Stardew Valley is so relaxing, and there are so many things to accomplish to move forward in the story line. You don't have to do everything, just do what you enjoy. It's a beautiful thing :)
Stardew Valley
- Release Date:
- Feb 26, 2016
- Metacritic:
- 89
- Developer:
- ConcernedApe
- Publisher:
- ConcernedApe
- Platforms:
- Windows Mac Linux
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About This Game

You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home? It won't be easy. Ever since Joja Corporation came to town, the old ways of life have all but disappeared. The community center, once the town's most vibrant hub of activity, now lies in shambles. But the valley seems full of opportunity. With a little dedication, you might just be the one to restore Stardew Valley to greatness!
Features
- Turn your overgrown field into a lively farm! Raise animals, grow crops, start an orchard, craft useful machines, and more! You'll have plenty of space to create the farm of your dreams.
- 8 Player Farming! Invite 1-7 players to join you in the valley online! Players can work together to build a thriving farm, share resources, and improve the local community. As more hands are better than one, players have the option to scale profit margin on produce sold for a more challenging experience.
- Improve your skills over time. As you make your way from a struggling greenhorn to a master farmer, you'll level up in 5 different areas: farming, mining, combat, fishing, and foraging. As you progress, you'll learn new cooking and crafting recipes, unlock new areas to explore, and customize your skills by choosing from a variety of professions.
- Become part of the local community. With over 30 unique characters living in Stardew Valley, you won't have a problem finding new friends! Each person has their own daily schedule, birthday, unique mini-cutscenes, and new things to say throughout the week and year. As you make friends with them, they will open up to you, ask you for help with their personal troubles, or tell you their secrets! Take part in seasonal festivals such as the luau, haunted maze, and feast of the winter star.
- Explore a vast, mysterious cave. As you travel deeper underground, you'll encounter new and dangerous monsters, powerful weapons, new environments, valuable gemstones, raw materials for crafting and upgrading tools, and mysteries to be uncovered.
- Breathe new life into the valley. Since JojaMart opened, the old way of life in Stardew Valley has changed. Much of the town's infrastructure has fallen into disrepair. Help restore Stardew Valley to it's former glory by repairing the old community center, or take the alternate route and join forces with Joja Corporation.
- Court and marry a partner to share your life on the farm with. There are 12 available bachelors and bachelorettes to woo, each with unique character progression cutscenes. Once married, your partner will live on the farm with you. Who knows, maybe you'll have kids and start a family?
- Spend a relaxing afternoon at one of the local fishing spots. The waters are teeming with seasonal varieties of delicious fish. Craft bait, bobbers, and crab pots to help you in your journey toward catching every fish and becoming a local legend!
- Donate artifacts and minerals to the local museum.
- Cook delicious meals and craft useful items to help you out. With over 100 cooking and crafting recipes, you'll have a wide variety of items to create. Some dishes you cook will even give you temporary boosts to skills, running speed, or combat prowess. Craft useful objects like scarecrows, oil makers, furnaces, or even the rare and expensive crystalarium.
- Customize the appearance of your character and house. With hundreds of decorative items to choose from, you'll have no trouble creating the home of your dreams!
- Xbox controller support (with rumble)! (Keyboard still required for text input)
- Over two hours of original music.
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User Reviews
Fun RPG game with lots of different outcomes and customization. Also thanks to ConcernedApe for keeping male/female in the character selection.
Stardew valley got me through high school, covid, college, I made 3 portrait mods for it, started a new game at least 5 times, I have twice as many hours on the mobile version, it is one of the games of all time
A Love Letter to Cozy Gaming – and to Us for The Game That Nearly Broke Us... Then Made Us Stronger Reviewed by: A Man Who Thought It Was Just About Farming (It’s Not) Let me start by saying I went into Stardew Valley thinking it was a “cute little farm game.” My girlfriend pitched it as “relaxing” and “wholesome.” I thought, Cool. We'll plant some carrots, maybe raise a chicken. Easy. What actually happened was four hours of heated debates about sprinkler placement, me almost proposing to a pixelated villager by accident, and the deep, personal shame of forgetting to water the cauliflower—again. Whether we were planting potatoes, fighting slimes, or just sitting on the beach at sunset, it always felt like time well spent—with her. Verdict: 10/10, Would Marry Her Again in Pelican Town💝
I wanted a farm, a simple life. Just me & the crops & the rain. Then the boys threw a pickaxe in my hand & vanished into town. By day two, I was a mining slave. Now I know the mine like my own loneliness. No sunlight… No love… Just bats laughing at my pickaxe....
"They" wanna add trannies into this game so bad, thank goodness the dev is sensible with a clear vision. This is a super chill RPG game, not a "cozy" game. And it's a fantastic one at that! I own this game on probably like 3 or 4 platforms, and will gladly pay for it again when it inevitably comes out on whatever the next console will be. Dev is based, and you can feel it when playing this game.
Really fun game that is clearly important to the dev. It is one of the few games I can play with my wife since she has motion sickness and has given us many memories. 10/10 game.
One of the best games i have ever played i have almost 700 hours and have not been bored a single minute
Amazing game, so fun to play alone and with friends. So much content created with care. Helps remind you about the important things in life. 20/10 would recommend
Worth it, played vanilla I've played some co-op, and playing more with mods. There's a lot to do with the game without mods. I've spent about the last 3 years playing with mods and I've added more hours, It's worth playing it vanilla at least once, and if you plan on continuing to play I highly recommend mods to add even more hours to the game.
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Windows Vista or greater
- Processor: 2 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 mb video memory, shader model 3.0+
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 500 MB available space
FAQ
How much does Stardew Valley cost?
Stardew Valley costs $48.00.
What are the system requirements for Stardew Valley?
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or greater Processor: 2 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 mb video memory, shader model 3.0+ DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 500 MB available space
What platforms is Stardew Valley available on?
Stardew Valley is available on Windows PC, macOS, Linux.
Is Stardew Valley worth buying?
Stardew Valley has 99% positive reviews from 100 players. Metacritic score: 89/100.
When was Stardew Valley released?
Stardew Valley was released on Feb 26, 2016.
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