0x10c vs Valheim

Set in a parallel universe where the space race never ended, 0x10c places players in the year 2814 after a massive driver bug in a deep sleep cell extends a 1988 journey by millennia. Players must survive, trade, and explore the cosmos in fully functional spaceship interiors. Created by Markus 'Notch' Persson and Mojang Studios, the game combines hard science fiction mechanics with sandbox exploration, featuring a fully programmable 16-bit virtual computer (DCPU-16) that players can use to control ship systems and write in-game code.

Valheim is a co-op survival crafting game set in a procedurally generated Norse purgatory, blending base-building, exploration, and challenging boss fights with a striking low-poly art style.

• Innovative in-game 16-bit programming mechanics
• Unique alternate-history 1988 space race premise
• Robust multiplayer and single-player sandbox gameplay
• Developed by Mojang Studios and Markus Persson

• Excellent co-op survival loop
• Great atmosphere and art
• Strong value
• Rewarding progression

• Development was ultimately cancelled before a full release
• Steep learning curve due to virtual computer programming requirements
• Limited final build availability for the general public

• Still in Early Access
• Grindy resource gathering
• Combat is simple