Oh no, Valheim is teasing a god-awful spider monster in The Mistlands

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Whatever it is, it spun a massive web all over a staircase

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(Image credit: Coffee Stain)

The upcoming work-in-progress biome due in the Valheim Mistlands update got a little tease today in the form of some new concept art, and it looks like some awful web-spinning monstrosity will soon inhabit the area.

As spotted by PC Gamer, Coffee Stain released a little Steam blog about Valheim's first new biome since the game launched in early access back in February 2021. It's already in the game and can be explored, but there's pretty much nothing there at the moment. It was originally a dark, moody forest with towering ancient trees and roots covered in spider webs, as well as the skeletal remains of its victims. Apparently those were only placeholder assets though, as Coffee Stain announced it had "decluttered" The Mistlands back in November.

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(Image credit: Coffee Stain)

Today we have some new concept art teasing The Mistlands' future, and surprise! Spiderwebs are back. The first of two images revealed today shows a large staircase absolutely covered in webs, which stretch over the entrance to a cave and over the surrounding area. Whatever's hiding in that cave doesn't want you to come in, and it's hard to imagine a good reason to insist.

The other picture shows a Valheim player character brandishing a crossbow, which looks like just the weapon you'd want to have when approaching that dastardly staircase and cave, as well as whatever's lurking inside.

Coffee Stain has yet to set a release date for The Mistlands.

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Jordan Gerblick
Jordan Gerblick

After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.