Stardew Valley the creator ConcernedApe is offering a new way to manage a farm without having to, you know, manage a real farm. The developer announced that the beloved simulation RPG now comes in the form of a board game, which you can buy for $ 55. Stardew Valley: The Board Game is a cooperative table where you have to work together with up to four friends to transform the property you inherited from your grandfather on a thriving farm in order to evict the nefarious Joja Corporation from the city.
Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone says he worked with board game designer Cole Medeiros for two and a half years to come up with a final product that “captures the essence of Stardew Valley. “The game uses a season deck to decide the weather and events and, as in the original game, you can mine, fish, water crops or care for your animals. You must coordinate with other players to be as efficient as possible , but you can also play alone as you would in the original video game. To beat Joja Corp, you’ll have to complete Grandpa’s Goals and restore the Community Center.
The developer warns that the board game is not casual and quick to finish. It was designed to be challenging and will take some time to complete – about 45 minutes per player. At the moment, the official game store is only shipping to customers in the United States, although it will be available worldwide at some point in the future. If you prefer to play the video game version with friends at your home, you can do that too. Stardew Valley added a couch co-op mode as part of its biggest content update ever released in December.