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Stardew Valley

Game · 2016 · Notable

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ConcernedApe’s solo-developed farming game passed 50 million sales, its creator reported.

Trailer · ConcernedApe on YouTube
Stardew Valley key art from the Steam page
Eric Barone (ConcernedApe)
Official gameplay screenshot of a town festival
ConcernedApe
The Stardew Valley: Festival of Seasons concert finale, 2024
SOHO Live / Stardew Valley Concert
Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) at Hackfort in 2019
Treefort Music Fest
Stardew Valley gameplay on the farm
PC Gamer
The farmer beside a well among crops
PC Gamer

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Numbers

Steam concurrent-player peak following the 1.6 update
236.6K
As of Mar 31, 2024 · Open web · Steam Charts
Observed peak date
By end of Mar 2024
Feb 26 ’16 to By end of Mar 2024
Platforms
7
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

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Barone released Stardew Valley after solo development. Publisher previews, player streams and Reddit discussion accompanied its early sales. Switch and mobile ports broadened access. Steam concurrency peaked in March 2024 within the documented monthly series.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesSep ’15Mar ’16AugOct ’17Oct ’18Mar ’20Mar ’21Nov ’22Apr ’24SepJul ’25Jun ’26Observed peakYouTubeOpen webPressRedditTwitchApp storesRetail
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Timeline (16)

  1. January 2016

    ConcernedApe precursor · Jan 29 ’16

    ConcernedApe released a trailer announcing the February launch.[1][2]

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  2. February 2016

    ConcernedApe seed · Feb 26 ’16

    ConcernedApe released Stardew Valley for Windows after developing it alone.[2][3]

    Stardew Valley key art from the Steam page

  3. PC Gamer press · Feb 26 ’16

    PC Gamer published its launch-day review of Stardew Valley.[4]

    Stardew Valley gameplay on the farm

  1. platform jump · Feb 29 ’16

  2. platform jump · Mar 10 ’16

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Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
US
Steam concurrent-player peak following the 1.6 update
236.6K
As of Mar 31, 2024 · Open web · Steam Charts
Evidence
Grade A

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