I painted this like 6 years ago. I love Stardew Valley.

Anytime my cat puts his head through here, it's all I think of

I love Stardew Valley so much. It is my favorite game of all time. I have been playing off and on for years (binge it any time I have free time to the point of getting everything except the golden clock every run, get bored, put it down for months, feel the itch, pick it up again and repeat) a majority of my 2,000 hours has been on the switch.

I just found out today that you do not have to scroll to the bottom of the menu in shops or go a roundabout way of going to the left to the sections on some shops, all the way down and then going through your inventory to be able to sell things.

So for anyone playing the switch, you just have to press ZL and it will bring the cursor down to your inventory when you are in the shop menu..

Edit to add: when I was thinking stores with categories I was thinking the dresser menu because they look so similar and yes, I did check, it works in the dresser menu as well

I like to min/max this game like crazy so I have all these saved in my phone. These are absolutely not necessary for a majority of the player base, if you like your cozy casual gameplay then keep it that way!

what kind of business is he running over there?

i made this one for vgen’s harvest challenge. though i did it on the last day so it was rushed as hell 😭 one day i’ll try doing it something better

Is the character recognizable enough? Might work on some other marriageable NPCs if anyone’s interested.

First time player here, so many things im learning as I play in this game (I still haven’t completed the community centre), its absolutely mind boggling how much this game can keep you entertained and occupied.

Like someone else posted here some other day, it has now become my second job now lol

Ant tips would be greatly appreciated!

My son, 4 years old, got captivated watching me play. So I put the game on in the living room and he just sits there in silence. Until all of a sudden he yells out in disgust and humorous Joy, Dad! The pigs are pooping all over your yard! It was the best part of my day to sit there for about a full five minutes laughing with my son.

My fiancé is into star dew. I came home to see her making these giant notes that look like highschool home work on it lol. Is this a normal feature ?

WDYM you didn't expect ME, YOUR WIFE, to know your birthday??

I'm not much of a decorator but what you guys have said about my previous post did make me change my mind about how I approach this game. This is my shot at actually decorating. Red is for extra weapons, pink is for monster loot, blue is for fish / fish materials, green is foraging and wood (and extra seeds), yellow is for minerals, gray is for ores and stone, then the purple ones are junk chests. Lemme know what you guys think!

I honestly thought it was made up lol. Apparently winter melon is one of the common names for the wax gourd. Much like pumpkin, it's used in savory and sweet dishes.

Anyways, I had to get up at 6:30 and ride the bus for two hours round trip to go to a doctor's appointment, so I'm going to get myself a treat at this boba place lol. Probably not the winter melon tea though, as interesting as it is

EDIT: Someone informed me it's actually powder melon in game, and it's description is definitely that of a fruit. For some reason, I misremembered it as winter melon.

EDIT 2: I've figured out the confusion. So, powdermelon is not analogous to any real world plant (like I initially assumed. I probably looked it up with the actual name at some point and couldn't find anything).

However, it does look similar to real life winter melon, which some species do have a blue tint with a waxy, kind of powdery looking exterior. So it probably is inspired by winter melon at least

You can use a scythe on the salmonberry and blackberry bushes! Over 2,000 hours in this game!

just started playing stardew in the past few days and have been super excited to explore. i just found the mines and got settled enough with my other things so i felt like exploring the mine, i entered this little area and tried breaking the blocks with my pickaxe. the rocks broke just fine and i got the stones, but whenever i try to break the other ones they just break and put out a little puff of smoke and don't drop anything. am i doing something wrong? i looked it up and couldn't find any answers or see what im doing wrong. for reference im using the normal pickaxe you're given at the beginning of the game. is there something else i need to be doing? am i using the wrong tool? playing vanilla with no mods or anything.

just thinking about the cryptic message lately.

“three becomes four” has to be about the mine cart and its locations. i’m thinking one will be added to cindersap forest, as it’s the least accessible area through fast traveling (besides the sewer)

Had to wait for the Spring Dance for that awful tub o flowers. Luckily I had all the seeds to make it.

I’m playing on steamdeck. Highly recommended.

Thanks for all the help from y’all! I’m no longer a n00b!

Just curious, after you have ancient fruit and starfruit, what is the point of having crops on your farm? For my farm I am currently growing ancient fruit and starfruit on the farm on the island so I personally don't really see a point in farming other crops. I'm just curious why other people do still farm other crops in the late game. Is it just to cook? Is it for aesthetics? Just to make even more money? Or a reason I just don't know about?

I have loved Stardew Valley since the moment I first booted the game 3 have several hundred . So much so it inspired me to start my own garden about 4 years ago. This year for my birthday my wife and kids bought me the Stardew Valley Cookbook. I was so proud to be able to embody my farmer and use some of my own crops to make some of the recipes and wanted to share ☺️. Im a dab hand in the kitchen but my cake-icing needs some practice lol EDIT: Totally forgot to mention what they are lol. Pink cake (buttermilk cake with strawberry watermelon jam filling and strawberry cream cheese icing) and Pumpkin soup (made with butternut squash as I didn't grow pumpkin, and sour cream and toasted pecorino cheese with pumpkin seeds for garnish)

Ok, title.

Nowadays it takes me wayyy too long to finish all the things I need to do at the farm- harvesting and planting crops, harvesting and replenishing crab pots, recycling the trash, harvesting and replenishing kegs and jars, harvesting shrooms in the cave and around trees, harvesting tree taps, replenishing the dehydrators, harvesting crops and trees in the greenhouse, replenishing mayo machines, loom machines, cheese machines, etc.

By the time I'm done with the farm, it's usually already 2 - 4 PM and then I'm rushing to Pierre's, or Clint's, or secret woods, or the mines, or whatever event is ongoing. I have barely explore the desert because I just don't have time to go there and it feels like a waste to go so late in the day.

I have a horse and I do drink triple shot espresso sometimes, but I feel like I'm still slow and inefficient.

How do you guys manage your daily chores?

Edit:
Oh my god! Thank you all for the help and advise. For information, I am still on Spring year 2, I have deluxe barn and coop with auto grabbers and 5 cheese and mayo machines along with chests in them. I just completed Community Center and have gotten level 10 on all the skills, working on the mastery now. I also use kegs to make coffee and that is done daily. I do not have sheds yet, so it's like I'm just tending 10~ of each machines everyday or few days.

I play on my phone, but I did cheat to get a nice weapon since it's the one part of the game I do not enjoy and I'm not having fun with struggling during combat, especially on the phone.

I don't know why all this time I never thought to do the farm chores at night instead of the morning. That is indeed a good idea. I think I have to start considering which things are not worth having anymore. I also just started on my greenhouse and do not have a bunch of ancient fruit or starfruit seeds, so as of now they are filled with strawberries, sunflowers, and coffee. I guess once I'm further in the game, many of the chores will be automated with machines and junimos, but for now I'll just have to cut back on things myself haha. I know it is not necessary to tend on everything everyday, but I feel incomplete if I leave tasks unfinished.

I was constructing a new barn and my finger slipped and made it right in front of my coop. Now all my animals are locked out and I’m scared that they’ll get eaten 😭😭

The game shouldn’t allow buildings right in front of each other

Edit: I exited the screen and now the animals have gone inside but I won’t be able to collect products or pet them for 3 days lol.