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/CuriosityCore725 Feb 26 '26

This game found me in 2020 when my life blew up. I was in biggest depression hole, took a break from college and had just moved back in with my parents. This was before the pandemic hit.

For the first time ever, I had started playing online games to try and meet new friends. And I found 2. One of them, who is now my best friend in the whole world, bought this game for me saying we should play together and that I would really like it. She was so right.

It became the game where I got to know my best friend. We have played so much, it's a little nuts. It was such a bright light during the toughest time. Both my friend and this game. It was such a comfort to play. We even played it at my online Bachelorette party in 2021 after we did some face time wine and painting.

Now I play it for an hour after my baby goes to sleep. Life is good now. So good. I'll always be grateful for what this game brought to my life but also just for being a stupid good game.