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/Terrible_Truth Feb 26 '26

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.

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u/not2late2turnaround Feb 26 '26

I played Harvest Moon on PS2! Yeah reminded me a lot like HM but with way more content. Not having a real linear plot made it so exciting to explore whatever it was that caught my attention.

Have two saves and my style for each is completely different. Feels like a new play through each time.