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| Stardew Valley | |
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| Developer(s) | ConcernedApe |
| Publisher(s) | ConcernedApe[a] |
| Designer(s) | ConcernedApe[b] |
| Engine | MonoGame |
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| Release | February 26, 2016
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| Genre(s) | Farm life sim |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Stardew Valley is a 2016 farm life simulation game developed by Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone. Players take the role of a character who inherits their deceased grandfather's dilapidated farm in a place known as "Stardew Valley". Stardew Valley is an open-ended game where players manage a farm by clearing land, growing seasonal crops, and raising animals. Players can also improve skills in foraging, fishing, mining, and combat. The game includes social features, such as building relationships with townspeople, with the option to marry and have children. A later update added multiplayer, allowing online play with others.
Barone developed Stardew Valley by himself for over four and a half years. He was heavily inspired by the Story of Seasons series, with additions to address some of those games' shortcomings. He used it as an exercise to improve his programming and game design skills. British studio Chucklefish approached Barone halfway through development with an offer to publish the game, allowing him to focus more on completing it. The game was originally released for Windows in February 2016 before being ported to other platforms.
Stardew Valley received generally positive reviews from critics and has been cited as one of the best video games ever made. Yasuhiro Wada, the creator of Story of Seasons, praised the game for retaining the freedom that later entries of his series had lost. It also became one of the best-selling video games, selling 41 million copies by December 2024.
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