There are also ways to ''cheat'' the game, by using commands in the console.
I would personaly argue that a game like Valheim that is not finished and does not take these situations into account (yet), would not be considered cheating if it allows you to actualy play the game again.

If you are interested in how to use console commands you can look them up here;
https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Console_Commands