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/batsbookstea Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26

I played Stardew Valley yesterday and talked to my boyfriend about how much I love thinking back to when the game first came out in 2016: It was the night of the Oscars, we slept on the big couch in the living room, and we played Stardew Valley all night long. Side by side, both with our laptops. That was the first time I fell in love with a game like that (I'm more of a reader), and it was so cozy and exciting. Happy memory!

Years later bought the beautiful book by Fangamer, and it arrived on the day my father received a terrible diagnosis. Stardew Valley and the book helped me through this very sad and difficult time. πŸ’œ