Valheim 1.0 launches at this time in your time zone

Valheim will leave Early Access on September 9, 2026 at 3 PM Paris time. Iron Gate Studios has scheduled the launch for 6 AM PDT (Los Angeles time), which works out to 3 PM for us in CEST, since France is still on summer time during this period.

Here's the breakdown by time zone:

• PDT : 06:00 on September 9, 2026
• EDT : 09:00 on September 9, 2026
• BRT : 10:00 on September 9, 2026
• CET : 15:00 on September 9, 2026
• IST : 18:30 on September 9, 2026
• CST : 21:00 on September 9, 2026
• JST : 22:00 on September 9, 2026
• AEST : 23:00 on September 9, 2026

The studio hasn't announced any platform-specific timing. Steam, PS Store, Xbox Store and eShop should therefore all unlock the game at the same time, as is standard for the vast majority of cross-platform simultaneous releases. There's no official information mentioning a staggered unlock window depending on the store, so if you were planning to watch for an early release on one platform over another, that doesn't appear to be on the cards.

As for the download size, the 1.0 update weighs in at around 4.3 GB, a surprisingly light figure given the amount of content added. There's currently no indication of whether pre-loading will be enabled before the fateful hour, but given the patch's small size, the wait shouldn't be too much of an ordeal for your connection.

For full details on the content added with this version, head over to our dedicated article on the Deep North update.