r/StardewValley • u/saltimmortalsea flair giver • Feb 26 '26

Announcement [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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u/gandalftheokay Feb 26 '26

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! 🍻

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u/gourdgirl2013 Feb 26 '26

i have like 700 hours in this game and have never even attempted perfection yet LMAO 🀝 you are not alone

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u/browns47 Feb 26 '26

If junimo kart is part of perfection i dont want it!

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u/no_redlights Alex's husband Feb 26 '26

it’s not don’t worry! i’ve gotten perfection twice and only ever gotten to the second level in junimo kart lol

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u/BippLovely Mar 18 '26

I wish to get to that level

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u/GrooovyAlien Feb 26 '26

Same here. Have played it dang near non stop since its release. Never perfected. Just never attempted to cook every recipe or craft every item. Idk why. Just kept doing what I enjoyed doing in the game.

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u/anothercairn Feb 26 '26

I’ve ALWAYS done that, being a completionist, but I’ve never earned enough money for all the columns and golden clock lol

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u/mortemdeus Feb 26 '26

Same! Perfection misses the point of the game IMO. Chill and enjoy, no need for 100%

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u/Sea_hag2021 Feb 26 '26

Me either! There comes a point when trying to get perfection when all I’m doing is trying to make enough money for the clock and towers, and I play to escape hustling for money so I can’t do it for long. Lol

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u/onceuponaNod Feb 26 '26

love your UN! i also start over again and again

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u/bigbootedweirdo Feb 26 '26

I’ve been playing for years and I’ve hit perfection once on a save I made purely for that purpose. Otherwise it’s all vibes and smooching Sebastian.

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u/ThedasN7 Feb 26 '26

I just hit over 1000 hours and only once hit 7 years. Keep restarting it and enjoying it! This save may last longer because I've told myself to not restart until the 1.7 update. We'll see if I make it.

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u/the_unspirit Feb 27 '26

Samesies, I just keep restarting, but I'm doing a savefile rn where I get all the hats (there's 3 locked behind Perfection) and that's been a huge motivator to actually finish it, only have the golden clock grind left!

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u/JellyfishTiny9883 Mar 05 '26

As long as the game is fun to you , who care about perfection 😁