Can I Run Stardew Valley?
Stardew Valley is an indie role playing game from ConcernedApe, released in 2016. ConcernedApe both developed and published it. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. With more than 884 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. At more than a decade old it predates every current graphics architecture, which helps compatibility and limits how well it exploits a modern card. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS and Linux. Completionists have 49 achievements to work through. Steam lists support for 12 languages. Critics scored it 89 on Metacritic. Split screen on one PC is supported, a feature most releases have quietly dropped.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 2 Ghz |
|---|---|
| GPU | 256 mb video memory, shader model 3.0+ |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows Vista or greater |
| DirectX | 10 |
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Setting and environment
Stardew Valley places its action in an open sandbox, and the player works through a plot of land the player works. 16 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played in two dimensions.
Why Stardew Valley is demanding
The install is small at roughly 1 GB. It targets DirectX 10, an older feature level that almost anything still running will satisfy. System memory expectations are modest at 2 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Stardew Valley?
Stardew Valley targets a mainstream modern PC: 256 mb video memory, shader model 3.0+ and 2 GB of RAM for the minimum. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Stardew Valley?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Stardew Valley?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 2 Ghz; GPU: 256 mb video memory, shader model 3.0+; 2 GB RAM; OS: Windows Vista or greater.
How much storage does Stardew Valley need?
Stardew Valley needs about 1 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Stardew Valley?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Stardew Valley is the CPU.