Every Stardew Valley Farm Map, Ranked Worst To Best

When playing Stardew Valley, there are so many factors to consider that can impact how smoothly the game will go. Features can help while others do more harm, such as the amount of land available. One of the most important is that the map can completely change the difficulty with progress, and once a map is selected, it's impossible to change it unless starting from scratch, which can be a pain.

Stardew Valley has a variety of maps, from an island paradise to a deep, beautiful forest. Each farm option has its benefits depending on what approach is used, and with no planned updates on the horizon, it is fair to say this will be all the farms. Some can give players extra items from the beginning, while others set players up for a challenge. After considering all the farms, there is a clear winner to help prevent disaster.

8 Riverland Farm Is A Fisher's Paradise

But A Farmers' Nightmare

It has potential. However, the layout of the islands significantly decreases the amount of land available for farming. The map could have been great with an abundance of water alongside the pairing of a fish smoker for a fishing experience; it just was not executed well. At the end of the day, farming is at its core for Stardew Valley, and with no land, it means no crops.

Fishing is very time-consuming, and paired with a decent amount of agriculture, it helps players get ahead, but with this map, it's all just fish. One benefit of this map, other than the fish smoker, is that players never catch trash. It is only possible to catch river or forest fish. Even an attempt to farm, with its bridges and scattered land blobs, makes organizing stressful. It's better to choose any map, but this one unless fishing is the goal.

7 Standard Farm Needs An Upgrade

Maybe It's Time To Change The Map Up

Classics are always lovely, but after the first playthrough, it might be time to choose something more interesting. The Standard Farm features space for purely farming; it only makes sense to work on tending to animals. There is a small pond, so it is possible to do some fishing.

With it being extremely open, it is a great way to grind growing crops, and using the cheat sheet mod for farming can help as it lets players quickly look up items and their specifics, such as their cost. It is a great way to get more familiar with the game and how to play, yet it calls for an upgrade. There are no benefits to playing with this map as there are no extra features. It would be good to have some focus and uniqueness with a map.

6 Beach Farm For Island Vibes

Wait, This isn't Animal Crossing: New Horizons

This farm has quite a few cool features, but the fact it's on an island slows progress. It's fantastic for fishing and beach foraging in its environment, and with all its space, it's great for designing. With the space, it's possible to set up barns and co-ops and focus on artisan goods. Unlike the other options, this map has supply crates wash up; supply crates can have various items, from mixed seeds to rarer items like artifact troves.

Because the island is made up of sand, other than the grassy areas, it is impossible to place sprinklers and most seeds, making it extremely hard to farm and time-consuming. It is simply not sustainable with the Beach Farm. The only situation where someone would use this farm is if you want to face a challenge or focus purely on building in Stardew Valley. Following Stardew Valley tips, it's possible to have a farm on an island.

5 Wilderness Farm Is Not For The Weak

Don't Mine At Night

For some, monster mobs can be scary, but for others, it brings the thrill to Stardew Valley. The monsters scale to your combat level, and this particular map brings Iridium and Wilderness Golems to your door at night. Iridium Golems are usually very rare but have a 50% spawn rate on the farm; these Golems drop prismatic shards, but only when at level ten combat. Prismatic shards can help you advance quickly due to all the rare items that need them in order to be crafted.

Otherwise, this farm is very similar to the default farm option. It has decent space for farming, but fishing at the pond is just awful, as it has a 65% rate for trash when fishing, but otherwise, gamers can catch mountain fish. Players should not pick this map unless they want the adrenaline rush from the monsters and an increased chance to get prismatic shards.

4 Hill-Top Farm Is Ore Rich

Back Into The Mines With Your Pickaxe Swinging Side To Side

If the Minecraft game experience is the goal, Hill-Top Farm is every miner's dream. The farm sits on a quarry, saving time needed to commute to the mines. Traveling between distances can take a chunk of time within the day, so shortcuts help. The farm regenerates ores every four days.

All the ores, such as copper or stone, help players create items like sprinklers to help with agriculture. However, the quarry and the river consume most of the farm. It makes it terrible for farming when it is a significant source of income. Even when it comes to fishing, it has a 50% rate of catching trash. This map limits players to mining and fishing.

3 Forest Farm Is Filled With Seeds & Weeds

The Player Who Speaks For The Trees

This map is a forest dreamland, imitating the Secret Woods with its surrounding greenery and various features. Scattered throughout are trees, berry bushes, and the standard forage items, varying per season like the rest of Pelican Town, but with a one-in-four chance for each item. The area also has weeds that drop mixed seeds, which can grow in any season, making it the only other map than Four Corners to do so.

It includes everything but mining, with plenty of space for tilling and animals, not to mention the variety of ponds for fishing, with a 45% rate of pond and river fish and typically a 5% rate for Woodskip. Other than being great for general gameplay, it's also aesthetically pleasing for those who wish to focus on design, particularly for a fairly core or cottage-core farm.

2 Meadowlands Farm Gives A Head Start On Artisan Goods

The Best Environment For Happy Animal Friends

This farm is for the shepherd of Stardew Valley players; when starting with this farm, the game provides a co-op and two chickens, which usually take quite a bit of time to get, as its total cost is 5,600 gold. In addition, players have fifteen pieces of hay to help feed their barn animals. This way, the game gives you a head start with artisan goods, one of the highest-value items. There are no options for mining, but farming is the best way to grind in the game.

The farm has blue grass rather than the regular kind. Animals love blue grass, which helps with keeping them happy. With 1,938 tiles dedicated to crops and the river on the far left with a rate of 40% forest pond fish, the Meadowlands map combines farming and fishing well.

1 Four Corners Is The Best Farm map

A Little Bit of Everything for Every Kind of Stardew Valley Gamer

The Four Corners farm combines the best from each map. It is organized into four corners, each filled with trees, weeds, mini ponds, and stone, featuring the greenhouse in the center of it all. At the bottom right, you can find a mini quarry for mining ores, whereas on the left, it has a large lake for fishing, giving players a 50% rate for forest fish. The top right is excellent for either farming or having barn animals. The other side is mainly for forest resources, but agriculture is perfect as well because the area also has weeds that can drop seeds.

From all the maps, this one has 2952 cultivable tiles. This map is ideal for playing single-player and multiplayer; either allocate each space for each type of refining or add more cabins for friends to play, either multiplayer or local co-op, making it perfect for any Stardew Valley gaming session.

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