Originally posted by Belisarius:

This game is abandonware and the progress has been laughable.

26 updates in 2021, with one major patch in September. 2 updates in 2022 so far with Frost Caves and a bunch of other stuff. Version history: https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Version_History

Also, their Discord is super active: https://discord.com/invite/valheim - if they are abandoned, clearly, they wouldn't even be on Discord right? Come, educate us 'fanboys' what we're not seeing, that you're clearly seeing.

With that said, how did they make their money and ran? It has been 13 months since Early Access. Clearly, you're an expert in software development. So tell us, how long does a game like Valheim take to create? 6 months? 12 months? How long did your development studio take to create your last project? Just curious.

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DEVELOPMENTAL TIMES AS REFERENCE POINTS
- Star Wars Squadrons: about 3 years
- Sims 2: about 4 years
- Kenshi: 12 years total, 5 years in Early Access
- Rimworld: 5 years in Early Access
- Minecraft Dungeons: about 5 years
- Fallout 3: about 4 years with Bethesda, +2 years with Interplay
- Don't Starve: about 3 years
- Valheim: Early Access for 13 months so far