Tides
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🔍 Analysis
- 🏆 #702 of 867 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Description
Adds a tidal system to Valheim. The sea rises and falls nearly twice per day, transforming shorelines and introducing new gameplay opportunities and challenges for exploration, sailing, building and survival.
Features
- Simulation of periodic tidal cycle based on a real-world frequency.
- Nearly two high tides and two low tides per day, with a full cycle lasting approximately 12 hours and 25 minutes of Valheim daytime.
- As in real life, the tides shift slightly each day, creating a dynamic and ever-changing environment.
- Naturally emerging gameplay opportunities, such as building ports and docks, deciding when to sail rivers, where to leave boats, and how to traverse swamps.
- Swamp movement system restores vanilla movement behavior and balancing during low tide.
- Fully multiplayer compatible, with tides synchronized across all clients.
- Easily added or removed from existing worlds, no need to start a new game.
- Patch 1. 1 - Added tide interaction for water lilies and cattails, bringing more life and natural variation to shorelines, creeks, and waterways.
- Patch 1. 2 - Added server-synchronized configuration options with support for both manual editing and in-game configuration through Configuration Manager.
Screenshots (low tide vs high tide comparison)
Gameplay
Sailing & Exploration
Landing on an unfamiliar shore now requires planning.
A beach that is deep enough to dock at high tide may become dry land by the time you want to leave, leaving your ship stranded until the water returns.
Likewise, shallow rivers or narrow channels may only be safely navigable during favorable tides, encouraging players to plan voyages around the changing sea level.
Building
Waterfront settlements become more interesting to design.
Ports, docks and boathouses should be built with changing water levels in mind. A harbor that works perfectly at high tide may become unusable at low tide with insufficient depth.
Swamps
Swamps are the biome affected the most. This creates two distinct gameplay experiences depending on the time of the tidal cycle.
High tide floods the swamp, making traversal on foot challenging, but - this also opens up a new and exciting opportunity for brave vikings to try and navigate the swamp by raft or boat.
Low tide exposes more terrain, which on its own would trivialize the swamp, but the ground that is frequently submerged in water is peaty and muddy, making mo
Tides is a gameplay mod for Valheim that adds realistic ocean tides, making coastal areas and sailing more dynamic. With only 3 endorsements and 239 downloads, it's a niche mod for players seeking enhanced immersion. Last updated in July 2026, it may still be in early development.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Fresh idea — tides are a rarely touched mechanic in Valheim
- Tiny but active community (3 endorsements) — you'll be an early adopter
- Last updated July 2026, so it's actively maintained
⚠️ Cons
- Very low adoption (3 endorsements) — could be buggy or unbalanced
- May conflict with other ocean or terrain mods — no compatibility info provided
For Valheim players who want more realistic ocean behavior and enjoy experimental gameplay mods. If you're a builder who loves coastal bases, this could add a new layer of challenge. Skip if you prefer stable, well-tested mods or don't care about tide mechanics.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Back up your world before installing — tide changes can affect terrain and base placement
- Test in a new world first to see how tides behave before committing to a playthrough
- Check for updates regularly — the mod is new and may change quickly
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Valheim Mods
- Author
- naexn
- Version
- 1.2.1
- Downloads
- 239
- Endorsements
- 3
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 7/5/2026
- Updated
- 7/17/2026
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