Stardew Valley. Game Review

Young Reporter Madi, gives us her latest game review of Stardew Valley. Madi tested this game out on Nintendo Switch.

Stardew Valley is a peaceful and calming game. It is a farming game in short but really fun once you spend some time with it. You design your character to look how ever you want. Then on clicking play you find out more about your character.

You play an overworked and tired worker who is sick of the big city. You remember you grandfather left you a letter as his last gift to you before he died. The letter gives you permission to go and live on his farm in a small quiet town called Star Dew Valley. You pack up your things and head off.

This game is not for people who are seeking the fast pace action of Fortnite or the terror of Resident Evil rather life in Star Dew Valley likes a slower pace of life. In Stardew Valley you have inherited a run down farm in need of some TLC. In the early stages you are upgrading tools by mining for ore in caves to be traded for upgrades. Upgrading unlocks new things and enables you to clear you farm quicker. Once the clearing is over the fun begins when you start to shape the look and feel of your farm.

Stardew Valley is a game that really helps you to relax. I personally enjoyed chatting with neighbouring farms and growing crops. The pace of the game really helps to make you feel calm and you actually learn a lot about farming practice and how much effort goes into it. There’s nothing worse planting your expensive new roses only to forget to harvest them before the season changes and end up loosing them to the weather or your animals turning on you, and chickens that won’t lay eggs.

This is a really cute pixelated game that also mixes it up with the occasional mystery.

In my opinion this game deserves more attention and credit than currently has.

If your in need of something to chill out with especially as exam season begins then Star Dew Valley might just be the game for you.

Star Dew Valley is available on PC and consoles.