A number of games have already reserved your free time 10 times over during September, so yet another new release couldn't hurt, right? Valheim, with its full 1.0 version, has added to the list with a PS5 launch now set for 9th September 2026.

It's leaving early access after five years, and brings the fully up-to-date base version of Valheim to PS5 alongside a new biome in the Deep North. It's £15.49 / $19.99 on PC, so expect a similar price for the PS5 version.

Creative director Robin Eyre praised the large community it has built during the lead-up to the full version: "Approaching 1.0 feels equal parts exciting and anxious as we’ve worked hard to make Deep North a worthy conclusion to the Valheim journey!"

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As every game on the planet does its best to avoid GTA 6, the talk of the past few weeks has been how packed the September 2026 release schedule, and increasingly, also the months either side of it. With Valheim added, here's what the month currently looks like:

The biggest compliment I can probably give Valheim is that, at the time of writing, it's not competing with another title releasing on the same day as it. However, with Marvel's Wolverine coming out just six days later, it'll face a battle for attention. While this is a brand-new game to PS5 owners, it is a bit of a known quantity at this point.

Will you make time to play Valheim in September? Let us know in the comments below.

[source gematsu.com]