Stardew Valley Reviews

Don’t get me wrong, I love this game! I have hundreds of hours on the Steam version and I was so hyped for a mobile version coming out. I like how they didn’t produce a washed down version of Stardew Valley and kept it fundamentally the same. But, the controls need to be updated.

It’s tapping and holding down to move and use your items. This creates a weird combination of the two especially when you’re fighting in the mines. Your hand is blocking your view of your energy and health bar when you want to mine something, fight, or move somewhere. The slimes are attacking you and it’s hard to fight back given the current controls. The auto fighting option doesn’t help whatsoever. It seems to make it even worse, in my opinion. I suggest adding joystick or buttons of some kind like in RPGs for moving and using items. If the developers don’t like the idea of having that as the automatic controls, there should at least be an option for it.

Maybe it’s an iPad thing, but the fishing mini game is so small. It takes up less than half of my screen and is hard to manage. Even the tutorial for the fishing was difficult because of that. I’m sure after a new update comes, all will be fixed and I can’t wait for that. I’ll also change my review to reflect what it is currently. I hope this helps somewhat and if anyone is actually reading this, thank you for your time.

New player to Stardew Velley playing one IPhone X. Firstly, not sure how the UI is scaled but the automatic values leave an orientation pretty much only playable on one side view. It would be great if either the UI scaling was simpler instead of many settings or if it could auto configure better.

Moving onto the bigger problem I am 13 days in and already encounter a bug that makes part of the game literally unplayable, being namely the egg hunt. The first time I loaded in my game just completely crashed. I annoyingly reloaded and reduced zoom and waited to go back into the egg hunt which didn’t crash the second time. However, what just makes this event so sad is that certain eggs just cannot be picked up at all. I have reloaded and attempted the event multiple times, changing zoom values close and far not touching them during the event clicking on the eggs from multiple directions but some just cannot be picked up at all making an already heavily time restricted event literally impossible when at least a third of the eggs just cannot be collected. Seeing the first event already being broken leaves a pretty sour taste and expectation for the other events that will happen later. Please fix this problem and possibly other events that are broken or poorly done by the mobile port, because this is otherwise a fun game.

I do adore this game, I have played it on my friends switch for hours on end after them went to bed and even when they were awake. When I herd it was coming to mobile I was stoked, I immediately preordered and the moment it was out I was downloading. I began to play and noticed differences in controls, when I started playing there were three things I would change. Not having to switch between tools, it was in the right place it’s a wonderful mechanic, until your trying to water your crops and you accidentally use your pickaxe and destroy it. Smaller screen, once again in the right place a smaller screen smaller window right? As someone who likes to see more especially with such vast spaces like the woods a bigger area that you can see is preferred, if there were perhaps an option to scale this in any way that would be perfect. Some things take more time, compared to the switch at least. One of the things I loved about the switch was just being able to throw things into the deposit box. When I noticed this ability had been removed I was saddened partly due to inside jokes but mainly because it saved time being able to run by and throw things was easier then having to open a menu and select from there. Anyway those are just three small things I would be so happy if were changed but these things wouldn’t keep me from this game ever. It’s such a fun and immersive game that just steals your attention, it’s fantastic.

I would give this game a 5/5 rating if it weren’t for the fact that it has a few bugs that need to be squashed. So, whenever I go to a new location/building sometimes my game will get super laggy, freeze, then crash. Then the day is reset and I have to do the day all over again and it gets REALLY annoying. I was going to overlook this as it only happens about once every 15 in-game days, but there was a day I went into the skull cavern and got 36 Omni geodes (it was a really lucky day)! I was so happy and was going to spend it on artifact troves, then, when I leave the mine and go into the desert’s main part, my game did this. (Again it happens fairly frequently, this time just really annoyed me) So I had to do the day over and only got 25 Omni geodes. This is just a pain and should be fixed.

Now, this is a smaller one, but annoying none the less. So I go to the skull cavern a lot, and I use bombs to clear the floors. Sometimes it will till dirt in the cavern and things like clay, gold and ancient seeds will come out of the ground. Now I am able to collect the clay and gold. But when I pick up ancient seeds they don’t show up in my inventory. This is a smaller one, but I would still like to be able to pick up ancient seeds and have them in my inventory afterwards.

Edit: in this save I have gave logged 191 hours (on year 4)

I have this game on my Nintendo switch, and i downloaded it on my iPad. I LOVE this game in all and it’s awesome but since the mobile version came out it started to lag sometimes, and one of the most common ones is my screen will randomly just go black and since the game only saves when you sleep, if the screen goes black I have to close out of the game and start the whole day over again. This is very frustrating especially when you’ve made a lot of progress that day and you have to start all over again. Another thing that happens is when I view my animals “status” sometimes it will glitch and won’t let me x out of it, then i have to leave and start the day over again when i come back. Although this only happens sometimes and not very often, it’s very annoying when it does. It does not do this on my Nintendo switch so I think it’s only because it just came out on mobile. Please fix this so i can have a more enjoyable experience in Stardew valley! Other than that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the game. It’s very fun and engaging and I mean this. Everything that happens in the game is very intriguing and there are some cliff hangers. It feels like a never ending story where there is no limit to what u can discover! THANK YOU TO THE CREATORS OF STARDEW VALLEY! <3

Update: April 28, 2024 Been crashing more and more even when chopping wood and stones on my farm. I’m on IPad 12 pro max.

Few of my friends played this and told me to get it. It was so pixelated I was turned off so it took me a couple months to do it. I’ve been playing for a couple weeks nonstop and it’s my favorite game EVER! But a few things… It always freezes while I’m fighting in the caves, fishing or in the community center so I have to close it out and lose progress. Now, I have to keep saving along the way which is sometimes a pain because i forget some of the things I have done prior to the save whenever it freezes. Also, some of the stories do not play out. For instance, the one with Alex and his dog. It’ll start the story then it just immediately stops. It doesn’t freeze up, the story just cuts off. I now realize when it’s happening so I close it out to trigger it again. I’m sure I have missed out on a couple stories before I realized it was happening which is a total bummer. 🙁 iPad is kind of a pain because we can’t just click on an item to add it to shipping bin and storage, we have to click and drag one by one. I use the bins and storage several times a day since I play all day so it gets tedious and I find myself avoiding it. I play with an Xbox controller and mouse. That’s all I can think of for now. Otherwise, it is the best game ever!!

I love this game. It’s taken my full attention for weeks, now going on months and eventually years. It’s a great game. It’s very addictive and hard to let go of, however, there’s a bug with the fishing line that gets on my nerves. So much so that I avoid fishing unless I’m in desperate need of ‘G’. It happens at random, too. I would get a bite, catch the fish, then afterward the reeling sound will still play. You can exit back to the title and the sound will still be there, which means you have to completely close StardewValley and reopen it to make it go away.

This bug can happen at any time when you catch a fish and there’s nothing that can stop it unless you restart the game once more. It’s very annoying because I’ll have to save where I’m at then close StardewValley just to make this sound go away. I could be mining, foraging, at a festival, or in the middle of dialogue and the glitched reeling sound will play indefinitely till I restart my game. I’ve read there’s no known solution on a wiki, so to my knowledge this problem has been going on for a while and hasn’t been patched just yet. I’m asking this gets fixed asap. Of course, take all the time it needs because game coding and all that takes a lot of time and effort. But this bug is very inconvenient and can ruin someone’s gameplay entirely just because it’s that annoying.

I’ve got the played this game for a while on my Mac and love it. Moving it to iOS is amazing, as I rarely have time to sit down with my computer and play, so getting a day or two in here and there in between real life is GREAT! However, there’s still a few bugs. The Spring Easter Egg hunt was a bust, it wouldn’t let me collect any eggs! I saw them everywhere, but I couldn’t click on them or walk through them, they just stayed. The controls take a little getting used to, and battling in the mines isn’t very user friendly with the controls. It definitely doesn’t work like a point and click on the computer. I’m glad they’ve added the ability to aim your cast when fishing, as sometimes the bubbles appear on a diagonal from any standing point with no way to reach them! Hopefully this helps.

I am happy to see this game mirrors the full version in every way (so far), as I’ve been a huge fan for ages! There hasn’t been any real games like this for iOS so I’m ecstatic! Please just fix the Easter Egg Hunts, and make the battle controls a little more accurate! Auto-fighting is terrible, you can’t back away because you get hit, however slime balls just do constant damage while you auto swing at the wrong time. Manual isn’t much better, as it seems to have a lag, unlike the point and click of the Mac version.

So I’d like to start off by saying I really enjoy this game! I love how most of the time there’s something to do and it’s never boring! I also love how every character has their own personality and backstory. One thing I hope to see added is multiplayer. I have two friends with this game but they have it on Xboxes so they can play together but since I’m on mobile, I can’t. Another thing is I wish it saved more. There was one time I had about 2 to 3 thousand coins worth of stuff that I collected in my inventory but I had to go and when I came back I had to restart the day and I lost it. It’s not a huge problem but something that could make a small difference. One last thing is I wish getting the nursery house expansion were cheaper. After I got married I wanted a kid but it’s so much money and the game got pretty slow for a while. Eventually I gave up on getting a kid and just did other stuff like collect items for the community center and stuff. The game itself is pretty expensive and I see why you don’t have in app purchases but maybe there should be an easier way to get money? Or lower the prices of things like the furniture and wallpaper catalogs, and of course the nursery? Like I said before I absolutely adore this game and think it could be super fun to play with friends if given the option! Thank you!

Soo let me start off by saying I absolutely love this game, and have been playing it for moooonths and still love it with all of my people in it .. though, I do have a few ideas that are just minor suggestions I’m sure a lot of people could benefit from [no I won’t put anything crazy like infinite money each day] but when you marry someone, you’ve already put so much work into that character, you deserve a lil more than a kid and your animals being fed by your partner (when you have auto feed?) every couple of days or months and stuff... so I was playing and thought, wow, what if we could actually do something in that little room my partner added? For example, if you marry Emily, it would be cool for her to build the tailoring set, and if you marry Abigail, it would be also cool for her to bring a game set (like that one in the saloon).. (I’m sure there are things the guys can bring too..)
Ps. So it’s kinda clear Clint is into Emily, but if you marry her who is Clint left with..? Will he just be single forever? He’s kinda like a mystery, and I think he would be a good marriage option. I’m not saying it’s that needed because you’ve already designed everything but it’s an idea........

I love Stardew Valley. I put many (too many) hours into it on PC, and, upon seeing it available on mobile, I decided to try it out. Before I bought it, I noticed how the controls were complained about by many, but I decided that I could work it out. The game overall is a brand new experience, different from most other games. The graphics are a joy to look at, the soundtrack and sound effects are done well enough, and the quests that you can do are seemingly never ending. The ability to not just farm, but to fish, mine, quest, adventure, and socialize makes for a game with so much content that you’ll probably never ship every item in the game.

As for the controls, you just have to customize them and adjust to them. Personally, I hated having to click wherever I wanted to go/interact with. So, after a trip to the settings, I was able to make it an invisible joystick with a button. This configuration was that of my dreams. It worked just how I wanted it to, and it allowed me to enjoy the game much, much more.

If you are on the fence about getting Stardew Valley, I’d recommend it. It has something for everyone: farming, crafting, mining, fighting, socializing, questing, and more. Stardew Valley is a great game on mobile and just requires some adjustment. I hope I helped.

This is seriously the best game I’ve ever played. I can’t stop telling people about it. The amount of challenges and things to conquer seemed limitless. The cut scenes as relationships progress were so fun and great for getting to know the townspeople better. Learning how to make the most money by growing and upgrading the best crops was fun and challenging and earning and building all of the equipment was so rewarding, especially when they kept making farming life easier and streamlined. Getting a horse was the best, I got around town so much faster. Eventually I bought the Return Sceptor, loved that and the warp totems...Getting married and having kids. How fun was that?! I even divorced my first husband. Trying to get to floor 100 in Skull Cavern was such a challenge and I loved preparing for it. It took me a few days to get everything I needed for the trek which was unsuccessful. So a few days later I tried again and made it. I was so excited! Completing all of the bundles to upgrade the community center and movie theater was tough in the best way possible. Having to work for these rewards was well, so rewarding! I want to go on and on but I’ll stop. I have just about done all there is to do in Stardew Valley and I am so sad! Now what?! I feel like I’ll never find a game like this again

I’m just as obsessed with Stardew Valley as the next person. It’s become my hyper fixation again recently. Before, I would play on my phone and just use touch controls. When I heard that switch joycons could be connected to your iPad I was so stoked. I’ve been playing a new save and trying to romance/develop friendships with characters as one does. I got to a cut scene with Sebastian today and as soon as I was tasked with making decisions, the game froze and I was unable to do anything. A refresh of StardewValley just starts the day over, and it’s the same story whenever I tried to go back into the cut scene. It’s super inconvenient as I feel like I’m missing out on some of the story if I just continue the game and try to avoid cut scenes. I’ve also noticed how changing between a consumable and a tool or just any other item too quickly freezes the time and your character. Often you can still switch between items in the inventory but you are unable to use them. A little way I’ve been able to work around that is always carrying a sword and swinging it whenever I’m frozen. That usually makes the game playable again, but it’s kinda irritating. Much love to the team as I know maintaining a game with so much content can’t be easy. I would really appreciate it if these bugs were looked at.
Thanks!

Seeing how I love farming in Minecraft I thought this would be a good fit. I quickly learned that this game may look like just a farming game but it is definitely way more that. This game has a very casual complexity. From dungeon diving and killing monsters to raising farm animals and making mayonnaise all while repairing the town. This game will make you feel like every second counts and there is well enough to keep you busy. I find this game very therapeutic mostly because I get to move at my own pace and the only times I get upset are because of my own actions. There also is some strategy to this game with the seasons changing every 30 days. Choosing a crop that’s in season and cost efficient yet rewarding to harvest in a timely manner is crucial to your farms success. There are so many things to do aside from farming like donating things you find to the museum then there’s rebuilding the old community center and last but not least uncovering the secrets that lie within stardew valley. This game is a blast all around and I would recommend everyone play it at least once. I played it on my computer and loved it so much I bought it on my phone and it plays exactly the same. If you looking for a game where you can put on some music and relax then this is definitely your game.

I absolutely LOVE this game. Meeting and getting to know all of the villagers in Pelican Town and the valley beyond, offers challenges and fun little rewards that keep me coming back for more. There’s a general attitude of kindness, community and empathy in this cool little pixelated paradise, not to say there isn’t a bit of drama here and there. There are lots of surprising “Easter eggs” and fantastic little prizes to be found allllll over the place! I really enjoy the immersive “cut scenes” that are sprinkled throughout the gameplay. I absolutely recommend this game to anyone who enjoy collections and achievement based games. It’s full of whimsy and such a lovely way to take some time to relax and enjoy the seasons changing and follow the progression of the storyline. I was introduced to “Star Dew” a few years ago on my desktop computer where I’ve been playing ever since on the “Steam” platform. I am so delighted that now I can take my favorite, relaxing little game with me on my I-pad when I travel or I’m chilling out, away from my computer. BUT....HEY DEVELOPERS! When will some of the new and exciting content I’ve been enjoying on my desk top be added to the I-pad version? I play this game daily. It’s soothing and really helps me wind down from all the stresses of everyday life. Ah.....Pelican Town!

I usually never give reviews, but Stardew Valley is just too good not to review.
First let’s start with the graphics and the music. The graphics are good, and very smooth. It never lags. The music is all wonderful, especially the summer music.
Now let’s talk about the storyline. You inherit your grandfather’s old farm, and there’s a community center you need to save. It sounds simple, but there’s more to the storyline. The community center is inhabited by little forest spirits called junimos. They look like cute apples with arms and legs, and if you give them things, they will fix parts of town that mayor Lewis is too lazy to fix. There are also many npcs, and they each have their own stories, and you can even marry some of them.
The gameplay is really fun. It’s so addicting that I clocked over 100 hours on one of my games. You basically just get up, plant and water your crops, sell them once their fully grown, and fish and mine while you wait for them to grow. You can also upgrade your tools and unlock new areas. There are also festivals you can go to, and you can also try to complete the community center(or sell your soul to Joja). There’s so much to do, and lots of fun secret features and Easter eggs for you to find.
Overall, I rate this game 10/10 stars. It’s amazing, and if you haven’t already, you should definitely try it.

I’ve never really written a review for a game before, but I decided that I have to write something for Stardew Valley. When I first bought the game around Thanksgiving of 2019, I had never heard of this game. I was bored, and decided to try it out. I had never seen a game like this before on mobile, and didn’t really have high hopes, so much to my surprise, after the first week of my download, I had put in close to 22 hours into the game. This game is truly unique in its ability to entrance you, and make you feel truly connected to this game. Between the complex NPCs, the music, and the art of the game itself, it gives off a truly peaceful vibe, but also deep messenges that resonate in your soul. Every minute a put into this game feels like time well spent, and I began to do a little reading into this game. It turns out that this game is on steam, and was created by ConceredApe. What was truly remarkable was the fact that he did this by himself, every single thing in Stardew valley was coded and designed by a single man, dedication that you very rarely see anymore. I have grown to love Stardew valley, and plan to get it on steam soon. I hope that the mobile version continues to receive updates like the most recent 1.4.1 version that came out on PC. I would and have recommend this game to anyone who listens, because it’s truly a great, beautiful game.

This game stardew valley was a huge success. It is my main game along with Minecraft and fortnite. This game somehow has a simple, even magical feel sometimes, and that’s how this game keeps me sane during the coronavirus pandemic, and I’m giving this game a 5 star rating because I love it. But I do have a question. Don’t parsnips grow in winter and spring? Also, I can’t figure out how to fix the old town center or whatever the little shack is. Oh, nevermind. Just thought of a way that just might work. Do you have to complete the little sets of items on the tree with presents? I don’t know. But overall, I give it five stars because it is addicting, you can work at your own pace, and it gives you something to focus on other than school and reading and homework. This is just so fun! It’s definitely worth every penny you spend on purchase. Because, doesn’t it cost money? But also, I have only caught one fish 🐟 out of the many times I have gone fishing. I caught a smallmouth bass, and nothing else. Is this a bug, or am I just really unlucky? Or did I do something at the beginning, because I don’t remember if there was anything on fish in the settings where you start your file. Also, it needs more of an ending than, grandpas ghost. We need something with more longitivtiy to it. Something more interesting. Goodbye, and have a great day!

this is amazing! for a farming game you managed to succeed! I already love this game! basically one day i looked at this game and thought : “ah another farming game, i’m probably gonna get more bored and quit” but no! this actually shares a similar concept with animal crossing pocket camp / new horizons! it’s a really good game too! according to the internet, i assume this is a indie game, and you actually managed to succeed for once! i don’t exactly have any issues to say right now, in fact if i had to choose between a terrible graphic and bland story game, or a farming game, i’d choose star dew valley! it is definitely worth the money! i 100% recommend giving it a try, you will not regret it! :D and to top it off, this game has no ads, no issues i’ve ran into so far, and basically, there’s pretty much some things to do here! you can farm, fish, etc! this is gonna be my #1 farming indie game i might play sometimes when i’m bored! so, if your interested in farming / indie games, get this one! i’m sure you won’t regret it for the price, as for ads, there isn’t any at all! for a mobile game, i’d give this 10/ 10! i don’t really have much pet peeves so far! i might learn throughout the game and progress more, but so far, i’m already liking this! i think you really need to give this a try! i 100% recommend!

I don’t think I’ve ever played a game as captivating as Stardew Valley. It is a game I can sink hours into the gameplay cycle, yet it fails to get repetitive. As a long time fan of Stardew Valley, I’ve always thought it would make a fantastic iOS game. That finally came to fruition today with the official App Store debut. The game looks especially gorgeous on the iPhone XS’s display.
After spending two hours with the game already, there is little to complain about. Though the automatic tool switching truly makes this port a dream, it’s a completely different control scheme. I did not find it immediately intuitive, and I am still trying to adjust to it making a lot of unintended moves. I would like to see this potentially optimized as one of my biggest gripes is that the ‘drag and follow’ control for movement can get tedious when switching between screens or just simply navigating around. Either adding an alternative control scheme or further optimizing the existing one would fix this.
The game is equally as great as ever, and my complaints about the game are far too minimal to deter me from playing the game. I cannot wait to dive further into this game once more, and I would highly encourage everyone else to do so.