Stardew Valley Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-24
Review summary
  • Highly addictive and fun
  • Play at your own pace
  • Peaceful escape from reality
  • Time pressure undermines relaxation
  • Lack of guidance confuses players
  • Fishing minigame frustrating
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Categories

Cozy Farming SimulationLife SimulationFarming SimulationRPGNPC Relationships & RomanceMining SimulationFishing MinigameCooperative Multiplayer

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMpositiveWindows <8GB VRAM / 16-31GB RAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
1,046,815
Positive
1,030,91498.5%
Negative
15,9011.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
52,577,849
Estimated revenue
$788,141,957
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
3440.03%
Estimated copies lost
17,278
Estimated revenue lost
$258,997
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
3440%
Avg playtime 1.1h
1,3880.1%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
15,5571.5%
Avg playtime 145.8h
1,029,52698.3%
Avg playtime 190.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2,870.5 rev/day
Last 30d261.5 rev/day
Quarterly28,808.5 rev/qtr
Days covered364.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
18,863 total
Organic purchasers16,55387.8%
Voted up: 99%
Key activations2,31012.2%
Voted up: 99%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
18,863 total
First impression0-2h2891.53%
Voted up: 93%
Mid game2-10h2,67814.2%
Voted up: 99%
Late game10-20h2,10911.2%
Voted up: 99%
Endgame20h+13,78773.1%
Voted up: 99%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.30% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
99.6%
Global baseline 99.0%
245 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,046,815 total.