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Playing Valheim with friends is the premier way to enjoy the viking survival game. To do that, you’ll need to either create servers in the game so other players can join you, or join them in their servers. Valheim’s menus can be a bit confusing to navigate, though, especially if you don’t really know much about local hosting or dedicated servers. And even joining games can be a little wonky, requiring you to use Steam’s menus to find servers using IP addresses.

Check out the guide below for everything you need to know to set up your own servers or join someone else’s in Valheim. It’s also worth noting that if you’re looking for new co-op viking friends, you can check the Community server list and join in with other people you don’t…

Setting up a Valheim dedicated server is recommended if you want to get godlike bandwidth and enter ping Valhalla when playing with friends.

With over two million copies sold and hundreds of thousands of concurrent players on Steam in the weeks following launch, Valheim already has a huge following.

Though you can enjoy Valheim solo, it’s playing with others where the game comes into its own. If you’re serious about being part of a group who want to come and go from a single world with better hosting, then a Valheim dedicated server setup might be for you.

We’ll run through why you might need a dedicated server in Valheim, what you need to get it up and running properly, the step-by-step setup process and how to join a dedicated server when it’s…