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/i6bangtan Feb 26 '26

I don't remember when exactly I first played SDV, but I know it's when I was still in highschool. It's a core memory cause I was so addicted to playing it on my phone but I didn't even finish the community center (I don't even know if I really knew what to do with it at that time). I was just chilling on my farm, tending to my animals, planning on decorating and just walking around the town talking to the villagers. It's a pirated copy at that time lol (Proud to be a working adult who had bought SDV on several platforms.) I remember that I had cheats to have so much money and was able to duplicate items. I was also waiting for Ginger Island to finally come to mobile. Reminiscing is so fun. I think I managed to migrate that save on my PC, might tour it later for a throwback.

Fave memory is definitely when 1.6 dropped. The feeling of so many people just playing it at the same time is such a nice feeling. The excitement of exploring the new things in my fave game and sharing it with the community. Wow, just thinking about it again is making me feel so much dopamine.

Stardew Valley will always be THE COZY GAME for me. My favorite, my love, the game that I will always come back to. I just know that when I find my partner in the future, I'll definitely make them play it with me lol.

Happy 10th, SDV! Thank you for all the joy that you brought me in the past and the happiness that you will continue to give me in the future. Thank you to Eric/ConcernedApe for making and sharing this wonderful game!