Stardew Valley cost to play

Stardew Valley is a farming and life-simulation game with role-playing elements, made by ConcernedApe, who both developed and publishes it. It was first released on PC in February 2016, and it has since come to consoles and phones, including Nintendo Switch. It can be played alone or in co-op. It is sold at a one-off price. It ranks #31 in our best games of all time ranking.

How it plays

Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life role-playing game. You inherit your grandfather's old farm plot, arrive with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, and turn the overgrown fields into a working farm: growing crops, raising animals, starting an orchard and crafting useful machines.

As you play you level up in five areas, farming, mining, combat, fishing and foraging, which unlocks recipes, new areas and professions. Underground there is a large cave with monsters, weapons, gemstones and crafting materials, and the local waters hold seasonal fish to catch.

The town has more than 30 residents with their own daily schedules and birthdays. You can make friends with them, join seasonal festivals, court and marry one of 12 characters, and choose between repairing the old community centre or joining forces with Joja Corporation.

It can be played alone or with one to seven other players online, who work together on a farm and share resources; Steam also lists local and split-screen co-op, and full controller support.

Update 1.7

The next free update, 1.7, has no release date yet. ConcernedApe (Eric Barone) said on stage at the Red Rocks finale of the Stardew Valley concert tour that it will probably come out in 2027 and is "looking to be the largest Stardew Valley update ever", as reported by GamesRadar and Kotaku on 4 November 2026. He also confirmed that Clint and Sandy will become characters you can marry. We'll add a date when ConcernedApe announces one.

What it costs

Stardew Valley costs £10.99 at standard price on Steam UK, and £10.99 for Nintendo Switch on the Nintendo eShop UK, so the price is the same on both. Steam lists one add-on for the game.

Players

The 30-day peak on Steam Charts was 107,711 concurrent players on 21 October 2026. Its all-time peak on Steam Charts is 236,614. Steam Charts counts only Steam players, so console and mobile players aren't included.

Age rating

Stardew Valley is rated PEGI 12 on pegi.info, for the PlayStation 4 version (24/05/2018) and the Nintendo Switch version (06/11/2020). The Nintendo UK listing also shows PEGI 12, and Steam's store data lists ESRB E10+.

How we checked

Prices are the Steam UK and Nintendo eShop UK listings, read on 21 October 2026 at standard price. Player figures are from Steam Charts on the same day, and the rating is from the pegi.info database. The gameplay description is based on the publisher's Steam store page. The 1.7 section comes from GamesRadar's and Kotaku's reports of ConcernedApe's comments, read on 6 November 2026.

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