The building is quite good. Of all the survival building games, there isn't really a great building mechanic one out there. Valheim has some very easy to use/understand building mechanics and it isn't overly picky about everything being in a grid. Valheim building isn't perfect, but the ease of which you can create something unique and massive is one of the best parts of this game. My girlfriend loves the building aspect of this game, even more than any other component. Many of the annoying parts of building (water de-equipping hammer, etc) can be fixed with simple mods.

What game(s) are people thinking of as being so superior for building when ragging on this game? What game has perfect building mechanics? I love building games so I'm genuinely curious.