Originally posted by Nobbler:

The trick is how will Iron Gate sustain revenue on a single-purchase game?

By selling the game? It has 20 to 50 million owners according to Steamspy.

But even if it hadn't sold obscene amounts, not all games need to sell DLC or microtransactions to make for a living.

Originally posted by Hiryukaen:

Odin had severed Valheim from the world tree, so, it wouldn't be connected.

It's not fully disconnected, but I don't remember the details. The Forsaken are shaking Valheim around which is causing trouble further down the trunk of the world tree.