Summary
PlayingStardew Valleyonce is impossible, as the game offers tons of content and provides frequent updates to incentivize replays or continuing an old save.Stardew Valley’s replayability is vastly improved with the addition of mods and the modding community has done a great service by releasing excellent mods.
There are countless mods forStardew Valleyand this list will cover the most downloaded mods and give great recommendations for fans to add to their game. The mods vary from adding extra content, subtle icon changes, new character portraits, and in-game cheats.
This list will not cover mods that work in the background to allow other mods to operate.
1Stardew Valley Expanded
User Downloads: 8,669,012
Players who completed all of whatStardew Valleyhas to offer will be overjoyed to discover that Stardew Valley Expanded adds heaps of new content. The mod adds 27 new NPCs, 50 locations, 260 character events, and 27 new fish. The new NPCs offer brand new questlines and hold unique festivals.
Stardew Valley Expanded feels more akin to a DLC by providing new music, and crops, expanding on Joja’s story, two new optional farm maps, and an overwhelming amount of content. This mod is perfect for seasonedStardewplayers seeking new goals to finish.
2NPC Map Locations
User Downloads: 6,324,452
Memorizing every NPC location is an impossible task and players can skip the guessing game ofwhere is Robin, and know her exact location. NPC Map Locations adds NPC icons on the map with their exact location. The NPC icon is a small image of their head.
Gamers can toggle the map to only display NPCs that the player has interacted with and hide the others. Players can now spend more time focusing on completing their objectives and less time tracking down other villagers.
3CJB Cheats Menu
User Downloads: 5,456,338
Planning out amega end game farmcan be difficult asStardew Valleylacks a creative mode that lets players freely test out building and game mechanics. Players can add a third-party creative menu by using CJB Cheats Menu. The only feature the mod lacks is adding in items.
The mod introduces a cheat menu accessible at a keybind and is set to “p” by default. Players can edit money, tweak skill and friendship levels, change time, teleport, and change the weather. CJB Cheats Menu gives players all the power they need to access a creative mode.
4CJB Item Spawner
User Downloads: 4,396,053
With the final piece of the puzzle, CJB Item Spawner grants full access to a creative mode by granting players the freedom to spawn items. Players can skipupgrading their toolsand try out different wallpapers at will.
The item spawner is opened by the letter “i” and can be configured later in menus. The menu is straightforward to use and gives players access to more items than they knew existed. Items can spawn in stacks of 999 and players can obtain end-game tools with ease.
5Lookup Anything
User Downloads: 3,621,556
The more knowledge a player possesses, the more powerful they become. Havingadditional information on any objectinStardew Valleyis a game changer, and it is all possible with Lookup Anything. The mod gives the ability to obtain information on objects by hovering the mouse over a villager, crop, or item and pressing F1.
Lookup Anything will display sell prices, recipes, villager friendship levels, what gifts they like, when a crop will be ready to harvest, and much more.
6Automate
User Downloads: 2,979,114
The end goal of any farmer should be to Automate as much as they can. There is a lot of manual labor present inStardew Valley, and it mostly consists of manually moving items from one area to another. Automate works by using chests to move items around that would require player intervention.
Placing a chest directly next to machines links them and creates a virtual conveyor belt. An example of the automated process is placing a chest between two machines to produce quartz, and it will be transferred to a furnace to be refined.
7Tractor Mod
User Downloads: 2,976,163
This mod should be added to the base game as it fits perfectly with the progression of the experience. The Tractor Mod adds a tractor that makes working on the field less of a hassle with faster results. The tractor is expensive to obtain, but it is a great investment late in a save.
The tractor acts as a multitool capable of clearing twigs and crops, fertilizing crops and trees, planting grass, tilling dirt, breaking rocks, harvesting, and watering crops. Some players will see the tractor as overpowered, but 2,976,163 gamers see it as a mod they can’t live without.
8UI Info Suite
User Downloads: 2,601,209
The base game UI ofStardew Valleydoesn’t offer much information and can leave players wanting certain tidbits of data. Players can supercharge their character’s instincts by installing UI Info Suite and gaining extra knowledge of their surroundings.
The mod displays various stats such as current-day luck, XP gained, accurate heart levels, notificationwhen an animal needs petting, NPC locations on the map, sprinkler, and scarecrow range. Hovering over items provides additional information, such as how much time is left for a furnace to smelt all items.
