Stardew Valley

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?

Verdict

Verdict coming soon: the jury is still reading

Buy, Wait, and Skip land in the next pass. Nothing on this card can be bought.

Player sentiment

Player sentiment is from Steam (PC) reviews.

All time

98.5%

1,041,308 reviews

12 months

98.3%

110,793 reviews

90 days

98.1%

24,357 reviews

30 days

97.9%

5,765 reviews

Stable-0.2 pts versus the previous 90 days

Review history

Bars are review volume. The line is the positive percentage. Periods under 10 reviews are faded.

What players are saying

Positive

Cute little game about building a farm, living life, and gradually dating everyboy in town.
128h 21m played at review · 2 Sept 2026
I can't stop playing this game. And now I need someone who wants to play with me for hours. I spend around 6 hours in Stardew Valley, no kidding. Even though I haven't played it since I know its existence. People used to recommended me Stardew Valley for years and now I finally tried this game. People were right, it's never too late to give it an opportunity.
92h 50m played at review · 2 Sept 2026
I love, love, love this game- have loved it since release and will continue to love it for as long as I breathe. I never hesitate to purchase a new copy when I adopt a new gaming platform- when I was thru-hiking on the Appalachian Trail I would play this offline in hostels and in town stops on my phone, and fear I will never tire of it. Despite having sunk (across varying platforms, what I assume to be) 1500+ hours into this masterpiece, I have not yet reached perfection- I am in no rush at all, and am a little sad that I am nearly there now- however, with the new update coming later this year, I have no worries or hesitations at all when it comes to beginning a new farm and starting the journey from the beginning once more. Absolutely recommend, my all-time favorite RPG, and I am always filled with so much joy and absolute enthusiasm when it comes to future updates. May be the perfect game.
1055h 32m played at review · 15 Sept 2026
never thought I would be addicted to a farming game but here we are
77h 57m played at review · 17 Sept 2026

Negative

cant use axe or sword on shane 0/10
5h 28m played at review · 6 Sept 2026
spoiled milk type game
106h 57m played at review · 7 Sept 2026
boring slow does not show you were to go
14h 21m played at review · 8 Sept 2026
Who would have thought that a game about chores and labor would feel like doing chores and labor? I do enjoy the dopamine hits of picking up a vegetable that I have grown, but the game is so insanely slow, and you have to read so many guides to make meaningful progress in this game. After learning enough about it, I understand that I could actually be doing something productive with my life instead of this. This game is so insanely slow. For example, in order to make friends, you need to not only give them gifts, but also talk to them DAILY, and they are far away. Far enough for me to spend meaningful time checking guides on their schedules and walking patterns and finding them. There is so much walking in this game. There are not enough songs to enjoy the music, no GTA/fallout radio or interesting dialogue from characters that hypothetically could have been joining you, just boring, mediocre pixel art walks for eternity. So much stuff is blocking you from progressing the game in a normal pace. Like some crops that you need to grow but take 12 days and the season will change in 11 days so you need to wait a year to be able to grow them (I know that there is a way around it but it also takes a lot of time and again- kinda hidden behind online guides). At some point I was wondering, why am I not just cleaning my house more frequently instead of playing this? This is an endless chore.
11h 53m played at review · 21 Sept 2026