Stardew Valley 2016

Released: February 26, 2016
Anniversary: Turned 10 on February 26
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) · Simulator · Strategy · Adventure · Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4 · Linux · Nintendo Switch 2 · Android · PC · iOS · Mac · Wii U · PlayStation Vita · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Developer: ConcernedApe
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Where to buy

Digital: GOG Steam Nintendo PlayStation $10.49-30% Xbox

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Is it still worth playing?

Eric Barone's 2016 farming game, made alone over five years and released first for Windows. You leave a corporate job to run a rundown farm near Pelican Town that you inherited from your late grandfather. A year has four 28 day seasons, townsfolk follow weekly schedules that change by season, and there is no farming in winter. You restore the Community Center by donating themed items, fishing is a mini game with a bar, and you can marry one of 12 bachelors or bachelorettes regardless of gender. Multiplayer arrived on PC in 2018. The relaxed pacing is why it is worth playing now: it asks for motivation and not urgency, missing a townsperson's timer has no real consequence, and the town feels alive.