<s>
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eric	O
"	O
ConcernedApe	O
"	O
Barone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
inherits	O
their	O
deceased	O
grandfather	O
's	O
dilapidated	O
farm	O
in	O
a	O
place	O
known	O
as	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
is	O
open-ended	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
grow	O
crops	O
,	O
raise	O
livestock	O
,	O
fish	O
,	O
cook	O
,	O
mine	O
,	O
forage	O
,	O
and	O
socialize	O
with	O
the	O
townspeople	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
marry	O
and	O
have	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barone	O
developed	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
by	O
himself	O
over	O
four	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Story	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
additions	O
to	O
address	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
directed	O
towards	O
its	O
music	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
relaxing	O
qualities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yasuhiro	O
Wada	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Story	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
,	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
retaining	O
the	O
freedom	O
that	O
later	O
entries	O
of	O
his	O
series	O
had	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
is	O
a	O
farming	O
simulation	O
game	O
primarily	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
Story	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
was	O
created	O
by	O
American	O
indie	O
game	O
designer	O
Eric	O
Barone	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
alias	O
of	O
ConcernedApe	O
and	O
originally	O
titled	O
Sprout	O
Valley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Barone	O
had	O
graduated	O
from	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Washington	O
Tacoma	O
with	O
a	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
degree	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
job	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
,	O
instead	O
working	O
as	O
an	O
usher	O
at	O
the	O
Paramount	O
Theatre	O
in	O
Seattle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
originally	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
modern	O
fan-made	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
Story	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
gotten	O
"	O
progressively	O
worse	O
"	O
after	O
Harvest	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Back	I-Application
to	I-Application
Nature	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barone	O
was	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
,	O
Rune	O
Factory	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Terraria	B-Application
,	O
adding	O
features	O
seen	O
in	O
those	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
crafting	O
,	O
quests	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Barone	O
considered	O
releasing	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Indie	I-Device
Games	I-Device
due	O
to	O
the	O
ease	O
of	O
publishing	O
on	O
that	O
platform	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
early	O
on	O
that	O
his	O
scope	O
for	O
it	O
became	O
much	O
larger	O
than	O
originally	O
anticipated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barone	O
publicly	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
using	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Greenlight	O
system	O
to	O
gauge	O
interest	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
shown	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
support	O
from	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
Barone	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
it	O
in	O
full	O
,	O
engaging	O
with	O
Reddit	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
communities	I-Application
to	O
discuss	O
his	O
progress	O
and	O
gain	O
feedback	O
on	O
proposed	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chucklefish	O
took	O
over	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
non-development	O
activities	O
for	O
Barone	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
site	O
hosting	O
and	O
setting	O
up	O
his	O
development	O
wiki	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barone	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
use	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
early	O
access	O
feature	O
for	O
development	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
well	O
suited	O
to	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
originally	O
programmed	O
it	O
in	O
C#	B-Application
using	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
XNA	I-Device
framework	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
migrated	O
to	O
MonoGame	B-Language
in	O
2021	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Barone	O
,	O
"	O
futureproofs	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
allows	O
mods	O
to	O
access	O
more	O
than	O
4	O
gigs	O
of	O
RAM	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barone	O
aimed	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
immersion	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
farming	O
community	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
to	O
be	O
entertaining	O
while	O
also	O
designing	O
it	O
to	O
have	O
"	O
real-world	O
messages	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
earlier	O
Story	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
end	O
after	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
in-game	O
time	O
has	O
passed	O
,	O
Barone	O
kept	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
open-ended	O
so	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
not	O
feel	O
rushed	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
complete	O
everything	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
feature	O
supports	O
both	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
and	O
remote	O
online	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
versions	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
were	O
developed	O
with	O
help	O
of	O
The	O
Secret	O
Police	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
users	O
to	O
transfer	O
progress	O
to	O
their	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
has	O
also	O
seen	O
an	O
active	O
modding	O
community	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
adding	O
various	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Tesla	O
Arcade	O
,	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
video	O
game	O
service	O
incorporated	O
within	O
most	O
models	O
of	O
Tesla	O
electric	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cooperative	O
board	O
game	O
adaptation	O
,	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
:	O
The	O
Board	O
Game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Barone	O
announced	O
that	O
publisher	O
Chucklefish	O
would	O
help	O
with	O
non-English	O
localizations	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
console	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
technical	O
aspects	O
required	O
for	O
online	O
co-operative	O
play	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
focus	O
solely	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
content	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
ports	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2016	O
in	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
event	O
,	O
Barone	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
was	O
also	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
although	O
that	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
canceled	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
respectively	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
and	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2017	O
,	O
Barone	O
stated	O
his	O
intentions	O
for	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
port	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retail	O
versions	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
are	O
published	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
505	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
outside	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
reverted	O
to	O
Barone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
him	O
regaining	O
the	O
rights	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
wiki	B-Protocol
in	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
release	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
release	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
ending	O
Chucklefish	O
's	O
involvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elise	O
Favis	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
found	O
that	O
watching	O
her	O
autistic	O
brother	O
play	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
helped	O
her	O
understand	O
his	O
condition	O
better	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
provides	O
enough	O
structure	O
of	O
present	O
events	O
with	O
enough	O
of	O
a	O
view	O
of	O
future	O
events	O
to	O
allow	O
her	O
brother	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yasuhiro	O
Wada	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Story	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
series	O
that	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
very	O
happy	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
shown	O
to	O
him	O
that	O
Story	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
forgotten	O
series	O
and	O
continued	O
in	O
spirit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
approach	O
taken	O
by	O
Barone	O
with	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
was	O
able	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
freedom	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
keep	O
in	O
the	O
Story	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
series	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
focus	O
on	O
animation	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamasutra	O
named	O
Barone	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
developers	O
for	O
2016	O
,	O
identifying	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
"	O
single-handedly	O
"	O
developed	O
something	O
that	O
"	O
breathed	O
new	O
life	O
into	O
a	O
genre	O
"	O
otherwise	O
dominated	O
by	O
the	O
Story	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Forbes	O
named	O
Barone	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
"	O
30	O
Under	O
30	O
"	O
people	O
to	O
watch	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
by	O
citing	O
his	O
commitment	O
towards	O
making	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
media	O
outlets	O
praised	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
for	O
its	O
LGBT	O
options	O
and	O
representation	O
,	O
notably	O
including	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
to	O
marry	O
one	O
of	O
12	O
villagers	O
regardless	O
of	O
gender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
sold	O
over	O
400,000	O
copies	O
across	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
million	O
within	O
two	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
reported	O
that	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
was	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
24	O
revenue-generating	O
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
during	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
3.5	O
million	O
copies	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
for	O
2017	O
,	O
despite	O
only	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
over	O
20	O
million	O
copies	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
13	O
million	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
