Valheim – Meadows

In Valheim, the journey begins in the Meadows – a seemingly peaceful place where players take their first steps into the world, gather resources, and prepare for what lies ahead. But the calm doesn’t last forever. Eventually, the journey leads to Eikthyr, the game’s first boss.

Together with Iron Gate, we at Brikk were tasked with bringing this part of Valheim to life as a handcrafted 2D cutscene. From the open meadows and the first sense of exploration to the darker and more intense battle with Eikthyr, we wanted to capture both the wonder of discovering a new world and the growing danger within it. From storyboard and design to animation and compositing, we built on the visual language we’ve developed together with Iron Gate over the years, giving one of Valheim’s first great adventures new life through animation.