Stardew Valley

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1599 Ratings

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  1. iPreciousPanda
    Oct 29, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thought this game was so fun! I thought was very unique and not like other games. The graphics and story of the game are very aesthetic, and it lasts for thousands of in-game years. Although, I wish you could earn more than 8 stars with everyone (besides being married to them), and I wish there was more info of the game because I usually have to look up how to do something or how to get certain fish or crops. Overall, the game is so much fun and very addicting!… Expand
  2. Mister_Jey
    Jan 31, 2021
    6
    → Papy me lègue sa ferme !
    Stardew Valley est un petit jeu chill/tranquille. Ici, le grand-père nous laisse sa ferme et son (immense) terrain en piteux état, ainsi il faut rénover, cultiver et gagner de l’argent pour développer le tout. Si le gameplay est agréable, j’ai quand même l’impression d’avoir fait le tour des choses à découvrir/faire après un peu plus de dix heures de jeu,    → Papy me lègue sa ferme !
    Stardew Valley est un petit jeu chill/tranquille. Ici, le grand-père nous laisse sa ferme et son (immense) terrain en piteux état, ainsi il faut rénover, cultiver et gagner de l’argent pour développer le tout. Si le gameplay est agréable, j’ai quand même l’impression d’avoir fait le tour des choses à découvrir/faire après un peu plus de dix heures de jeu, surtout après avoir atteint le niveau le plus profond de la mine. Je regrette notamment que le plus gros des quêtes consiste a récupérer des objets perdus (je me demande encore pourquoi le short du maire était chez ma voisine !), ou encore de donner des œufs, ou autres… ça finit par perdre de l’intérêt. Stardew Valley est une belle petite aventure à vivre mais manque en mon sens de quelques éléments supplémentaires pour m’attirer plus qu’il ne l’a fait.

    Sortie en février 2016.
    Développé par Chucklefish.    … Expand
  3. shadowofforms
    Dec 17, 2016
    4
    It was promising, and I just get past the fact that the days are way too short and that I have to run back to my house to sleep every day. It really limits the flow of things.

    I prefer Animal Crossing much more.
  4. Chiggins06
    Apr 20, 2016
    3
    I think a lot of people must hold some kind of nostalgic view with this game. I couldn't play it more than 30 minutes.

    If you are into Harvest Moon (I was not) you will probably like this game. For me, the gameplay is boring, the story is not engaging, and the crafting system is clunky and confusing. It is incredibly frustrating trying to get into a game only to need to use a wiki    I think a lot of people must hold some kind of nostalgic view with this game. I couldn't play it more than 30 minutes.

    If you are into Harvest Moon (I was not) you will probably like this game. For me, the gameplay is boring, the story is not engaging, and the crafting system is clunky and confusing. It is incredibly frustrating trying to get into a game only to need to use a wiki article to figure something out like 5 minutes in.

    I wouldn't spend more than a couple of bucks on this game, and even then it wouldn't be worth it for me.    … Expand
  5. Kluge
    Mar 8, 2016
    9
    Having never played Harvest Moon or Animal Crossing, this primarily reminded me of Chocobo's Dungeon 2, with a greatly expanded out-of-dungeon playset - which is fantastic. This game's sucked me in for three days straight, which hasn't happened to me in years. Things are subtle and deep - not overplayed and always obvious (stay away from the Wikia except maybe to look up where fish are,Having never played Harvest Moon or Animal Crossing, this primarily reminded me of Chocobo's Dungeon 2, with a greatly expanded out-of-dungeon playset - which is fantastic. This game's sucked me in for three days straight, which hasn't happened to me in years. Things are subtle and deep - not overplayed and always obvious (stay away from the Wikia except maybe to look up where fish are, btw!). It does require a pretty insane amount of time (luckily[?!], I just burned off most of my right hand so am out of work for a couple weeks) - so this might not be for someone who doesn't have time for anything but bite-sized chunks (you can't save at will, unfortunately, unless you go to sleep early).

    I'm having trouble praising it because I instinctively want to balance it but don't have many bad things to say about it. The run speed is dreadfully slow, but there are plenty of ways around it (I went with "Stardew Injector" and set runspeed to 2). There're also two games here -- there's stuff that doesn't work (grinding; watching the TV every morning for recipes, chopping TONS of wood, gifting [this should probably be redone from scratch...], farming), and stuff that carries the game to a 8-10 rating (surprise unlocks and lots of RNG tables, cool stuff to craft to make your already-cool unlocks become even better items, way more content than I think anyone would anticipate even after playing a full 10+ hours).

    I struggle to make cheese in real life - and love the stuff, so when I first got to milk a cow and saw cheese in the community center bundle, I knew all my milk was going in the fridge until I unlocked something to transform to cheese, and I really can't explain why it was so thrilling to finally make my first batch, but it was, so great on ConcernedApe for getting me giddy as a schoolgirl about making virtual cheese. -And now I save my cheese because I know one day, I'll unlock some awesome recipe and I'll be using cheese power to blast through the crystal mines down to level 50+ without breaking a sweat. It's such an enjoyable time investment that even as someone who looks down on losers who invest boatloads of time for a string of data in a program, I get sucked right in to the same thing, and I don't even feel dirty about it.

    -So congratulations on discovering this game. Go out and buy it, now!    … Expand
  6. Sjalka
    Apr 9, 2016
    9
    Stardew Valley was presented to me as "a farming game". What an understatement that does not do it justice. It offers roleplaying elements, exploration, progression, crafting and building - all in a good 16 bit look.

    At first the game seems to ask the player for basic chores - and the days seem to be too long for the few things to do - but very soon there is such a huge list of things    Stardew Valley was presented to me as "a farming game". What an understatement that does not do it justice. It offers roleplaying elements, exploration, progression, crafting and building - all in a good 16 bit look.

    At first the game seems to ask the player for basic chores - and the days seem to be too long for the few things to do - but very soon there is such a huge list of things you want to do that the days seem way too short ... and the actual farming seems to take away too much from what might be considered "spare time activities or hobbies".
    Balance of time management, rewards and progression seem fine to me. There is a lot of freedom to act and choose. Do you want to perfect profit? Do you want to socialize with the townsfolk? Do you by chance become a dungeon crawling adventurer? - or a lot of other things.

    Stardew Valley is one of those games that i believed to be rubbish when i heard of it first.... a pixel farming game (yea - like that is fun... ) - but it turned out to be not only fun, but utterly amazing.

    Now - at that point i cannot make a judgement about its long term/end game state. I reckon that - once the player has established a near perfect income basis and befriended most of the town or found out most locations backstory and lore - there won t be too much to do anymore. But up to that point - there is plenty of fun to be had ... especially for the price.    … Expand
  7. D4vidz
    May 8, 2016
    9
    If you ever feel like managing a farm, there simply is no better game on the market. But then you get more. You get characters to interact with, relationships to build, many other tasks besides farming that you can, like fishing, mining, fighting monsters...and then the soundtrack...the soundtrack will make you lose your mind. It's simply too good. Too addictive. You know you want to playIf you ever feel like managing a farm, there simply is no better game on the market. But then you get more. You get characters to interact with, relationships to build, many other tasks besides farming that you can, like fishing, mining, fighting monsters...and then the soundtrack...the soundtrack will make you lose your mind. It's simply too good. Too addictive. You know you want to play it. And more. Just a little more.… Expand
  8. Forza182
    Mar 28, 2016
    10
    Perfect game, only wish the controller support was actually designed properly, often you find yourself swinging at the air and watering the wrong crops, but hey, once your farm is automated it doesn't hold you back from everything else. Spent the entire first year being an antisocial farming god and now completing the Community Center. Looking forward to some DLC ! Fingers crossed!
  9. CenkAlp
    Jan 3, 2018
    6
    Hikaye = 7
    Oynanış = 7
    Grafikler = 5
    Sesler = 5
    Keyif = 6
    Atmosfer = 6
    Süre = 6
  10. Pudges
    Sep 22, 2021
    0
    i spent hours on this game exactly almost 300hours I definitely recommend this for you to play
  11. aBronyPlays
    Sep 17, 2022
    0
    Actual trash. It's passing out and loosing your gold on your own property that did it in for me. **** these devs and their terrible game. After a year in game the game is pretty much all played out. You can probably get in about eight to twelve hours of game play before year two. The "game" isn't worth the price. Or any price.
  12. r3venans
    Apr 11, 2016
    5
    8 for effort, decent though unoriginal gameplay, the art style, and mostly nice general aesthetics and feel
    -6 for disgusting cuck content that substantially damages the aforementioned aesthetics and feel
    +3 for moddability
  13. AlphaMale
    May 19, 2019
    1
    For most of my time in Stardew Valley I was sleeping. No, actually for most of the time I was in Stardew Valley I was watering my crops. I know I can get sprinklers but its just not worth it. The boring thing is talking to people, it's so boring, there should be an update that allows the player to hurt NPCs, also there should be multiplayer. Stardew Valley is a finished game with a lot ofFor most of my time in Stardew Valley I was sleeping. No, actually for most of the time I was in Stardew Valley I was watering my crops. I know I can get sprinklers but its just not worth it. The boring thing is talking to people, it's so boring, there should be an update that allows the player to hurt NPCs, also there should be multiplayer. Stardew Valley is a finished game with a lot of content missing.… Expand
  14. Winterspark
    Mar 6, 2016
    2
    I don't get it. It has graphics from the 1980s (which isn't cute, it's just **** It involves a large amount of formulaic grinding to water plants, mine bits of rock and collect other random crap (much like what I imagine farmville is like).
  15. freenik
    Mar 26, 2021
    0
    Seriously, before I even buy this game, I thought it will be a crappy copycat of Harvest Moon/牧場物語. This game turns out to be a superb piece and you can really feel how much passion the developer put into it. A lot of room for improvement but that does not hide this gem.
  16. theirrelephants
    Dec 27, 2021
    7
    It was an okay farming sim. Not sure why it's so highly rated, 7/10 is the best I can do.

    Personally, I think rune factory (better crafting/combat/etc) and my time at portia (better characters, story, plot) do it much better.
  17. Maxson
    Mar 8, 2017
    9
    One of my favorite games in 2016. This game alone is better than all the Harvest Moon games in my opinion. I still can't believe this game was made by one guy....ONE GUY!! For 15$, this game is amazing and definitely worth buying for those that love farming games.
  18. gisarts
    Feb 27, 2016
    9
    a misc of Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing, bringing quests and the old style of "Back To Nature" again on the table.
    A good price for a old school rpg faming game, a lot of things to do.
    You can sometimes feel the game should give you more liberty by not limitating your daily energy and hour to sleep. Still a great game. Multiplayer feature will be added later.
  19. buzzlighter
    Mar 16, 2016
    8
    Its not a game, it is WORK WORK WORK! But... its somehow addictive, goddamnit! Unlike my irl work, unsurprisingly enough. This game is evil! But so nice! But evil!
  20. Tomle1202
    Feb 21, 2018
    9
    Relaxing, addictive and, most importantly, fun, Stardew Valley breathes something extraordinary into a forgotten genre and beautifully brings it back to life.
  21. yosa1
    Apr 7, 2016
    8
    I didn't expect I would enjoy this game so much as I was skeptical. Right away the general ambiance and feel of the game grabbed me, the layout of the area, in game sounds and music, character progression and the way time and seasons are handled are all done well. There are no linear game play limits you find in so many other games, you are free at the outset to explore, farm, fish,I didn't expect I would enjoy this game so much as I was skeptical. Right away the general ambiance and feel of the game grabbed me, the layout of the area, in game sounds and music, character progression and the way time and seasons are handled are all done well. There are no linear game play limits you find in so many other games, you are free at the outset to explore, farm, fish, gather, attend events or not.

    I've seen some gripes about midi sound or dated graphics, Sundew Valley a good example of visuals and sound do not a great game make, if you like farming type games this is a must have.    … Expand
  22. Tonifero31
    Apr 12, 2016
    8
    An incredible indie game uses a very innovative mechanical , this game is a vice i once you start not be able to stop playing , could have more cinematics but how entertaining it is not needed , buy it , also has a very small price
  23. Vhorezman
    Mar 17, 2016
    9
    Alright if you're like me and you read the negative parts first, go further down, but if you want to hear what I love about this game first then read on.

    First of all I really love Harvest Moon type games ever since I played Animal Crossing on the Gamecube, when I saw Stardew Valley on Steam, I initially thought it would be a small Indie game that'd keep me interested for maybe 20    Alright if you're like me and you read the negative parts first, go further down, but if you want to hear what I love about this game first then read on.

    First of all I really love Harvest Moon type games ever since I played Animal Crossing on the Gamecube, when I saw Stardew Valley on Steam, I initially thought it would be a small Indie game that'd keep me interested for maybe 20 minutes or so. 35 hours later I finally realized that this game is not perfect, it's not even the game of the year, but what it is, is good. As of right now I'm in the winter of the first year.
    It's fun, it's simple, it's cute, it's casual, it's nostalgic.

    Things I like about this game:
    1. It's basically Harvest Moon
    2. It's easy to get into and doesn't have much of a learning curve.
    3. There's always something to do.
    4. There's story to it which I'll explain soon (No spoilers!)
    5. It teaches you to hate big industries that step on small businesses.

    Things I don't like about this game:
    1. I have half an hour, I'll play Stardew for a bit (Two hours later)> Winter is Coming, I'd better stockpile this hay.
    2. One.. more.. day..
    3. It takes X days for Y vegetable and you want it tomorrow?
    4. My Dog is useless.
    5. I spent the entire day looking for you.. and you don't like my gift?
    6. To hell with fishing (The Next Day)> I'll give it a go again.
    7. What do you mean the shops close at 4PM?
    8. Slimes.

    The Story: Okay the general story is, you're a city-slicker, your Grandpappy said to you "Kid, one day you're going to get sick of City life and when you do you're going to open this envelope I give you that you take with you to work" So that happens and you get the deed to your Grandpa's farm, you spend the next year (And more years) fixing up the place, starting your own farm whilst participating in festivals the town holds and helping the villagers.

    The gameplay: The gameplay is casual, it's simple, it's fun. Controller compatible, there's complex parts of it and it can take some planning, like you'll wake up and watch the weather channel, find out it's raining the next day and you'll maybe take the time that rain saved you from watering your crops and maybe use it going in the mines or fishing or even giving gifts to villagers that you can't bloody find where they're hiding at so you spend the entire day looking for Abigail because she's not helping her Father at the shop.
    Fishing is difficult, not negatively, it's a challenge and I enjoy it, but I dread everytime I get an errand that says "Catch X fish and deliver to Y Person".
    It's repetitive in the sense you'll live like a farmer, you get up every day water the crops (except in winter) and when you have them you'll nurture animals (So far I only have chickens) the average day (except in winter) has me doing this until about 10 AM and then I'll either: Forage for wild plants, tend to my land (Chop trees, break rocks, cut weeds), go fishing, go mining or on very rare days I'll just go to sleep and do it all again.
    The one thing this game has that drives me mental is a poor sense of direction sometimes. Like I'll be trying to till a spot of earth, but because I'm partially stood on it, it'll do the next one over (I have the slow placement grid option on which helps) and the amount of times I've accidentally killed a crop or broke a fence because of this is too damn high. It's a small complaint but if it were removed the game would be perfect to me.

    My final verdict: If you have a lot of time to burn, whether it's twenty minutes before bed or six hours before you go out clubbing, just remember to set an alarm and inform the people you love to come looking for you, or you may wake up infront of the Pearly Gates trying to think of what to tell the Gatekeeper when he asks what you're doing there because you starved yourself playing for too long.

    Seriously, the game is 11 Sterlings (£) it's so cheap and if you like -anything- I mentioned above it's worth it, honestly the cons of this game are insignificant and the pros are plentiful.

    Oh and it's moddable, yeah.

    Happy Farming!    … Expand
  24. U8Skittlez
    Mar 22, 2016
    9
    Stardew Valley- It's like they just went through every issue with the Harvest Moon games and fixed them. Absolutely fabulous! Honestly, the only things keeping this from a perfect ten is the tedious daily grind and lack of real personality in the other characters. While I suppose the grind is something to be expected in a farming game, the lack of real character development kinda hitsStardew Valley- It's like they just went through every issue with the Harvest Moon games and fixed them. Absolutely fabulous! Honestly, the only things keeping this from a perfect ten is the tedious daily grind and lack of real personality in the other characters. While I suppose the grind is something to be expected in a farming game, the lack of real character development kinda hits hard. I really had no desire to befriend the villagers, though getting mail from them was kinda nice. In the end though, the game is still fabulous and I can't stop playing! Definitely a recommended play.… Expand
  25. 2MStyle
    Apr 17, 2016
    8
    Magnifico juego que recuerda que para ser un gran juego no hay que ser un AAA ni mucho menos desbordar de gráficos, la de horas que me he echado jugando ésto sin darme cuenta, me hace recordar a cuando los juegos eran juegos y no pretendían nada mas, siempre enfocándose en la cantidad de diversión que te podían aportar, un JUEGAZO ESPECTACULAR, nada mas ni nada menos.
  26. RossBoss
    Jun 18, 2016
    8
    Stardew Valley offers a change of pace in PC gaming. While I've never played Harvest Moon, I see this game has a cross between Animal Crossing and Don't Starve. A Farmville with actual gameplay if you will.

    By its slow-paced nature, Stardew Valley constantly seeks to teach the life lesson to take your time and not worry so much about what must be achieved. While the long-term goals may    Stardew Valley offers a change of pace in PC gaming. While I've never played Harvest Moon, I see this game has a cross between Animal Crossing and Don't Starve. A Farmville with actual gameplay if you will.

    By its slow-paced nature, Stardew Valley constantly seeks to teach the life lesson to take your time and not worry so much about what must be achieved. While the long-term goals may be present for you, you cannot achieve them all in one day or sitting - the game has no intention of you doing so. If you're tired of other games offering you the dopamine drip or are feeling a need to slow yourself down in general, I highly recommend Stardew Valley.    … Expand
  27. xene
    Oct 8, 2016
    8
    I just can't get bored playing this - it is rather addictive. You can play it how you like, its very charming and plenty to do. My only gripe is the social system, its rather grindy and I don't have the in-game time to chase down people to give gifts etc. A really helpful improvement would be to see where people are in real-time on the map. Other than that, a wonderful, charming game,I just can't get bored playing this - it is rather addictive. You can play it how you like, its very charming and plenty to do. My only gripe is the social system, its rather grindy and I don't have the in-game time to chase down people to give gifts etc. A really helpful improvement would be to see where people are in real-time on the map. Other than that, a wonderful, charming game, very well made.… Expand
  28. jjabrahams
    Aug 28, 2016
    9
    This game is addicting and pretty fun. It becomes boring after like 20 hours but I actually enjoyed my 20 hours so I can't complain. I never played Harvest Moon, and never wanted to.
  29. KyawYelYint
    May 30, 2021
    0
    A MUST have game. Have fun with your friends or chill alone. Those who don't like this game is from employees from Joja mart. I knew it.
  30. ZetaJiffils
    Dec 21, 2019
    6
    Llega a aburrir con el tiempo y si haces cultivos muy grandes, te pegas todo el día cogiendo los cultivos....un rollo.
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#7 Best PC Game of 2016
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#14 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#10 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. RPG Fan
    Jul 19, 2017
    92
    Stardew Valley is without a doubt the best game in the Harvest Moon genre in many years. It has a subtle message about what it means to live a good life and to flourish through a combination of hard work and human connection. The Harvest Moon games all basically boil down to managing a mix of time, tasks, and metrics, and recent entries in the series have relied heavily on exploiting a new gameplay gimmick with each iteration: in one it's crafting structures for the town, in another it's trading with foreign economies. The problem with this approach is that once these gimmicks are exhausted — all the houses built or all the goods traded — the games feel hollow. Stardew Valley succeeds by delivering a robust experience that does not merely rely on watching a meter go up. It has something to say and says it well, while never abandoning the core gameplay that attracted players in the first place.
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  2. GameGrin
    Sep 23, 2016
    90
    Don't start this game if you value relationships, your job, your social life, and having free time. Stardew Valley will take all of that away from you, but it's okay because it's a great game.
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  3. Gamer.nl
    Jul 25, 2016
    85
    Stardew Valley is a fine, smart farm simulation game. It is slow and it involves a lot of daily tasks, but in Stardew Valley there is something ingenious about those tasks.
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