Stardew Valley
by ConcernedApe
About
Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG! 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q.Where can I find a good Stardew Valley wiki?
A.The go-to resource is the community-run Stardew Valley Wiki at stardewvalleywiki.com, with a solid alternate at stardew.wiki — both offer comprehensive, up-to-date guides for crops, bundles, NPCs, items, and updates.
Q.How do I install mods for Stardew Valley?
A.Install the Stardew Modding API (SMAPI), put mods in the game's Mods folder, and launch the game through SMAPI; many mods also require Content Patcher and checking each mod’s requirements before use.
Q.Who are the different characters I can meet in Stardew Valley?
A.Stardew Valley features dozens of interactable characters: 12 romanceable marriage candidates, many giftable villagers, shopkeepers, special/seasonal NPCs, and a handful of event-only or non‑giftable characters. The Stardew Valley Wiki has full lists and locations.
Q.Is Stardew Valley available on Nintendo Switch?
A.Yes — Stardew Valley is available on Nintendo Switch. It launched on the Switch eShop on October 5, 2017, and has received ongoing updates and a announced Switch 2 edition upgrade.
Q.What is Stardew Valley Expanded?
A.Stardew Valley Expanded (SVE) is a large, fan-made expansion mod for Stardew Valley by FlashShifter that adds dozens of new NPCs, locations, events, items, farm maps, music, and story content; it’s distributed on NexusMods and maintained on GitHub and requires SMAPI and certain mod dependencies.
Q.What are all the different fish I can catch in Stardew Valley?
A.Stardew Valley’s full fish roster is tracked in the in‑game Fish Collection; the base game contains roughly 70–80 distinct fish (count varies by whether you include crab‑pot items, legendary variants, and later additions). For an exhaustive, searchable list check the Stardew Valley Wiki or a community tracker.
Q.How do I catch a Pufferfish in Stardew Valley?
A.Catch a Pufferfish in the ocean on sunny Summer days between 12:00–4:00 PM (mainland beach), or fish around Pirate Cove and the southern/western shores of Ginger Island year-round; you can also sometimes buy one at the Traveling Cart or find one in summer garbage cans. Use high-quality tackle (Iridium Rod + Trap Bobber and bait) or Magic Bait to make catching easier.
Q.Tell me about the Stardew Valley concert.
A.The Stardew Valley concert is a touring orchestral show called Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons (curated by ConcernedApe) that presents newly arranged music from the game alongside gameplay visuals; it’s playing in North America and beyond on a 2025–26 tour. Tickets and local dates are available from the official concert site and venue pages.
Q.What is the green rain event in Stardew Valley?
A.Green Rain is a rare, harmless weather event added in Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update that happens once per Summer, bathing the valley in a green tint and spawning abundant mossy growths, special “Green Rain” trees, and fiddlehead ferns for players to harvest.
Q.How can I romance Haley in Stardew Valley?
A.Raise Haley’s friendship to 8 hearts with gifts (and use her birthday for big boosts), buy a Bouquet from Pierre to start dating, then reach 10 hearts and give her a Mermaid’s Pendant to propose. Haley loves Sunflower, Pink Cake, Coconut and Fruit Salad and accepts two gifts per week (plus birthday).
Q.How can I romance Abigail in Stardew Valley?
A.Raise Abigail’s friendship to 8 hearts and buy a Bouquet to start dating; reach 10 hearts, upgrade your farmhouse, then buy the Mermaid’s Pendant from the Old Mariner on a rainy day to propose (wedding happens three days later). Giving her loved gifts (like Amethyst, Pumpkin, Spicy Eel) and talking to her daily speeds things up.
Q.What is Stardew Valley Symphony of Seasons?
A.Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons is an official live concert tour that brings the game's soundtrack to the stage — a curated orchestral show (35-piece orchestra) with gameplay visuals and original content, produced in collaboration with ConcernedApe and SOHO Live.
Q.What's in the latest Stardew Valley update?
A.Stardew Valley’s latest update is version 1.7, officially announced in late August 2025 and currently without a release date. No specific features have been shared yet, but it confirms ongoing development alongside other patches and platform updates.
Q.Is there a wiki specifically for Stardew Valley Expanded?
A.Yes. There is a dedicated Stardew Valley Expanded Wiki, with both a Fandom version and a wiki.gg mirror for community-contributed content.
Q.Is Stardew Valley cross-platform?
A.No. Stardew Valley is not cross-platform in the general sense. True cross‑play is limited to PC-to-PC, with console and mobile versions kept within their own ecosystems.
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Game Information
- Genre
- Indie
- Release Date
- Feb 26, 2016
- Publisher
- ConcernedApe
- Last Updated
- December 5, 2025
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