How realistic is Stardew Valley? We asked a farmer
Have you ever had the wish, however fleeting, to drop out of your busy city job and escape to the countryside? Go where you can pick up a pitchfork, shove on some wellies, and start your hardworking country life away from the big smoke. This quiet life is one I can vicariously live through Stardew Valley, a game where the main character quits their office job to take over the family farm.
If Stardew Valley is to be believed, a bountiful harvest is only a few clicks away. Wake up early, water your crops, pick any that are ripe, and throw them into a box to be sold in town, and when you’re done for the day you might even have time to talk to that cute doctor with the glasses you’ve had your eye on. Sounds like the easy life, on screen anyway, but what does it actually take to be farmer?
To find out if I could ever make my Stardew dream a reality, I reached out to Timothy Danley, a Californian farmer and Stardew Valley fan, to ask how close the farming life in Stardew Valley is to that of a real farmer.
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