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Stardew Valley

ConcernedApe · 2016-02-26

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

IndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 24, 2018 (iOS), Mar 13, 2019 (Android), Dec 25, 2025 (Nintendo Switch 2), Dec 14, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Feb 26, 2016 (Linux), Feb 26, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

Stardew Valley is an Indie, RPG and Simulation game released in 2016, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 20,000,000 .. 50,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (98% of 1030788 reviews).

94,364
playing now
98%
positive of 1.0M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
20,000,000–50,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
554
twitch viewers (latest)
91/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (1805 ratings)
90/100
opencritic · mighty · 99% recommend
90h
to beat · rushed 50h · completionist 208h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

94,364 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Stardew Valley is a 2016 farm life simulation video game developed by Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone. Players take the role of a character who inherits their deceased grandfather's dilapidated farm. The game is open-ended, with players managing the farm by clearing land, growing seasonal crops, and raising animals. Players can acquire skills in farming, foraging, fishing, mining, and combat. Social features include building relationships with townspeople, with the option to marry and have a child. A later update added multiplayer, allowing online play with others.

Trailer

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≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Thriving
  • · 94,364 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 78,103 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9,763/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 17,871 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 26M–62M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,035,220 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2021-02-26) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 8 of 21 observed days · $7.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
33k33k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 1,983 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1,228 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 979 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 951 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2,900 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2,040 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1,985 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2,159 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 988 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 925 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 7,891 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1,671 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,739 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1,243 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1,406 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1,041 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1,177 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12,757 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 12,824 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 864 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 761 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1,387 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 13,438 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 14,063 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9,770 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 8,299 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 294 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 9,248 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 8,528 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6,003 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5,485 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8,301 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5,526 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4,483 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4,170 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8,988 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 12,784 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15,439 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 256 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10,076 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 264 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9,801 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7,216 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6,463 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7,288 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9,638 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9,588 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6,404 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6,229 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11,606 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9,628 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10,108 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 182 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6,814 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6,805 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6,059 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6,776 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8,338 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10,259 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7,704 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5,391 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4,909 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10,222 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8,120 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10,473 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 212 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7,596 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8,114 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6,749 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5,816 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7,157 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10,497 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 230 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8,469 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6,194 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6,748 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15,056 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8,270 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9,163 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7,375 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 19,651 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 312 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17,255 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,220 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 13,674 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 250 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10,227 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16,384 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 267 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10,897 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7,574 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 12,331 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 247 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 33,252 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 23,128 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 271 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11,989 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 186 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8,040 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11,486 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 196 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8,268 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7,832 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9,297 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16,939 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 404 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11,161 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8,089 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9,651 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8,902 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10,203 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11,659 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8,135 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11,106 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8,199 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8,908 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8,252 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10,339 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 177 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,518 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

110k36k2026-08-06 16:00 — 76,500 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 61,082 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 42,443 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 94,467 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 64,449 players2026-08-09 19:00 — 64,665 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 65,691 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 47,306 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 80,607 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 61,161 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 39,432 players2026-08-13 13:00 — 87,556 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 50,700 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 51,406 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 69,716 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 47,859 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 90,337 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 60,032 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 41,924 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 87,832 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 49,733 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 52,358 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 58,336 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 42,980 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 78,618 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 65,769 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 48,950 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 95,283 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 50,152 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 52,330 players2026-08-25 10:00 — 58,240 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 43,493 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 69,431 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 56,892 players2026-08-27 23:00 — 36,133 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 88,363 players2026-08-29 05:00 — 54,931 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 56,259 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 72,549 players2026-08-30 15:00 — 94,364 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#20#252026-08-062026-08-302026-08-06 — #222026-08-07 — #222026-08-08 — #222026-08-09 — #222026-08-10 — #222026-08-11 — #222026-08-12 — #202026-08-13 — #202026-08-14 — #212026-08-15 — #212026-08-16 — #212026-08-17 — #222026-08-18 — #212026-08-19 — #212026-08-20 — #222026-08-21 — #222026-08-22 — #232026-08-23 — #232026-08-24 — #242026-08-25 — #242026-08-26 — #242026-08-27 — #242026-08-28 — #242026-08-29 — #242026-08-30 — #25
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
2932932026-08-072026-08-302026-08-07: 260 new positive2026-08-07: 7 new negative2026-08-08: 260 new positive2026-08-08: 7 new negative2026-08-09: 282 new positive2026-08-09: 1 new negative2026-08-10: 264 new positive2026-08-10: 7 new negative2026-08-12: 237 new positive2026-08-12: 4 new negative2026-08-14: 245 new positive2026-08-14: 4 new negative2026-08-15: 249 new positive2026-08-15: 3 new negative2026-08-16: 243 new positive2026-08-17: 293 new positive2026-08-17: 9 new negative2026-08-18: 229 new positive2026-08-18: 1 new negative2026-08-20: 241 new positive2026-08-20: 7 new negative2026-08-21: 227 new positive2026-08-22: 219 new positive2026-08-22: 5 new negative2026-08-23: 253 new positive2026-08-23: 7 new negative2026-08-24: 252 new positive2026-08-24: 3 new negative2026-08-25: 245 new positive2026-08-25: 4 new negative2026-08-26: 247 new positive2026-08-26: 8 new negative2026-08-27: 213 new positive2026-08-27: 1 new negative2026-08-29: 224 new positive2026-08-29: 11 new negative2026-08-30: 263 new positive2026-08-30: 3 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$20.00$7.492016-02-262026-08-302016-02-26 — best price $14.992016-09-22 — best price $14.992016-12-23 — best price $9.992017-05-11 — best price $11.992017-11-22 — best price $10.042018-01-11 — best price $11.242018-07-20 — best price $20.002019-01-04 — best price $14.992019-06-18 — best price $14.992019-09-21 — best price $14.992019-12-19 — best price $8.992020-03-16 — best price $11.992020-08-09 — best price $11.992020-10-29 — best price $11.992021-01-14 — best price $13.492021-03-29 — best price $14.992021-08-02 — best price $8.992021-09-24 — best price $8.992021-12-04 — best price $14.992022-04-19 — best price $14.992022-06-28 — best price $14.992022-09-06 — best price $14.992022-12-22 — best price $8.992023-02-24 — best price $7.492023-05-05 — best price $11.992023-07-12 — best price $14.992023-09-12 — best price $14.992023-11-10 — best price $14.992024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-11-05 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $8.992025-08-15 — best price $11.992025-12-18 — best price $8.992026-06-25 — best price $8.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.5k8682026-05-13 — 1,355 pageviews2026-05-16 — 1,224 pageviews2026-05-19 — 1,252 pageviews2026-05-22 — 1,056 pageviews2026-05-25 — 1,315 pageviews2026-05-28 — 1,170 pageviews2026-05-31 — 1,082 pageviews2026-06-03 — 1,030 pageviews2026-06-06 — 1,109 pageviews2026-06-09 — 987 pageviews2026-06-12 — 921 pageviews2026-06-15 — 922 pageviews2026-06-18 — 1,016 pageviews2026-06-21 — 1,049 pageviews2026-06-24 — 989 pageviews2026-06-27 — 1,326 pageviews2026-06-30 — 1,094 pageviews2026-07-03 — 1,135 pageviews2026-07-06 — 1,146 pageviews2026-07-09 — 1,387 pageviews2026-07-12 — 1,073 pageviews2026-07-15 — 1,021 pageviews2026-07-18 — 1,191 pageviews2026-07-21 — 1,104 pageviews2026-07-24 — 1,148 pageviews2026-07-27 — 1,264 pageviews2026-07-30 — 1,056 pageviews2026-08-02 — 1,087 pageviews2026-08-05 — 1,105 pageviews2026-08-08 — 1,081 pageviews2026-08-11 — 1,204 pageviews2026-08-14 — 1,165 pageviews2026-08-17 — 1,268 pageviews2026-08-20 — 1,165 pageviews2026-08-23 — 1,194 pageviews2026-08-24 — 1,302 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

31k2362026-08-19 18:12 — 26,959 viewers2026-08-19 21:12 — 24,137 viewers2026-08-20 13:12 — 4,414 viewers2026-08-26 19:15 — 2,202 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 1,156 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 1,013 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 406 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 451 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 434 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 560 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 1,618 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 2,073 viewers2026-08-27 22:12 — 15,981 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 1,164 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 816 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 970 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 799 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 308 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 1,236 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 2,287 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 1,338 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 865 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 830 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 400 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 385 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 634 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 1,213 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 1,296 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 1,536 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 1,115 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 1,450 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 595 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 395 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 830 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 554 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
62.7%
earned "Greenhorn"
16.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Hungarian, Korean, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)176,6352%49
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)36,4763%50
Xbox One (Xbox)23,4321%49
Switch, Switch 2 (Nintendo)7,7150%0
Windows (Xbox)5,5637%40
Switch, Switch 2 (Nintendo)40%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGIndieCasualSandboxBuildingCraftingLife SimRelaxingOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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