Stardew Valley Reviews
Stardew Valley's blend of pixel charm and gentle pacing makes for an excellent little escape.
Harvest Moon fans and folks who live under rocks alike will find themselves in love with this new indie farming sim.
It isn't common that you encounter a game as charming and delightfully addictive as Stardew Valley. It finds a harmonious balance of progression, activities, and rewards resulting in each day being distinct and memorable. It's a triumph in indie game development, demonstrating that a single developer with tremendous heart can make something more meaningful and captivating than even the most prolific AAA studios.
Harvest Moon is not that game, and its bells and whistles are traditionally much more limited, structured, and harder circled on the calendar. Despite all odds, it seems Stardew Valley is a different game than the one it mimics. And a pretty fun, different game at that.
Stardew Valley is the rare kind of imitation that breaks free of the boundaries of its inspiration, becoming more than just a clone but an experience that thrives independent of its origins.
Stardew Valley is a game that keeps on giving. There is so much I haven't even explored yet that has my giddy for the future. The core mechanics and relaxing aesthetic merge so well together that players will sink in to the experience and never want to leave.
Stardew Valley has been the most rich and heartwarming experience I've had in a game in years.
Stardew Valley is a highly addictive love letter to the Harvest Moon series with some welcome additions and a wide range of activities to keep you interested.
But where Stardew Valley comes into its own is the way these characters slowly reveal themselves – carry out a task or quest for them and they’ll tell you a little more about themselves, before the stereotypical town goth or jock eventually blows you away with their depth.
Stardew Valley is an extremely charming, polished, and nuanced game that is a breath of fresh air in the management game genre and the entire games industry as a whole. I don't think I've had so much stress-free fun in a game for years, and would highly recommend it to anyone.
Stardew Valley is an absolutely charming little gem about forgetting all your worries and relaxing on a farm.
Far more than just a farming game, this one-man labor of love is filled with seemingly endless content and heart.
I have never had a title grip me quite this hard or swallow me quite so completely as Stardew Valley.
Stardew Valley is a fantastic game that's much more than its farming simulator sales pitch suggests
Stardew Valley beautifully combines genres to create a captivating small-town life sim.
I can't recommend Stardew Valley enough, it's quite possibly one of the best entries for the genre in a long time, a staggering accomplishment by one developer, even when it doesn't necessarily do anything really new compared to its predecessors – and that's fine. It's an amazing game.
Stardew Valley's art style is vibrant and reminiscent of the SNES days, but it perfectly fits the overall aesthetic and feel of the game
No simulation or game is an exact copy of what it's trying to emulate, but Stardew Valley, above all, expertly explores the connection that someone can have with their environment, their work and the people around them.
Stardew Valley definitely gives a lot for Harvest Moon fans but also for newcomers to the genre. Whether it's farming, mining, fishing, or even just talking to your neighbors, Pelican Town is a fantastic video game world to spend tons of hours crafting your own adventure.