Valheim Multiplayer: How to set up a dedicated server | Your co-op options explained

You can play Valheim solo if you choose, but there’s a lot to be said for the co-op experience. The game supports up to ten people in multiplayer, and travelling to purgatory with a whole Viking clan on your side can certainly be a great help.

Whether you’re building a settlement from the ground-up or facing off against nightmarish bosses loosely inspired by Norse mythology (only much scarier), teaming up with other players means more people working to solve the problem.

Because co-op is very much baked in to Valheim’s design, you have a number of good options when it comes to multiplayer.

Smaller groups who always intend to play together can create a locally hosted game. For established groups with more complex requirements, a dedicated server might be the…