "Early Access".

When you make your decision, ask yourself if you are willing to potentially lose progress along the way, on the notion you're really a game tester for Valheim. If you don't mind the notion of losing progress before the game reaches version 1.0, then by all means, buy this game for $18 to $24 Cdn. It's cheap and offers a lot.

However, if you aren't willing to potentially lose progress and you think software development is the same as factory production line working, then definitely do not buy Valheim. I suggest another game that is near release v1.0 or another game that is already out of Early Access.

Personally, it's a game I've invested over 470 hours in since September, a wee bit before H&H. Crashed once because something I caused. Never had any saving issues, never had any other game-breaking bugs come up for me. I run a server where all 8 of my players never ran into any issues as well. I know problems do exist because others have it, and it comes down to system hardware trigger points coinciding software code interaction.