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Stardew Valley

Farming, villagers, bundles, farm planning, save progress, and mods.

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Official game, news & forums

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Official resource
Stardew Valley official site

ConcernedApe's official game home with an overview, platform links, screenshots, features, FAQ access, news, forums, and the official wiki.

Best for: Official game information and platform purchase links

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Official resourceOfficial updates
Stardew Valley Blog

Official posts from ConcernedApe covering development updates, patch information, announcements, releases, events, and Stardew Valley projects.

Best for: Confirming official news and development announcements

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Official resource
Stardew Valley Forums

Official forums for game discussion, questions, technical help, bug reports, multiplayer, fan work, guides, mod support, and announcements.

Best for: Getting structured help or joining discussion on the official forums

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Crops, villagers, gifts, bundles, items, quests & mechanics

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Official resourceEssential reference
Stardew Valley Wiki

The official Stardew Valley Wiki with detailed information about crops, villagers, gifts, schedules, fish, bundles, items, quests, locations, mechanics, and updates.

Best for: Looking up nearly any game item, character, schedule, requirement, or mechanic

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Farm layouts, crop choices & earnings

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Independent resourceFarm planning
Stardew Planner V3

Interactive farm planner with game-like rendering, supported farm maps, buildings, crops, paths, machines, decorations, undo and redo, and shareable layouts.

Best for: Planning a farm layout before moving or building in game

Helpful note

Very large plans can require hardware acceleration and may run slowly on some devices. Shared planner links can expose the layout to anyone who receives the link.

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Independent resourceAlternate planner
StardewPlan

Alternate visual planner for vanilla farms, Ginger Island, exterior locations, building interiors, animals, decorations, weather, community mod maps, and shareable designs.

Best for: Planning interiors or trying a different farm-planning experience, including on mobile

Helpful note

Planner behavior and performance vary by device. Shared plans can be viewed by anyone with the link, and account-based plan syncing is a paid feature of the independent site.

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Independent resourceCrop comparison
Stardew Profits

Crop profit calculator with season, available days, farming level, fertilizer, professions, seed costs, crop processing, artisan goods, and planting-space controls.

Best for: Comparing crop earnings for a particular season and farm setup

Helpful note

Profit estimates depend on the settings you enter and do not account for every practical limit, such as daily time, machine capacity, or access to a seed source.

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Stardew Valley Villager Paths

Version-labeled path maps showing where villagers walk through outdoor and indoor locations, including Pelican Town, shops, homes, Ginger Island, and late-game areas.

Best for: Placing machines, chests, and decorations where villagers will not destroy them

Helpful note

The maps identify the game version they were tested against and can contain location spoilers. Recheck the page after major game updates before relying on a path.

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Progress, perfection & predictable save events

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Independent resourceCompletion tracking
Stardew Checkup

Open-source save checker for achievements, museum and shipping progress, relationships, Ginger Island upgrades, Grandpa's evaluation, perfection, and other completion goals.

Best for: Finding missing requirements in an existing save or working toward perfection

Helpful note

The tool requires your full save file and its results can reveal late-game spoilers. Back up the save first and review the tool's open-source information before selecting a file.

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Independent resource
Stardew Predictor

Open-source save tool that simulates game randomness to predict geode contents, some vendor stock, special mine levels, trains, weather-related events, and other seeded results.

Best for: Checking predictable events and results tied to a specific save

Helpful note

Predictions can contain spoilers and may vary by game version. The tool requires a full save file, so make a backup and review its open-source information before use.

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Independent resourceRuns in your browser
Stardew Valley Item Finder

Open-source browser tool that reads a save and creates a searchable table of item names, locations, and prices, with an optional TSV download.

Best for: Finding an item stored in a chest or placed somewhere on the map

Helpful note

The site states that the save is processed entirely in your browser and is not sent over the network. Back up the save first and review the linked source code if privacy is a concern.

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Mod loader, compatibility help & mod downloads

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Independent resourceModding foundation
SMAPI

Open-source Stardew Valley mod loader with downloads, installation documentation, a mod-compatibility list, log parser, JSON validator, update information, and support links.

Best for: Installing Stardew Valley mods or diagnosing a modded game problem

Helpful note

Back up saves before changing a mod setup, confirm each mod supports your current game and SMAPI versions, and follow the platform-specific installation guide.

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Independent resource
Stardew Valley Nexus Mods

Large Stardew Valley mod catalog with search, categories, popularity and update sorting, collections, requirements, version files, comments, and starter recommendations.

Best for: Finding and downloading Stardew Valley mods

Helpful note

Read requirements, dependencies, game-version support, recent comments, and installation instructions before downloading. Back up saves before changing a mod list.

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Questions, farm ideas & player discussion

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Independent resource
r/StardewValley

Large player community for beginner questions, farm designs, gameplay help, discoveries, stories, fan art, update discussion, and general Stardew Valley conversation.

Best for: Asking a player question, finding inspiration, or joining broad community discussion

Helpful note

Posts can include late-game spoilers, personal opinions, or advice for older versions. Use the wiki or official posts when exact current-version details matter.

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