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Stardew Valley<\/em> has finally welcomed its 1.6 update and alongside these major changes to the game, it has now crushed the previous highest concurrent player count it had on Steam.<\/p>

More than 145,000 players are enjoying Stardew Valley o<\/em>n Steam at the time of writing according to stats site SteamDB<\/a>. This figure completely destroys the previous record which stood at 94,000 set in 2021. In fact, this concurrent player number has been climbing, so we expect it will go even higher than where it\u2019s at right now.<\/p>

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Historically Stardew Valley<\/em><\/a> <\/em>has been able to maintain most of its playerbase after peaking so we\u2019d expect it to remain as one of Steam\u2019s top games for a while. Of course, the release of this new update is solely responsible for this influx of gamers.<\/p>

It\u2019s no surprise that players were excited about Stardew Valley <\/em>update 1.6. The game, which first launched in 2016, has since become one of the most popular titles across every platform it’s available on and there are no signs of slowing down now. While PC gamers are relishing the changes to Stardew Valley <\/em>with this update, 1.6 isn\u2019t yet available on console or mobile, so once this happens we expect a similar playerbase spike to take place too.<\/p>

This latest addition to the game brings a new farm and features for players to explore<\/a> and interact with. There are even new outfits and dialogue for townsfolk, so if you\u2019re someone who has played Stardew Valley<\/em> before now is the time to get back into it.<\/p>

If you\u2019re eager to try out Stardew Valley <\/em>the game is available across all major console and mobile platforms, but again, these won\u2019t yet have access to update 1.6. For those who want to explore the new version of the game, the update is now live on PC, Linux, and Mac right now.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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