How To Play Stardew Valley | A Beginner's Guide

Hello Friends!

I've made this beginner's guide on how to play Stardew Valley for any of you who have been thinking about trying out this great game, or have had a rocky start and are wanting to pick it up again. Or, maybe you just need a refresher!

I'll be going over how to get started, the controls, everything you need to know or might have overlooked, and have filled it with some great tips and tricks to help you have your best start to the game. This is here to teach you how to get started in the first year with plenty of info for beginners and new players, as well as those of you who may have missed something on your first playthrough.

This guide is made with the 1.5 update and is recent as of the end of 2021. Onwards to 2022!

Enjoy!

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Video Directory Timestamps:
0:00 How To Play Stardew Valley | A Beginner's Guide

Main Menu Overview - 0:43
New Farm Setup - 1:07
Advanced Options - 2:40

04:30 Menus, Tabs, Interface, Options

Social and Relationships - 5:27
Crafting and Collections - 6:19
In-Game Options and Interface - 6:08
Energy Basics - 8:10

House Stuff - 8:47
Shipping Bin and Selling - 9:40
Tools Overview - 10:01
Skills - 10:52

Maintaining Crops, Sprinklers, Scarecrows - 11:34
Basic Resources and Storage - 12:40
Managing Debris, Grass and Weeds - 13:38

About Seeds, Crops, and Fertilizers - 13:52
The Board, Calendar, and Trash - 15:31

The Special Merchant - 15:53
Early Energy Management - 16:21
Leveling Up - 17:27

Fishing - 18:23
Mining, Combat, and Gear - 19:32
The Community Center - 22:30

The Blacksmith and Upgrading Tools - 23:13
The Carpenter and Farm Buildings - 24:27

Mill and Grocery Staples - 24:44
Silo, Coop, and Barn - 25:15
Farm Animals Overview - 25:33
Fish Pond, Cabins, and Sheds - 26:22
Stable, Well and Slime Hutch - 26:51

Other Carpenter Things - 27:06

Money Making - 27:47
Extra Energy Gains - 28:18

28:40 The Wrap Up
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[Irystocrat]

Stardew valley can be a bit overwhelming at first but when you start to learn new things, it's incredibly satisfying.

[arjc]

This is INCREDIBLY thorough. It's disconcerting hearing all the 1.4 and 1.5 stuff as "just how the game is", even though it's true. I kept going "what do you mean you can do that on your first playthrough, that's for later!" But no, it just wasn't available on MY first playthrough.

[Isabella-vnwg]

So overwhelmed by this game so ty for this ☺️❤️

[flowersforyouu]

as someone who just downloaded it I am beyond confused but it seems so cute and fun so i want to be able to play better

[Thegbrownman]

Thank you so much for this guide helped me so much

[GamesNTech]

I hope someone who has not gotten into this game gets to see this. It really felt like a great balance of tips without too many spoilers. :)

[TheLadyViolette]

me & my 1000hrs of stardew: "imma still watch this cos it's Wickedy" XD

[pherranine]

me here acting like i haven’t played 500 hours 😭❤️

[rolymanoy]

Thanks for the summary. Hundreds of hours of playtime, and still nice to refresh our basics every once in a while... One of these days maybe I'll be starting a new farm, since the old ones are too far ahead to remember what else need to be done... Great video as always :)

[Emily-lhem]

This is the video I wish existed when I first bought this game earlier this year. It really does cover everything including some basics that are often overlooked in guide videos that are out there. A lot of commonly known things that players know about aren't things a new player will know unless told or finding out the hard way. Even though I've been playing for a few months there was stuff in this video I didn't know about so I appreciate how in depth this is. The first time I played the game I got super upset and quite after 30 mins because fish was frustrating and I didn't pick up the game again for a while until I watched a video that mentioned the training rod. It made a big difference and now i love fishing and make most of my early game money from fish. I also get a lot of gems, artifacts, ores, etc from the treasure chest. I recently got two dinosaur eggs from fishing a couple days apart. Don't give your first dinosaur egg to the museum keep it and hatch it with the deluxe barn and you'll get more eggs. They're rare!
A tip for new players if im at the mines and know I'm not gonna make it hom in time I keep a chest in the mines and I empty my entire bag including weapon into it and make a mad dash outside the mines. When I faint I don't lose anything if im pick pocketed except a small fee for health care. Then I just go pick it up in the morning. Don't be afraid to eat food you find because they're not rate and collecting salmon berries gives me energy well into summer. 🌻💛😄

[moonamoonz]

Everyone is talking about Stardew Valley and i wanna play it so bad, i have a pc so i could easily download it BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY IT, i tried multiple times but i don't know what i'm supposed to do, i've already saw multiple guides but i'm still lost, i feel so dumb... not only that but i just can't get into it for some reason, i wish i could because is the most similar game to Animal Crossing, and i love Animal Crossing, but i just don't feel the vibe in Stardew Valley.

[jissaforest]

This is all I wish it existed when I started the game. I took me too long to realise that you can use the elevator and not start all over again every time you go to the mines 😅
Thank you, Wickedy!

[aimeejarmain]

I tried getting into Stardew last year and found it wayyy too confusing and overwhelming - I was constantly running out of storage space, energy, money and time and had no idea what to prioritise!

After watching one of my friends stream it a few days ago, I really wanted to try the game again and this video has given me some confidence/direction to get through the first part, and a lot of excitement ^_^

(Also I love that you called your horse Epona)

[sleepingsnorlax]

I bought the game today and instantly fell in love with it. It reminds me of the my sims games, animal crossing new leaf, a lil bit of Pokémon (for whatever reason) and generally makes me feel warm. Usually story driven is my go to do a game like this where I can chill and not have to wait for my heart to be broken is sick. Plus your video totally helped me out dude. Hella nice work

[Viixie]

I've been talking to my sister about this game but had a really hard time explaining it to her so this will help SO much, thanks Wickedy 🖤

[shalluna]

Just picked up the game because I wanted a new cozy game and it was on sale on the Nintendo shop. I thought I accidentally skipped the tutorial because I didn't know how to do anything. The game really just throws you in lol. This was so helpful!!!

[harsiese]

I had put off starting this game, because it felt so overwhelming. However, this starter guide is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you!

[ginny]

My first stardew game is on its way to my house right now, I’m very overwhelmed but this is really helpful thank you!

[aholyknightofthechurch]

i am going to fish for the next 18 hours

[ChristyTina]

In the menu options, there's a button to lock the toolbar, so that instead of jumping to the top of the screen when you walk near it, it turns transparent. The jumping toolbar annoyed me a lot.