"Stardew Valley" is a simulation role-playing game developed by ConcernedApe and released by Heheyu Studio in 2016. In Stardew Valley, the protagonist played by the player will stay away from the annoyance of office work and resume taking care of the deserted pasture left by his grandfather in a place called Stardew Valley. The game was first released for Microsoft Windows in February 2016, followed by OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions in the same year. It was also released for Nintendo Switch in 2017, and it was released on the Apple App Store on October 24, 2018.

This work is greatly inspired by "The Ranch Story Series". The only game developer is Eric Barone. He spent four years developing alone. During this period, he improved the production policy by communicating with the players. At the same time, Haheyu Studio was in charge of the game release matters, so that the developers could update. Can focus on completing the game.

After the game was released, it gained a good reputation in the industry, but it was also criticized by fans of the series because of the gameplay and visual overlap with the famous ranch-themed game "Random Story" series.

"Stardew Valley" is an agricultural simulation game, which is mainly inspired by the "Random Story" game series. At the beginning of the game, the player creates his own character, owns a piece of land in Pelican Town, and a small house owned by his grandfather. Players can choose from several different farm map types, each with its advantages and disadvantages. The farmland was initially inundated with boulders, trees, stumps and weeds. Players must work hard to clean them in order to reuse the farm, grow crops and livestock to generate income and further expand the buildings and equipment of the farm.

Players can also interact with non-player characters (NPCs) living in towns, including interacting with these characters, getting married, and NPCs will help players take care of the farm after marriage. Players can also engage in fishing, cooking and crafting, and can explore procedural caves to mine minerals or fight monsters in the game. Players can perform various tasks to earn more money.

The character has fatigue and health bars. If the player becomes exhausted anywhere outside the house, the player pays 10% of up to 1000 grams of gold, and returns to the house the next morning and regains strength, and is not allowed to continue activities. If the player loses the game using a simplified calendar, there are only four months each year, representing the four seasons, and the months determine that some crops can be planted, and certain activities can bring benefits. In the latter part of the game, players can create greenhouses, and can grow any crops regardless of the current season.