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Stardew Valley Mulltiplayer Update for Switch on the Way

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Initially released on Steam back in 2016, Stardew Valley is a Harvest Moon-reminiscent RPG farming simulation with pixel graphics. Developed by ConcernedApe and published by Chucklefish, the game was very well received. It currently holds a 10/10 rating on Steam where it also has ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ reviews.

Game features include:

  • Raising animals, growing crops and improving your farm
  • Improving skills in 5 different areas (farming, mining, combat, fishing, and foraging)
  • A variety of complex characters, places, enigmas, and secrets to discover
  • Diversity in character customization and dating
  • Over two hours of original music.

Stardew Valley has obtained a 10/10 rating on Steam, received numerous ports for a variety of platforms, and is still a chart topper on the Nintendo Switch eShop. It’s, therefore, safe to say that the game is highly regarded and popular.

The highly anticipated multiplayer update for the PC version of the game was released on 1st August 2018.

Multiplayer update features include:

  • The ability to play with up to 3 others in online co-op
  • A 3-day travelling festival where farmers can come and go as they please
  • A mysterious new winter event that enables farmers to start a new ‘secret’ collection type
  • Farmers who have made great progress will be given the opportunity to help out a townsperson
  • New character events
  • Changes to the Skull Cavern
  • Ability to change your profession
  • Ability to craft signs
  • New outdoor decorations
  • Introduction of the auto-grabber, an expensive item that automatically harvests milk and wool
  • Introduction of garden pots. Garden pots allow you to grow any crop inside year-round
  • A new crop that only grows indoors
  • Fireplaces and new furniture
  • Ability to put a hat on your horse

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The solo developer of Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe) has previously announced that the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch versions of the game will also get a multiplayer update eventually. The developer has confirmed in tweets and updates that the co-op will not be cross-platform. As disappointing as this is for fans to hear, the decision is understandable.

Whilst an exact date hasn’t been given, the game’s publisher (Chucklefish) has recently confirmed that Stardew Valley for Switch will be next to receive the Multiplayer update. Having been submitted for final approval, it is expected that the update will be available either by the end of the year or in early 2019.

Alison Rowe

I'm a 21-year-old Journalism with Creative Writing student who likes to: play video games, write stuff, read apocalyptic fiction, and absorb the entirety of Netflix. I can often be found wasting my money on kawaii things, or meowing at cats until they meow back.

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