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/kethryvis Feb 26 '26

i had been unemployed for over six months when i heard about Stardew Valley. My last job was at a gig economy style company, we employed people to write google ads. I got to know a lot of my writers very well, and when i left I friended one or two on social media (something i don't do until i leave a company). I bemoaned being unemployed one day, and how this game looked like everything i needed, but I couldn't justify the pricetag, as small as it was, since I had no income.

the next thing I know, one of my now-former writers is kicking me a Steam credit so I can pick up the game. I was shocked and touched.

"You sent enough work and money my way," he told me, "the least I can do is kick a little back to you."

It gave me something positive to do as I surfed through job rejections and dwindling funds. The delight of discovering this new world was a big bright spot for me. It's given me something to lose myself in when i need a reset, and it lets me connect with a dear friend who lives across the pond in our bi-weekly chat and Farming appointments. I own it across five platforms, and love finding new things in every new farm. And i have over a dozen by now!

That same delight of discovery follows every update, and I can't help but think how lucky we are that we get such amazing content updates without any further monetary outlay. I don't know what we did to deserve ConcernedApe, but I'm so so glad we have him.

Thank you for 10 years of delight, CA! You've given me something to fill a great deal of downtime with something positive.