Marcela Gottshall

As mentioned above, Stardew Valley was a PC-exclusive indie darling that is a mix between RPG and a farming simulator. The title launched on February 24, 2016 before being ported over to home consoles later that year. Check out the full list of updates, be

Stardew Valley brings a mix of farming and life simulation to the Switch and stardewvpedia.com the platform is absolutely perfect for it. Being able to pick up and play the game for a quick bus ride allows you to get in a quick meeting with a couple of people or take care of some light farming. Then you can play at home and enjoy it on a TV screen to really absorb yourself in the adventure. Stardew Valley was a top-notch game on PC and on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 before -- but it feels truly at home on the Switch. Anyone who loved Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon will get a lot out of it. Even if you haven't played those games, if you want a good adventure that has some drama, humor and a slice of real life thrown in, give Stardew Valley a shot.

The creator of this farm has a proclivity for building sheds. Why not? Sheds can be filled with whatever items for increased productivity. Farming in Stardew Valley doesn't have to be painstaking work. As long as you plan your farm accordingly, those harvests will be the last thing you worry ab

All you'll need is at least two players, though this works faster the more people you have , and a table. Place the item you wish to duplicate onto the table, and every player must pick it up at the same time. The game makes a copy for each person picking it up, so you can continue placing one onto a table and all picking it up for quick du

Fishing in the game reminds me a lot of Animal Crossing, where it's a task that I normally wouldn't enjoy in a game -- but it's done so well here that it works. Animal Crossing added a lot of comedy to catching fish, while Stardew focuses on bringing the relaxing nature of fishing to a video game. It's just you, a body of water, your fishing rod, and a bit of relaxation. It's easy to find yourself closing yours eyes and just relying on your sense of touch to tell when you've got a bite -- then you have to get back into the in-game world and reel that fish in to see what you've nabbed. Big fish are rare, but small fish can still net you some money consistently, and be found pretty much anywhere you can fish. It's a tranquil experience, and one that not only brings out the fun of real-life fishing -- but also manages to make it fun as a game mechanic.

Farming sim Stardew Valley is a game that has a lot going on. Although it may look like a simple farming game on the surface, any serious fans of this game will know that there's a lot in the game to do. from running your farm to building relationships with the people in Pelican Town, there's a lot of things in the game that make it easy for players to really immerse themselves in the game for hours and ho

Cook delicious meals and craft useful items to help you out. With over 100 cooking and crafting recipes, you'll have a wide variety of items to create. Some dishes you cook will even give you temporary boosts to skills, running speed, or combat prowess. Craft useful objects like scarecrows, oil makers, furnaces, or even the rare and expensive crystalar

Very few fledgling indie games get the overwhelming community support that Stardew Valley has seen. With a fanbase rivaling Undertale 's, the game went from a PC-only release to console release (on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) to Nintendo Switch release, earlier this year. Thankfully, the game's developer Eric Barone and publisher Chucklefish have pushed out a new update with many anticipated fixes and a popular new Nintendo Switch feature: video record

The scale of this map is ridiculous. It is an absurd amount of land for a farm. It goes to show that hard work and dedication pays off. Instead of being near significantly large bodies of water, this farm's creator made good use of most the l

Improve your skills over time. As you make your way from a struggling greenhorn to a master farmer, you'll level up in 5 different areas: farming, mining, combat, fishing, and foraging. As you progress, you'll learn new cooking and crafting recipes, unlock new areas to explore, and customize your skills by choosing from a variety of professi

Apart from that, the game's update largely features a ton of bug fixes, between audio issues, removing the ability to skip saves, crashes and more. For a full list of changes, check out the full patch notes be

Spend a relaxing afternoon at one of the local fishing spots. The waters are teeming with seasonal varieties of delicious fish. Craft bait, bobbers, and crab pots to help you in your journey toward catching every fish and becoming a local leg

Sometimes when fishing, a treasure chest may appear on the screen along with the fish that you're trying to catch. If you keep the green bar behind this chest until the small orange bar above it fills up, you'll get some bonus treasures when you catch the f