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Stardew Valley

Game · 2016 · Eric Barone (ConcernedApe)

Quit the cubicle, start the farm. 🌱

Who it's for

You leave a soul-draining office job to take over your grandfather's old farm and slowly build a life and community.

Hopeful→Calm

Feelings it meets

What it is

Stardew Valley is a farming simulation game created largely by one developer, Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone, and released in 2016. The player leaves a corporate job to take over their late grandfather's run-down farm just outside Pelican Town. Gameplay includes clearing land, growing seasonal crops, raising animals, fishing, mining and foraging.

Where to find it

PC, consoles and mobile.

Before you start

Heads up: Mild alcohol references.

Age: E10+

The storm of the last night has crowned this morning with golden peace.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 294

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