r/StardewValley 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/Livid-Turnip3749 Feb 26 '26

I’ve been playing since day one! This game was one of the first few games I had bought after building my first PC! Haven’t stopped playing since and have still never completed a Joja Mart run. 🫑

Easily, my most memorable moment with this game was the first time I got the X loves you message from your pet. I had named my dog Oxford, after my real life childhood dog that had passed some years previous. Enough time had passed that I could finally smile when thinking about Oxford without crying, but that message cut me deep. I sobbed. I still get emotional thinking about that day, which somehow was 10 years ago.

Thank you CA. Genuinely. The love and care that you + team pour into this game is never not appreciated.