Good.
Nothing against Portal 2, but Stardew Valley just offers so much more for so much longer
Stardew Valley dethrones Valve classic as Steam’s top-rated game
Submitted 1 day ago by simple@piefed.social to games@lemmy.world
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noxypaws@pawb.social 3 hours ago
TommySoda@lemmy.world 1 day ago
And I’d say that it is 100% deserved. Stardew Valley is a once in a lifetime kind of game and has one of the best developers you could ask for. Free new content and updates for 10 years and it’s still like $20 and frequently on sale. The developer actually tweeted out once that if he ever charged for new content that he’d want everyone to publicly shame him.
“I swear on the honor of my family name, i will never charge money for a DLC or update for as long as I live. Screencap this and shame me if I ever violate this oath.”
Stardew Valley is the gaming industry at its best and one of the best indie games out there.
Shiggles@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
My only issue has always been that I cannot throw more money at the ape. So I buy the game for gaming-adjacent friends and almost always
ruin their livesconvert themBunbury@feddit.nl 10 hours ago
Couldn’t agree more. I’ve re-purchased the game for Switch and iOS after already having it on my PC for ages. I didn’t really want to play it on those platforms but just wanted to give more money to concerned ape.
TommySoda@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That’s what I do too. I’ve bought it for all my friends or have convinced them to get it. Feels like I’m a drug dealer trying to push it on everyone I know lol.
Anivia@feddit.org 6 hours ago
Probably only surpassed by Minecraft, although that is of course no longer an indie game today
jqubed@lemmy.world 1 day ago
And at those prices I’ve bought it at least twice
pennomi@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’ve bought it at least 5 times; sent it to a lot of family members.
duchess@feddit.org 1 day ago
Not that it should be expected to dish out free content and never charge for DLC. Not every game has the kind of profit margin Stardew Valley has.
HelluvaKick@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Idk Stardew Valley is a passion project if I’ve ever seen one. Sure, concernedape is making extraordinary profits, but it has to feel way better to have a decent size of the planet’s population playing and connecting with the project they poured their heart and soul into.
TommySoda@lemmy.world 1 day ago
But at the same time there are plenty of indie devs that sell games for $30 and then have a few $15 DLC on top of that after a few years. Not throwing shade at those other devs, more just saying that the dev for Stardew Valley could have sold DLC and nobody would have questioned it but chose not to. You could be like Stardew Valley and keep the game cheap, free updates, and frequent sales or you could be like Factorio and refuse to ever put your game on sale and up the price every couple of years and come out with a $20 DLC. And I’d be shocked if Stardew Valley has made less money than Factorio in the long run, especially with it being the in number one place right now.
SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 23 hours ago
Considering how much time he spent developing it, I doubt the profit margin is actually all that good.
msage@programming.dev 23 hours ago
Meh, I prefer Terraria.
ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 1 day ago
What valuing quality over profit does to a mf
Jolteon@lemmy.zip 16 hours ago
To be fair, portal 2 was also built when valve valued quality over profit.
ipitco@lemmybefree.net 10 hours ago
when valve valued quality over profit.
I like this
Fuck valve and their gambling
Klear@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
The fuck is with the clickbait title?
ipitco@lemmybefree.net 10 hours ago
How exactly?
Benaaasaaas@group.lt 10 hours ago
It didn’t mention portal 2 before OP edited the title
fittedsyllabi@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Bobby Lee did it.
the_q@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Portal is such a great series. I hope we get a new one one day.
azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 19 hours ago
It’s one of my favorite games of all time, but I don’t think Portal 2’s basic formula would be culturally relevant if it was reused today. The quippy writing is very 2010s-coded (à la Guardians of the Galaxy), the gameplay is a bit too simple to be re-used as is in 2025, and the sweet&short linear storyline of Portal 2 would ironically be lacking ambition for a successor to Portal 2.
Like all truly Great pieces of classic media, Portal 2 is a product of a skilled and truly passionate team getting together at the perfect time with the right idea, and reaching its public at a culturally relevant time.
The Portal universe still has stories to tell, and there are still test chambers to solve, so I obviously wouldn’t complain if Portal 3 came out, but I understand why Valve wouldn’t want to make a barely decent game in the shadow of Portal 2.
altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
The Talos Principle became an interesting spin on the idea of FPS puzzles that try to keep you engaged. They got more direct with introducing the lore of the world around each time (P1<TTP1≈P2<TTP2). The puzzles are probably less eye-catching because you rarely shoot yourself into air, they are closer to classic 2d logic timekiller games, but I find these games are what Valve need to look at to see if they want to expand the world like that in their own way. If we assume Portal 3 would be about portals, wouldn’t reinvent the formula from the ground up, I think they’d need to go for higher stakes, and seemingly expanding the world or the mission at hand (from the probably sterile conditions of it all affecting just Chel and Apperture’s robots and facilities), be it an escape into the outer world of some sort (although it overlaps with Half-Life, is it bad?) or make her herself not the only thing at stake. My only hope is that it won’t be AR\VR\whatever experience because it would make me nauseos and\or poor.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
I had to settle for Lego Dimensions. Better than nothing. And GlaDOS arguing with HAL 9000 was pretty epic.
Maultasche@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Both Portal levels and both Doctor Who levels were great.
danciestlobster@lemmy.zip 23 hours ago
If you like portal you may also like superliminal. It’s the only game I’ve found that scratches the similar itch
ech@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
For anyone that hasn’t seen it, Portal: Reloaded is a fan-made dlc that’s really quite good as well.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
For the puzzle part, sure, but not the humor. I like The Stanley Parable for that aspect.
Saucepain@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
I’d also recommend The Talos Principle and The Turing Test for similar itch scratches.
Evkob@lemmy.ca 21 hours ago
In a similar vein to Superluminal, I’d also recommend Viewfinder, it’s kinda like Portal but with a camera rather than a Portal gun.
etchinghillside@reddthat.com 1 day ago
No pressure on their next game or anything.
SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Deadlock doesn’t look bad
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 day ago
I’ve been over the hero shooter fad for almost a decade. Where are the actually new ideas for the genre?
Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Well it is the best game.
0li0li@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
God I wish I could enjoy it. I feel like I’m missing out. I just, I don’t gets it
Potatar@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Are you into dramatic NPCs? If no, you have to play it multiplayer with someone who gives a crap about pixel people.
I tried playing it alone but every system in the game is puddle deep so I was only able to play until winter by myself.
Then I played it with my girlfriend, and I spent 100 fondly remembered hours.
0li0li@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
<3
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 4 hours ago
There are probably games or other media that you love that the average Stardew Valley fan wouldn’t click with. You’re not missing out, you’ve just got other stuff you enjoy.
0li0li@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Sure, but then again most Overwhelmingly Positive games I find amazing. I do have a ling list of games I love and a selection I actually always keep installed, some of which are mediocre by many people’s standards ;)
gerryflap@feddit.nl 13 hours ago
While I enjoyed it, it was also very stressful. I think we just played wrong. We covered every millimeter of the plot with farms or other useful stuff and then proceeded to be busy for more than half the day with just maintenance. At some point this meant that we never got to explore and often barely had time to go to the stores or talk to the people in the village.
Apart from overcooked it was probably the most stressful game Is ever played and it’s not supposed to be like that
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 5 hours ago
Yeah my problem with stardew is I feel too invested in min-maxing my time so I end up stressing over every minute in the game and it’s too exhuasting
ech@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
I never understand why anyone puts together those maybe farms. Personally, I always end up leaving the vast majority of the space unused. My farms only ever occupy the space directly in front of the house, and even that needs sprinklers asap.
SandraBollocks@lemmy.world 1 day ago
jesus did i go back in time???
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
No, my child. You are where you belong.
TurboHarbinger@feddit.cl 1 day ago
Published: Jul 08, 2025, 22:37
ipitco@lemmybefree.net 10 hours ago
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ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
It’s Portal 2… the Valve classic is Portal 2
magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
It might feel wrong to call their last proper sit down at a couch/desk singeplayer experience a “classic”, but its older than Half-Life one was when it came out.
knight_alva@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Not great. Thanks for asking.
Naz@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
Ergonomic chairs, high end sports cars, and staying active has kept my back in great shape.
Also, {{{posture check}}}
GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
Wearing good shoes and keeping my weight down and staying active so it feels fine.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 5 hours ago
I’ve been biking so much lately that my legs are getting hella toned, the rest of my body is starting to tone too and I’m feeling much more alive and healthy than I have at any other point in my life!
seralth@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
34 and need a cane. Now get off my parents lawn!
Jestzer@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
We’re at that age where you have to exercise and watch what you eat if you want to be in good health (and not have your back hurt.) The friends I grew up with who haven’t touched a vegetable in their life, no longer happen to look healthy and thin.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
I was 22 when Half-Life came out. I’m tired.
Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
You didn’t have to be such a jerk about the back pain tho.
Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Doing fine. Sit up straight, do some light exercises, stretch, youll feel fine
Madison420@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
I’m not old you’re young! I’m not hunched over grabbing my back grimacing that’s just my power stance!
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
pretty okay, just had a shower and I’m chilling on the couch with my cat. She is steadily purring. comfort level is around a 7.8, maybe 7.9.
I bought HL1’s GOTY edition when it came out.
Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 day ago
Shit, you’re correct. It’s hard to believe. It feels like my first play of Portal 2 was just a couple years ago. It has been fourteen years…
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
writing headlines like that should earn a nice lengthy face tazing.
Scubus@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
Here i was imagining “valve classic” was somehow a wildly popular game ive never heard of