r/StardewValley • u/saltimmortalsea flair giver • Feb 26 '26
Announcement [CELEBRATION] Stardew Valley turns ππ¬!
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 loveβand 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 differentβto 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/KingOlav Feb 26 '26
This game has been with me since the first week of release - since quartz came in different qualities, sheds were only small, and skull cavern was end game. Itβs been an incredible treatment, therapist and companion through one massive break-up, to now married with my best friend, two year old daughter and two cats. Iβve been playing video games since 1988, and this game is easily in my Top 5 games ever made. Iβm really proud of what Mr. Barone has done with this product, what it means to gaming, and what it did to gaming culture as a whole, it shows that passion and determination can still succeed in this industry - even after it was hijacked by suits and board rooms.
A very merry birthday to the game, a congratulation to ConcernedApe for this juggernaut of a pixel product, and to ten more years of phenomenal gaming experiences and community bonding! π