Some of you don't seem to like the word "hype". I used it because Valheim got an unbelievable amount of attention from the players and the media, it was hugely popular when it came out. Now, I understand, thanks to your replies, that when released Valheim proved to be extremely polished and enjoyable game. But I couldn't have imagined it would make such a ruckus.

Even now, with the Hearth and Home update, the game is being played by 80k+ people which is, in my opinion - unprecedented for an update that doesn't even feature a lot of new content.

Originally posted by Spikeheila:

Having a living and breathing village full of people with different needs,wants, and jobs with a lot of QoL improvements that other survival games lack is mostly what made Valheim big. That and a completely different setting than normal with goals and bosses. Everyone in a village needs things to survive, especially surviving raids. Groups need to go out for materials sometimes because it's easier, safer, and fun, that kind of thing.

QoL things like getting all your materials back when you demolish things are pretty big.

Village full of people? Groups? Are you sure you're not talking about Medieval Dynasty here?)
Or is there something I don't know about Valheim? I mean, sure, there's co-op in the game, but what you're talking about sounds more like a settlement managment game =)