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Additionally, ConcernedApe opened the video by showing off some old builds of Stardew Valley (then Sprout Valley) along with his own commentary. The sequence begins with the games original 2012 look, six months into development, when he had a functioning game that was very rudimentary, and similar to the original Harvest Moon game. Even so, you can see how much the basic design of the game looks very similar, right down to where things are located in Pelican Town, the bus, and more.

It seems that Stardew Valley has been a positive force for a lot of people. Not just as a fun game, but as an experience that brought them comfort, hope, joy, and even taught valuable life lessons. And with multiplayer, an experience that brought them closer to friends and family, or even to their future spouses.

Sandy has also been a requested marriageable villager. Shes the manager of the Oasis in the Desert, meaning players dont usually see her until theyve played for a while. And unfortunately she never actually leaves the Oasis, so there are fewer opportunities for interactions with her. However, shes kind to the player, leaving the fandom hungry for more Sandy storyline and more interactions with her, which theyll certainly get now.

And another build from August 2015, half a year from launch, shows how much of this came together at the last moment. To my eye, this looks almost identical to launch day Stardew Valley, but ConcernedApe points out various changes like the location of the mailbox, the shape of the inside of the players house, and the final look of the main character.

I have a lot of old Stardew Valley files on my computer. And somewhere, I have an external hard drive with back ups of the game that I took periodically during the entire course of development.

Clint has long been a requested bachelor by the Stardew Valley community. As the valley blacksmith, hes the one who upgrades all the players tools and opens geodes for them, meaning visiting him regularly is pretty common. But players have wanted to romance him largely because of his awkward relationship with an existing marriage candidate, Emily. Clint has a huge crush on Emily that remains unrequited even the player doesnt marry Emily, but has a few scenes where he seems downright hurt if they do. Giving Clint more of a storyline that his current tactiturn, awkward lines is a much-needed change.

To highlight some of that growth, I put together a little video that shows off some very early versions of the game, with my commentary. You can watch that below. It will be available on Feb 26th, 2026 at 11am PST.

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) has released a 10th anniversary video revealing, among other things, two brand new marriage candidates being added to the game in the upcoming patch 1.7: Clint and Sandy.