Stardew Valleyis known for its wide range of customization options for the protagonist and their house. The latter serves as an effective way of personalizing one’s home environment because even if the rooms have set layouts, it is up to the player to determine what is put inside the home and what gets put out on the farm.
One of the cutest ways to personalize a home is by decorating it with plushies that can be bought or found while exploring the game world.Stardew Valleyfeatures plushies of various creatures including bears and bunnies that sit snugly around one’s home. As fun as getting new furniture might be to spruce up a house, the game would feel like it’s missing something without plushies.
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Why Plushies Matter in Stardew Valley
Having plushes inStardew Valleymatters a surprising amount to the game’s personality because not only does building a collection help sell a home with a cute theme or make a child’s room feel welcoming, but there is a surprising amount of versatility in where to put them. Depending on the size of one, they can go on the floor or a table, but they can also be placed inside beds, which someStardew Valleyplayersare still discovering.
As cute as the dogs and cats present inStardew Valleyare, they are the only pets players can have, but the plushies somewhat mitigate this by allowing players to display their favorite animal in plush form. Chickens and squirrels get decorative items in the form of statues, but other kinds of Junimo plushies can be collected to add a fantastical flair to a player’s collection.
Decorating one’s house with plushies inStardew Valleyis one of the best ways to imply what kind of person a player’s particular farmer is like. While decorating a home with records could lean toward someone with an appreciation for that music medium, and movies posters do much of the same thing, having a room with several plushies can indicate that the protagonist is someone who values cute and soft things, and this goes doubly so when placing one in their bed. It could also be a good bit of role-playing to show how the protagonist would be afterbreaking up inStardew Valleyand coping with their actions.
Other games inspired byStardew Valleyhave noted how much plushies contributed to the game by including many as collectibles in their own games.Sun Havenis a noteworthy example of a recent release that not only stands as a solid farming sim/RPG but also that it has a wide variety of plushies to collect ranging from cows and cats to octopi and triceratopses.
SinceStardew Valleyversion 1.6 is still in development, the update could include new plushies to cater to players who desire nothing more than to fill their homes with cuteness. Having them among the plethora of other things to collect in the game sounds like a small thing on the surface, but there is something about how they contribute to the comfy vibe set.
In the wake ofStardew Valley’s enduring popularity, many qualitycozy farming games likeStardew Valleyhave come out that take inspiration, leading to a renaissance of the genre. While these titles are fun in their own right, many do not capture the specific feeling had by playingStardew Valley. That could be for several reasons, including gaining a healthy community built over the last several years along with hearty content updates, but being open about embracing a cuter side of home decoration has no doubt helped many players feel at home with the game.
Stardew Valleyis out now for Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
