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[CELEBRATION] Stardew Valley turns 𝟭𝟬!


Today, Stardew Valley turns 10.

And ConcernedApe is sharing a 10th anniversary video retrospective on Stardew Valley at 11am Pacific Time (UTC-8). Tune in and join the chat then!

Meanwhile, r/StardewValley recently turned 13, and reached 3.1 million members! We want to take this moment to celebrate the game we all loveβ€”and to celebrate each other!

It's been ten years of incredible memories in the valley, and ten years of conversation and community in this space. We've played Stardew Valley to tend our farms and raise our animals, to explore our own identities, to reflect on our real lives, to learn something new, to encounter someone differentβ€”to find joy, to grieve, and to grow.

To celebrate this milestone, we invite you to share your memories of Stardew Valley (and r/StardewValley) in the comments below.

  • When did you first start playing?
  • What's a favorite memory or moment you have from playing Stardew Valley?
  • What does the game mean to you?

Here's to ten years of Stardew Valley! Here's to you!

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  1. spoopyelf on

    I started heavily playing right after graduating with my bachelor’s degree right after the lockdown happened with covid. I played it 2 months straight, and it was glorious. I picked it up in the very beginning, though, because it looked so cozy and fun. I think my favorite memory was playing it for the first time and the soundtrack touching my soul so deep and healing some things within me. The game means everything to me. It’s a constant light in this crazy world and a place I can escape for a while. I will be eternally grateful to its existence.

  2. gandalftheokay on

    Been playing all 10 years πŸ₯² Never hit perfection because I always start over after a certain point, but it doesn’t matter because the game IS perfection. Cheers to the next 10 years and Haunted Chocolatier! 🍻

  3. DearLav on

    Whoa, ten years gone just like that?!! I was like, ten when I first played it, I still can’t believe that it has been that long. Thank you ConcernedApe for this wonderful game ❀️πŸ”₯

  4. KarmaOkami on

    I started playing this game YEARS ago- before multiplayer, it’s been that long. I got introduced to it from Markiplier’s, like, two videos he did on the game and have been hooked since.
    My favorite memory happened not too long after I started playing. It was raining, and I had been walking up to Robin’s, when I saw an NPC I’d never seen before. It was cinematic as he introduced himself‐ Sebastian- and I’ve never recovered since <3
    As for what this game means to me- it means community. I learned so much of this game through others. Through watching different YouTube videos. Through reading the wiki. I wouldn’t know 3/4th of the things I know about this game without learning from others. Thematic, for a game where completing the Community Center plays a large part in your journey.
    Happy Birthday, Stardew Valley πŸŽ‰

  5. Nessel4 on

    I’ve been playing for about 3-4 years now, and I play it over and over again. There’s no other game that gives me so much pleasure, and even though I’ve spent thousands of hours in the Valley, I’m still discovering things I didn’t know about.
    The creativity that emerges here never ceases to amaze me.
    Thank you for this wonderful game and for this great community.

  6. simplyjhs on

    Can’t believe this game has been out for a decade already πŸ’€ makes me feel old. I’ve started so many new worlds over the few years i’ve been playing it and in all of them, i’ve only gotten one mega fruit so far. This game helps me truly relax and i love it so much. Looking forward to all of the new content!

  7. PookieDoodle264 on

    This game has been so important to me. I came back to it after my husband passed away and I was lost. Stardew Valley gave me hope, comfort, companionship and ambition. It’s the greatest game of all time because of it’s versatility and the devotion of Concerned Ape. The love and commitment that the CA team puts into this game is not overlooked. The little surprises we all discover. Like butterflies fluttering out of a tree. Or raindrops forming tiny little hearts when they hit the ground. Every bit of it is so appreciated. Thank you Concerned Ape from the bottom of my heart for the most wonderful game I’ve ever played. ❀❀❀❀❀

  8. Certified-potatoe on

    I started playing Stardew 4 years ago and I’ve been playing on and off since then. I don’t have a favorite memory yet because I always get sidetracked by the fun mods and the different farm versions I can play around with. I always just play year 1, play around with just mining or just fishing or modding it to pieces then rinse and repeat. (I know it’s unhinged 🫣)

    This time I’m on a pure run with no mods no nothing and I’m hoping to reach the end of year 2 before being tempted by something shiny and make a new save file.

  9. BattueGalka on

    Been meaning to play this game for a while but never dove in, played Harvest Moon 64 a ton back in the day. Finally sat down and started a farm with my 7 year old and we are having a blast. Happy 10 years!

  11. kmasco92 on

    I can’t recall how long I’ve been playing, but I believe I started with 1.4 on mobile.

    I don’t have a favorite moment; there’s been too many special moments to pick just one. Instead, I will say my favorite interactions are the most simple (but often not included in other games), like the pig with the fez that grins at you with buck teeth, or how the camel grunts when you pet it. all the little things that ConcernedApe put in are awesome and make me smile all the time.

    The game is a place where I can control my surroundings. If people are rude, I can gift them things they like until they’re tolerable. if I don’t have enough money, I can fix that in a couple of in-game days, and so-on. It gives me something to hold onto when the rest of the world is spiraling.

  12. Kandlish on

    My youngest started talking about this game when he was in elementary school. Telling me how cool it was and that I should play it with him. I finally broke down and started playing it during the pandemic, and got way more into it than my kids ever did.Β 

    My youngest is now graduating high school this year. We got pretty far, but he still hasn’t played a full multiplayer game to completion with me, the punk.

  15. PepperyCriticism on

    I started playing in 2020. Was gifted the game for my birthday because I was quarantined for it. Have since purchased and played the game on so many platforms! It’s gotten me through so many hard times. Love this game!

  16. namwoohyun on

    I don’t remember when I started playing, but I remember playing it on Android first, then on iPad, then on Switch, then on PS4, and then on PC. I just love this game so much I’m willing to buy a PS Vita to play it there too hahaha

  18. Terrible_Truth on

    Does anyone remember their first time playing? I remember that it reminded me a lot of playing “Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life” back on the GameCube way back when. Really the only farming sim I played until SDV.

    Also remember that it took me forever to make it to Autumn. I kept restarting in Summer lmao.

  19. starsurfer108 on

    I started playing Stardew BEFORE you could move buildings, so pretty close to release date, and loved it.

    FAVE MEMORY – I’d commented on ConcernedApes Twitter post about ideas for updates, and I believe my suggestion got (partially) implemented!

    It’s an awesome game, full of heart, and it’s now my gym game on mobile!

  20. Lew__Zealand on

    OK OKOKOK but who brought the caaaake?

    Srsly. Stardew Birthday. Cake. These things go together.

    I started playing in 2018 in v1.3.35 or something. Obsessed the game ’til the end of the content at the time because we all did, right? New farm type and spouse for v1.4, 1.5, 1.6. SDV made me start creative writing after never having written anything. Ever. Couldn’t do it in English class and would fail that part. But now I write. How does that even happen?

  21. Hk901909 on

    I first started playing in November of 2023

    I always have fun and I love the gradual way I’ve slowly become part of the community. But I guess that first ever spring of my first ever play through was pretty special even if it didn’t feel like it at all then lol. I hit perfection for the first time ever on January 1st of this year so achieving that on New Year’s Day felt very special

    The game just means a lot in general. It’s my favorite way to kill 20 minutes or 2 hours. It’s a good de-stresser too. But really it’s just a video game that I love to play with all my heart. I love this community, I love the secrets and the endless content, I love it all

    Happy Birthday Stardew Valley!! πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

  22. Anarthalia on

    Can’t believe it’s been that long already :’)

    I started playing like 7 or 8 years ago when a friend recommended this game to me. Since then I’ve played hundreds of hours and bought it on every platform I own. Stardew Valley is my ultimate comfort game that I play whenever I’m down (which is often…Thanks depression /j).

  23. BRjawa on

    I first played it back when I was in high school. The same day, the mobile version came out, and a friend of mine cracked it for me. Let’s just say that’s my grades never got so bad, I just stopped playing because it’s also a technician school, so I couldn’t risk fumble it, after that trough I stopped playing until I got a pc, them a lost a lot of night in with riends. Know trough the friend that cracked the game is a teacher back in the same high-school and stil in collage limbo, quite fun how many things but stardew valley still quite a comfort game, unfortunately I can’t appreciate it’s as much I did in the past, but still fun to engage with it now and them. I’m really excited to haunted Chocalatier (also, my really younger sister did get into the game without any tips from me, what’s kinda funny)

  24. RetroBratRose on

    I wanna say my first time properly playing was somewhere around 1.4 or 1.5. I just saw Harvest Moon with an open romance option and simpler graphics (I properly started with the Mineral Town games), and that’s what initially pulled me in.

    But now, all this time later, this game means so much to me. There’s depth to the characters and the world, it’s something I can comfortably and happily lose myself in whether it’s a good point in my life or bad, and it’s helped me deal with so much (and even helped me come to realizations in real life).

    ConcernedApe, from a Queer Trans woman who’s been around and dealt with plenty, thank you for this gift to the world. I hope Stardew Valley helps so many more people in every possible way, and I hope that it’s never a burden on you for as long as you work on it. I hope you enjoy it as much as us players have, and I wish you the best in every aspect of your life, and on Haunted Chocolatier and anything else you choose to create β˜ΊοΈπŸ‘©β€πŸŒΎπŸ“πŸŒ»