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Valheim

Shelf markLIB-0109

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2021Game

Catalog Information

Original Title
Valheim
Release
February 2, 2021
Developer
Iron Gate AB
Publisher
Coffee Stain Publishing
Platform
PC · Steam
Medium
Digital edition · Steam
Subjects
Action · Adventure · Indie · RPG · Early Access · Digital Preservation

Archival Status

Custody
Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy
Steam digital edition · Coffee Stain Publishing build
Condition Report
Account-bound license on the archive Steam account. No physical media is part of this accession.
Acquisition
Digital acquisition · July 2026
Filed
August 8, 2026

Acquisition Record

How this digital copy entered archival custody — provenance for the holding, not the identity of the work.

Source
Steam
Acquired through
Digital library holding
Entered
August 8, 2026
Steam App ID
892970
Technical record
Holding reference
steam-892970
Provenance reconciled
August 8, 2026
Recorded playtime
35 hours 48 minutes
Store listing
Steam store listing

Curator Notes

Reserved for curator writing on Valheim once the Early Access edition stabilizes toward a fuller critical record.

Collection Documentation

Ownership is digital only. The retained object is the Steam license. Official cover artwork has been entered from Steam library art; collection photography does not apply.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware
Windows, macOS, and Linux PC through Steam under archive custody
Original Hardware
PC · Steam digital edition
Playback Compatibility
Continued access requires the archive account and Steam’s ongoing support for the title on the retained platforms.
Preservation Concerns
Early Access holdings carry additional revision risk as builds change in place. Account-bound licensing and the absence of a retained offline installer remain principal concerns.
Edition History
Entered Steam Early Access on February 2, 2021. This accession records the licensed Early Access digital edition in custody.
Access Status
Playable from the archive Steam library for as long as that license and storefront path remain intact.

Connections

Editorial Record
Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

This filing is retained as a digital edition. Physical collection photography does not apply to the holding itself.

Supplementary archival media may be entered if documentation is later filed. Nothing is forced into the record.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

  1. Filed into the Library

    Accessioned as LIB-0109.

  2. Collection Documentation entered

  3. Connections established

  4. Official artwork entered

    Steam library artwork filed under the Library accession path.

  5. Editorial revision

    Catalog identity, authority references, and digital-holding documentation aligned for publication.

  6. Preservation Notes entered

  7. Published to the Bloodsoaked Library

    Digital accession curated from Steam custody and set to Catalogued · Permanent Record.

Record Colophon

Archive Identifier
LIB-0109
Filed
August 8, 2026
Last Curatorial Revision
Aug 8, 2026
Accession Source
Digital library holding
Archival Status
Catalogued · Permanent Record