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Stardew Valley co-op guide

7 topics for playing together: how to start, what Host and Farmhand each do, and the milestones on the way. 68 steps in total.

Compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 9 guide pages · checked Oct 19, 2026. We did not play the game for this guide.

Who should play Host or Farmhand?
  1. Getting started

    Setting up co-op

    One player hosts the farm, every extra player gets a cabin, and couch players join through Start Local Co-op.

    • 4 parts

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  2. Topic 1 of 6

    Sharing one farm

    What the two of you share, what stays your own, and a clock that keeps running while either of you is in a menu.

    • 3 parts
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  3. Topic 2 of 6

    Community Center: spring

    Open the Community Center, then use the first season for the spring forage, the spring crops and the fish that only bite now.

    • 4 parts

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  4. Topic 3 of 6

    Community Center: summer

    Summer forage, the summer crops and a run of ocean and lake fish that are only around in the warm season.

    • 3 parts

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  5. Topic 4 of 6

    Community Center: fall

    Fall forage, the fall crops for the Pantry and the last chance at several rain fish before winter.

    • 3 parts

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  6. Topic 5 of 6

    Community Center: winter

    Nothing grows outdoors, so winter is for digging up the winter forage, a trip into the mines and the last seasonal fish.

    • 2 parts

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  7. Topic 6 of 6

    Community Center: rooms and rewards

    Six rooms and 30 bundles: when each room opens, what it asks for beyond the seasonal items, and what finishing it unlocks.

    • 7 parts
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Sources (11)

Playthrough videos (each part on a topic page can jump the page's video to the moment it starts) and text guides.