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Get ready to put your Stardew Valley knowledge to the test! We’re serving up 25 niche and surprising things about the game that you may (or may not) already know. Let’s dive in!
Fancy yourself a Stardew Valley nerd? Do you feel like you know the game inside and out? We’re here to challenge that, with 25 niche and surprising things that you may (or may not) already know about the game!
25 Things You Didn’t Know About Stardew Valley
Rarecrow references
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The Rarecrows, which as rare scarecrows achieved through various means, are all a bit weird. Some are obvious references — aliens, the dwarf from the mines — but others include references to ConcernedApe’s favourite movies, apparently!
Simpsons reference
You can make yourself a pair of Radioactive Goggles by combining Cloth and a Radioactive Bar. These goggles have the description “Doesn’t actually provide any protection from radiation” — a reference to the infamous Radioactive Man episode of The Simpsons, in which Rainier Wolfcastle gets splashed in the eyes with acid, crying, “My eyes! The goggles do nothing!”
Old names
Penny used to be named Dana, Alex was Josh, and Willy was… Dick. Yeah.
Secret animations
You can click on NPC sprites to make them animate!
Dress like trash
Literally! Put a piece of trash in the sewing machine (Broken CD, Broken Glasses, Driftwood, Soggy Newspaper, and Trash all work) and you’ll get a top that looks like a bin. Pair these with the beautiful Garbage Hat, which looks like a bin lid and can be found in (you guessed it) the bins around town, and you’ll look just like a rubbish receptacle. Add a grey pleated skirt to finish the look!
Move out of your mother’s basement
Six of the 12 marriage candidates (Maru, Penny, Sebastian, Abigail, Sam, Alex) live with their parents or grandparents. The rent situation is tricky over there, maybe? There are only a handful of houses to live in, anyway…
Picky eaters
Villagers will complain about having to eat the dishes you sell to Pierre if they’re “normal” quality. Apparently everyone in town has really high standards, and if you sell a ton of meals to Pierre, you’ll get this dialogue over and over and over again.
Crossovers in the farmingverse
There’s a secret Stardew/Terraria crossover with Junimos, blue chickens, and Joja Cola.
Climate change
From @lil_wage on Twitter:
“In Stardew Valley storms are useful for battery packs, but they are rare. There is an item called a rain totem that makes it rain the next day, but not storm. Unless, that is, it is used DURING a storm, prolonging it. It has been storming in Pelican Town for 12 days straight now”
Blood? No, that’s just red water
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Lava Eels,