Stardew Valley
Open-ended farming RPG about rebuilding a farm and community
ConcernedApe · Released Feb 26, 2016
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 98% of 1.0M
- Recent reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 97% of 6,486 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 37K
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Dec 20, 2024
Metacritic: 89/100 (critic reviews)
What is Stardew Valley?
An open-ended farming and life simulation RPG set in Stardew Valley, where you inherit an overgrown farm as the local community center falls into disrepair. You grow crops, raise animals, craft machines, fish, forage, explore monster-filled mines, build relationships with townspeople, and restore the farm and community, alone or in co-op.
For you if...
- +you enjoy open-ended farming, crafting, and gradual progression
- +you want flexible goals with room for optimization
- +you want to farm alone or with cooperative partners
Not for you if...
- −you dislike short in-game days and time-sensitive schedules
- −you want fast progression without repetitive daily chores
- −you expect farming without mines, monsters, or combat
What players say
98% of 1,039,555 reviews are positive · 97% of 6,486 in the last 30 days
Players praise the engaging farm-building loop, range of activities, and freedom to play casually or optimize each day. The most common complaints are that short days, shop schedules, and timed events create pressure, while repetitive chores and slow progress can make the game feel like work.
Screenshots and trailer
Stardew Valley system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista or greater
- Processor
- 2 Ghz
- Graphics
- 256 mb video memory, shader model 3.0+
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 49
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
- Single-player
- Multiplayer
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- LAN co-op
- Split-screen co-op
- Split-screen
- Remote Play Together
Languages
Text only: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Hungarian, Korean, Turkish.
Tags
- Farming Sim
- Pixel Graphics
- Multiplayer
- Life Sim
- RPG
- Relaxing
- Simulation
- Agriculture
- Crafting
- Sandbox
- Indie
- Building
- Open World
- Casual
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Recent updates
- Dec 20, 2024 · Stardew Valley 1.6.15 Patch now available
- Nov 12, 2024 · 1.6.14 Update
- Nov 8, 2024 · Minor update 1.6.13
- Nov 7, 2024 · 1.6.12 Update
- Nov 6, 2024 · Update 1.6.11
1 DLC available.
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