Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update smashes its Steam player record

/ Children still yearn for the mines. And the farm, and the desert, and the…

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Patch 1.6 gives Stardew Valley players masses of new content, including this new “Meadowlands” farm biome. Image: Stardew Valley / @pearblossoms_

Stardew Valley’s massive 1.6 update has been out on PC for less than 24 hours, and it’s already taken the game’s popularity to staggering new heights. The cozy farming simulator hit 146,159

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