Stardew Valley
Build a farm from an overgrown inheritance, grow crops and raise animals, then connect that work with crafting, cave exploration and friendships in the surrounding town.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.3 / 10
About this game
Stardew Valley starts with an inherited farm that needs rebuilding. You grow crops, care for animals and add useful machines, while trips into the cave bring encounters with monsters and materials for crafting or improving tools. Farming and exploration feed into the same developing home rather than standing as separate activities. Progress also comes through skills and relationships. Developing your activity skills opens cooking and crafting recipes; getting to know townspeople reveals their personal stories and character scenes. Beyond the farm, you can work toward restoring the community center or take the alternative Joja route. These projects give you different things to pursue as the farm and your place in the town develop.
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A farming RPG suited to building personal routines and following town relationships.
Using cave materials to improve tools and craft machines can give farm expansion a satisfying chain of practical goals. Friendship scenes offer a different kind of progress for players who care as much about the town as their land.
Strengths
- Crafting connects expeditions with improvements at home, supporting a sense of purposeful development.
- Town friendships provide story-oriented goals alongside farming projects.
Who it is for: Players interested in farming, gathering and character stories who enjoy deciding which project deserves their attention next.
Play notes: Online play requires a Nintendo Switch Online membership.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Recipes, friendship scenes and community projects provide several forms of progress, leaving room for different personal priorities. | Reviewed | 9.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The exchange between gathered materials, crafted machines and farm development can suit players who enjoy building connected production projects. | Reviewed | 9.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension A pixel-style countryside can give the farm and town a coherent visual identity without making every activity revolve around combat. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Nintendo Switch Online membership is a condition for online play. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- ConcernedApe
- Publisher
- ConcernedApe
- Release date
- 2017
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Simulation · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyFishingMain Story 100 Hours or MoreLocal Co-op2D GraphicsResource ManagementTop-downConstructionLife SimulationOnline Co-opAgriculture and Rural LifeRomance
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opMultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2016
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2017
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideDec 25, 2025
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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