Stardew Valley
Rebuild an inherited farm through crops, animals and crafting, with mouse controls for arranging furniture and organizing inventory in this edition.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.3 / 10
About this game
Start with an overgrown farm and develop it through crops, animal care and crafted machines. Cave expeditions supply materials for crafting and tool upgrades, while developing skills opens more recipes. Relationships with townspeople reveal character scenes, and the community center and Joja routes offer different projects beyond your own land. The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition adds mouse controls for furniture placement and inventory organization. Those controls sit alongside the same farming, exploration and relationship systems: you still decide which parts of the farm to develop and which town projects to pursue, with an additional way to handle arrangement and item management.
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A good fit for players who enjoy choosing their own farming and town-life projects.
The links between cave materials, crafting and farm development can make different activities feel like parts of one personal project. Friendship stories provide another direction when expanding the farm is no longer your immediate priority.
Strengths
- Cave materials have a practical role in farm development, giving exploration a purpose beyond fighting monsters.
- Character stories can give players interested in town life goals alongside production and crafting.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy growing a home through connected activities and deciding when to focus on farming, exploration or relationships.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Skill recipes, friendship stories and the alternative town projects offer different priorities, which can suit players comfortable setting their own next objective. | Reviewed | 9.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Connecting cave materials with crafting and farm improvements can reward players who like turning one activity's results into another activity's tools. | Reviewed | 9.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The pixel-style rural setting can support an appealing contrast between tending a farm and venturing into monster-filled caves. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Mouse control for furniture and inventory may appeal particularly to players who prefer pointing when arranging spaces or sorting items. | Reviewed | 9.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- ConcernedApe
- Publisher
- ConcernedApe
- Release date
- Dec 25, 2025
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- www.nintendo.com
- Offline minimum players
- 1
- Offline maximum players
- 4
- Online minimum players
- 1
- Online maximum players
- 8
- Categories
- Simulation · Primary genre
- Tags
- RelaxingCozyLong-term ProgressionCraftingGatheringTop-downOnline Co-opLife SimulationAgriculture and Rural LifeLocal Co-opFishing
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- ESRB: Everyone 10+
- Play modes
- Not providedSingle playerLocal multiplayerCo-opMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2016
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2017
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideDec 25, 2025
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com