Comments on: Valheim developers continue to work with only 8 team members. We ask them why they stick to small-scale development amid growing competition

By: Vincenzo

Vincenzo — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 05:10:27 +0000

In reply to Evelynn.

What an absolutely ridiculous take. You think that they don’t owe anything to the people who gave them money? So if you paid someone to build you a house, you would be okay with them taking decades to do it, because after all, they’re “creators” and don’t owe you anything? People don’t pay for products to indulge the creativity of artists, not most people anyway. They are paying to get a product, a complete product, in a timely fashion. Yes, they don’t have to break their backs, but the contention that they don’t owe us anything is completely ludicrous. They absolutely do.

By: Angry beard

Angry beard — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 01:22:21 +0000

Are people really defending the behavior of these devs?
They’ve made 200mil in revenue by ’23, with 8 devs, that’s 25 mil a piece. They’ve made their money and this has become more of a hobby to them than a necessity, and you all are licking their boots.

In office massages? They’re living the good life and you’re cheering them on, encouraging it

By: Daxius

Daxius — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 22:20:46 +0000

Very ignorant and short-sightedly entitled take. Just because you spent diddly squat on a product that you KNEW was in EARLY early access doesn’t mean you’re entitled for them to jump through hoops for you. I dont think you understand how early access works, so let me break it down for you:

You pay someone money so you can play their product early and through the development its release… that’s it. You are entitled to absolutely nothing beyond that outside of eventually a full and finished product. That’s only my opinion, however, because in reality you’re not even entitled to that.

By: Roo

Roo — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:31:20 +0000

The real reason is the same as the reason they’ve kept the game in early access for 4 years; it’s easier to make excuses for delays and taking 10x longer to keep the promises they made after getting paid. These guys made a decent game and are riding it out. I don’t get 1 hour massages every day, and my job is much more stressful than making video games. These guys instantly became part of the problem.

By: Evelynn

Evelynn — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:17:15 +0000

They are doing their best. The best for a team of 8 people with lives outside of game development, and not subject to your whims. You paying 20 United States Dollars for a product does but mean you own these people, so get over yourself, please.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:04:12 +0000

Anyone spending money on it is because they know it’s an awesome game. These guys have slaved to make a masterpiece and who cares how long it takes for an update. I remember when it first came out it even in its infancy had so much going on and such replayability that I had no problem waiting on an update. Rather than ragging on a small awesome team of developers, what amazing thing have you done lately, and how about we criticize you for it… I paid for it even though I had the free version from the start, and would gladly pay for it again. Good price for my actual favorite game ever. Good job you guys keep killing it.

By: Iris

Iris — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 04:10:03 +0000

Personally speaking as an artist, I could maybe get a lot more done if I had more hands on deck, but at the cost of my mental state. Some people do so much better being able to brainstorm with others and some prefer to keep things small so it’s easier to focus.

Just because someone invests money in your project does not give them the right to order you around.
It is completely different from a commission, in which the payer can give a deadline.

Anyone who feels differently may have different experiences, or may just be an entitled little twat that knows zilch about crafting.

By: Vincenzo

Vincenzo — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:09:19 +0000

I’ve been playing since the first day, and I don’t appreciate it. They made a lot of money and could have afforded it to speed up development and keep their promises. When you accept money from people, you have a responsibility to do your best for them, not do what’s best for you.