Stardew Valley

I've never played an Harvest Moon game before and I really enjoyed this game. I think my perspective might be useful since most of the comment seem to compare this game to HM . Stardew Valley is great if you want a relaxing experience. There's a lot to do each day, but I never felt overwhelmed or pressured to accomplished too much. The farm slowly grows and gets more diverse preventing me from settling in the routine. The season also helps keeping the game fresh by being short and distinct. A new season brings new crops, new events and new music. Stardew Valley is not perfect though. The mouse and keyboard control are awkward, but the interface isn't design with a controller in mind. The game doesn't do a great job teaching new all there is to know. It took me 4 in game days to realize how to properly feed the chickens. In conclusion, Stardew Valley is a game that stand on it's own. It provide an outlet for your escapism and doesn't get repetitive.

That title might sound like a slur. It's not. Sometimes you really need a little chamomile tea. It soothes your nerves, it settles your stomach, it puts you in a warm, comfy place where everything is okay for a few minutes. Your real-life job keeps getting undone by incompetents who expect you to fix their mistakes. Your friends on social media are at each other's throats. You're part way-through a grim sepia first-person shooter and an adventure game whose creators think making you choose between three different bad options, all of which have predictable tragic consequences, constitutes good writing. Come to Stardew valley. Learn how to fish. Mull the benefits of planting a mess o' corn versus a patch of amaranth. Settle down and marry a nice girl or fella. Throw your baby into the air and watch them speech bubble hearts at you. Bring the town's old misanthrope fried mushrooms and watch him slowly unclench around you. Pet your cat, or dog. What could go wrong? Well, you might overextend yourself in one of the (entirely optional) dungeons and wake up in the clinic with some stuff missing. You could catch a busted pair of glasses in the river instead of a salmon. You might accidentally swing your axe and destroy the fruit tree you'd been saving for all week. You might discover that the person you'd been buttering up to be your sweetheart really doesn't like poppies. It's okay. You'll pick yourself up and try again. You'll figure it out. It's going to be all right. Your work will pay off, you'll expand your house, and soon enough, everyone is going to wonder how the town ever got by without you. ...And then you'll look up and discover that you just spent an hour cracking geodes and aging your latest batch of mead. It's all just so... nice. I've spent way too much time in Stardew Valley, exploring all the things you can do. And if the game's web site is to believed, version 1.4 is coming. Put down the plasma rifle, and grab a hoe. A gentler life is calling...

Pirated it. Played for 2 days. Bought it. Would pay even more! Have not played any other games since (over 2 weeks now). Amazing!

Have bought this game for multiple platforms and as a gift for a family member, so I consider myself a fan. I've played through once and started several other farms/characters to explore playing differently. Stardew Valley is a great game, and I've enjoyed playing it alone a lot. I was very eager to start playing Multiplayer when it came out and I think the MP gameplay was delivered very nicely in the 1.3.x updates, so that running a multiplayer farm with family or friends worked well and offered everyone good chances to explore independently and work together. Sadly, DRM-free multiplayer was since removed, and multiplayer now only works using DRM platforms from GOG or Steam, so I won't be buying as a gift for anyone else and will probably revert my install to 1.3 and stay there so I can continue playing with my kids. Very disappointed with this development, which accounts for the missing two stars in this assessment. This was developing into a great multi-platform, mostly-respectful option for play between friends and family, but the requirement for DRM has taken it off the list for me. I don't want my kids to grow up feeling like fun must be sanctioned by strangers. Starbound makes a better option with more scope for different play-styles, but the aesthetics of community and country living were a big draw to Stardew Valley. Thanks for a great gaming experience, nevertheless. Stardew Valley has given lots of relaxing and fun playtime and has a nice long game progression with a good mix of challenge, grind, and creativity.

This game has got the most advanced Anti-Piracy programmed into its system. No hacker will ever crack it. Even GOGs DRM-free policy failed to touch this game. It is un-pirateable. Don't believe me? "Try before you buy." I DARE YOU!!! You WILL by this game within the week. Why? Because this game is downright incredible! It is a game about building relationships. Relationships with others... relationships with nature... even the relationship you have with youself. It is about growing; drifting along with the ebb and flow of life. It is about overcoming hardship by connecting with the world around you. It will not challenge you. It will make you happy. It is a beautiful game.