My year in Valheim

Introduction I never liked survival games. I preferred story-driven role-playing games, like the old Ultima series, Fallout, and Mass Effect. But when Microsoft laid me off in January 2024, I found myself with a lot of time on my hands and no income. While I waited, perhaps in vain, for my industry to recover, I figured I should take a look at my gaming backlog. Surely there must be some titles in…