So, Valhiem is the first survival game I've ever touched. I've gotten up to Swamps before solo . . and I could progress farther, I'm just lazy and every time I add more mods I tend to restart and I take things absurdly slow.

The only time I die are either due to be underprepared or unobservant and occasionally the stupid risks/antics anyone gets up to.

I've played most of my experience solo. Yes I use mods to ease back on some of the tedium and some aesthetic things. . .but I don't touch mobs (yet anyway. when I do it will probably be to add more).

Hard? Sure. Punishing? Yeah, if you've been stupid. I freely admit I die in stupid places for dumb reasons a LOT. But I would not call the game impossible for single player.