My friends and I have been playing a new game called Valheim. It is available on PC (Steam) in early access. Early access means that the game is not finished yet.
For an early access game, however Valheim is actually very far along on development. it is a survival type game, however it is more forgiving than many other survival type games.
In Valheim you are dropped into the middle of a map, and then you are to fend for yourself or with friends. You will not starve to death, but by finding food, you will gain more health and stamina. You then progress to build a shelter, and defend it from monster attacks.
The first area (Biome) is meant for low level players, where you will only encounter low level monsters. You must build yourself (skills and gear) and base up to the point where you can defeat the first boss. After beating the boss you will gain access to new technology, so you can craft new types of gear and better building pieces.
The second biome is much more difficult, as the Trolls can kill an unskilled new player, in 1 hit. If you die, then you must run back to your body from the original spawn point, or a bed that you had crafted. Some skill loss occurs on death, but the run back to your body maybe the most punishing part of death in Valheim.
This game is best played with friends. Not only can they help you retrieve you body on death, but they can assist you building up shared bases. Generally you want bases if different parts of the map, all connected with portals. Each players can literally help build the bases, or just run around collecting resources such as chopping trees down.
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