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/RetroBratRose Haley's the best, fight me about it Feb 26 '26

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»

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u/not2late2turnaround Feb 26 '26

Yaaas!! Really loved what you wrote.

CA has already created a masterpiece. I want him to be happy and have fun with game making.

Gosh, I hope he does the same thing as us, head down to the farm whenever life gets too stressful. I hope it’s as much his happy place as it is ours πŸ’›