1.6.15.1 2025-02-12 · Xbox, PlayStation, Switch
Stardew Valley 1.6.15.1 - Console Parity Patch
ConcernedApe shipped 1.6.15.1 to Xbox and PlayStation on February 12, 2025, syncing console content with the latest PC build and fixing a Switch bug that treated every gift as a loved gift. The Nintendo Switch received the same patch on February 26, 2025. This remains the newest console version as of August 2026.
Highlights
- Synced console content with PC 1.6.15
- (Switch) Fixed bug where every gift was considered a loved gift
- Rolls up 1.6.9-1.6.15 content: lost-item recovery friend, legendary fish pond rebalance, extra spouse reactions
- Switch release followed on 2025-02-26
1.6.15 2024-12-20
Stardew Valley 1.6.15 - December Stability Patch
The final PC patch of 2024 made legendary fish ponds far more productive and cleaned up a long list of crashes and multiplayer problems. Achievements now unlock retroactively in more cases, and Hungarian, Japanese and Russian translations were improved. 1.6.15 is still the latest PC version as of August 2026.
Highlights
- Legendary fish ponds produce roe much more often with a higher average daily value
- Junimo bundle button added to fridge and mini-fridge UIs
- Fixed new-save data corruption via the load screen plus numerous rare crashes (crab pots, Calico Jack, raccoon menu)
- Multiplayer: fixed daily re-sent farmhand mail and host mine levels frozen in time
1.6.14 2024-11-12
Stardew Valley 1.6.14 - Spouse Reactions and Fixes
This patch added extra spouse reactions when you interact with them without dialogue and polished a series of gameplay bugs. Animal products no longer always harvest at base quality, and fish are no longer lost when you pass out holding one. Several multiplayer crashes involving farmhands were resolved.
Highlights
- Added extra non-dialogue spouse reactions
- Fixed animal products always harvesting with base quality
- No longer lose a fish when passing out while holding it or fishing into a fish pond
- Roommates now need only one house upgrade; spouses no longer warp to 0,0 for farmhands
1.6.13 2024-11-08
Stardew Valley 1.6.13 - Input and Audio Fixes
A quick follow-up that corrected the overpowered legendary-fish pond economy introduced days earlier and fixed a bug redirecting all phone calls to Robin. Controller rumble and several controller types regained support, and SDL was updated to 2.30.9.
Highlights
- Rebalanced legendary fish in fish ponds (was more profitable than intended)
- Fixed all phone calls being redirected to Robin after 1.6.12
- Restored controller rumble and added support for more controller types
- Updated SDL from 2.30.4 to 2.30.9
1.6.12 2024-11-07
Stardew Valley 1.6.12 - Foraging XP Boost Patch
Foraging experience from digging special dirt spots, panning, harvesting ginger and chopping trees was increased in this patch. Sandy began selling basic pants, a crab pot harvesting exploit was removed, and headphone audio issues introduced in 1.6.11 were fixed.
Highlights
- Increased foraging XP from dirt spots, panning, ginger, and chopping trees/stumps
- Sandy now sells basic pants in her shop
- Fixed crab pot item-quantity harvesting exploit
- Fixed sound differences with headphones after 1.6.11
1.6.11 2024-11-06
Stardew Valley 1.6.11 - Hotfix Patch
A small hotfix that potentially fixed farm animals disappearing in rare cases and NPCs not responding the first time you talk to them. OpenAL was updated to address a rare crash, and wall furniture became grabbable with a controller.
Highlights
- Potential fix for farm animals disappearing in rare cases
- Fixed NPCs not responding the first time you talk to them
- Fixed being unable to grab furniture from walls with a controller
- Updated OpenAL to the latest version to fix a rare crash
1.6.10 2024-11-04
Stardew Valley 1.6.10 - Launch-Day Hotfix
Released the same day the 1.6 update hit consoles and mobile, this hotfix fixed chickens disappearing on newly created Meadowlands farms and a rare multiplayer crash between mine levels. Tilesheet loading changes from 1.6.9 were reverted to resolve mod issues.
Highlights
- Fixed chickens disappearing on new Meadowlands farms created in 1.6.9
- Fixed rare crash when transitioning between mine locations in multiplayer
- Reverted 1.6.9 map tilesheet loading changes to resolve mod issues
- Improved French and Russian translations
1.6.9 2024-11-04
Stardew Valley 1.6.9 - Content Update and Console/Mobile 1.6 Launch
The biggest post-launch 1.6 patch also served as the version that brought the update to consoles and mobile on November 4, 2024. It added legendary fish ponds, a Secret Woods friend who recovers unrepeatable lost items, and sleeping in any furniture-friendly building. The audio engine migrated from FAudio to OpenAL alongside a sweeping localization overhaul.
Highlights
- Legendary fish can live in fish ponds (one per pond) and produce roe with unique water colors
- New Secret Woods friend recovers lost items that cannot be found again (for a price)
- Beds can be placed and slept in inside any constructed building that allows furniture
- Dropped items float briefly in water so they can be collected
- Audio engine migrated from FAudio to OpenAL; SDL updated to 2.30.4
- Massive localization overhaul fixing hundreds of translation issues
- 1.6 launched on consoles and mobile this same day (Nov 4, 2024)
1.6.8 2024-04-28
Stardew Valley 1.6.8 - Crash Hotfix
A single-issue hotfix that resolved a game-breaking crash introduced in 1.6.7, which triggered when NPCs reached the island resort changing room.
Highlights
- Fixed game-breaking crash when NPCs reach the island resort changing room (introduced in 1.6.7)
1.6.7 2024-04-27
Stardew Valley 1.6.7 - Bugfix Patch
This patch fixed a progression blocker that prevented players from handing over Pierre's Missing Stock List and repaired machines and Desert Festival logic for Linux/macOS players on the compatibility branch.
Highlights
- Fixed bug preventing players from giving Pierre the Missing Stock List
- Fixed machines and Desert Festival logic for Linux/macOS compatibility branch players
1.6.6 2024-04-26
Stardew Valley 1.6.6 - Balance and Chinese Font Patch
Bee houses learned to work with potted flowers and the mastery XP bonus was corrected to farming only. After community feedback the Chinese text and font were reverted to 1.6.3 with new optional smooth-font and font-size settings, and Russian players received fully translated movie and Desert Festival sprites.
Highlights
- Bee houses now work with flowers in garden pots
- 50% mastery XP bonus now applies to farming only, as originally intended
- Chinese text/default font reverted to 1.6.3, plus optional smooth font and dialogue font size slider
- Coal-to-mahogany-seed trade added at the raccoon shop; gold clock can be toggled
1.6.5 2024-04-20
Stardew Valley 1.6.5 - Save Stability Hotfix
A small hotfix addressing crashes when loading dark mine levels, plus a safety measure that deletes broken villager NPCs left behind by removed mods so they can respawn cleanly.
Highlights
- Fixed crash when loading dark mine levels in some cases
- Broken villager NPCs (usually from removed mods) are deleted on load and respawn when re-added
1.6.4 2024-04-18
Stardew Valley 1.6.4 - New Mine Layouts and Fish Frenzies
Roughly a month after launch, 1.6.4 added 20 alternate mine layouts, 20 new volcano layouts and fish frenzies to keep veterans busy. Four new fairy styles and a special cutscene for maxing out the new neighbors' family rounded out the content, while Chinese fonts and many translations were overhauled. A hotfix followed on April 19.
Highlights
- Added 20 alternate mine layouts (after reaching the mine bottom) and 20 volcano layouts
- Added fish frenzies
- Special cutscene after helping the new neighbors' family grow to the max
- Raccoon shop trades for mystery boxes and golden mystery boxes
- Shaving enchantment now causes tree-specific drops; vinegar stops moss growth on trees
- Overhauled Chinese fonts and many translation improvements
1.6.3 2024-03-27
Stardew Valley 1.6.3 - Quality-of-Life Patch
The first post-launch content patch let players use Clint's shop and geode service while a tool is being upgraded and added a Krobus portrait. Moss growth was tuned, raccoon requests were raised, and many early bugs including a festival crash were fixed.
Highlights
- Clint's shop and geode service accessible while your tool is being upgraded
- Added Krobus portrait and paintable third-upgrade cabins
- Minecart shortcut added to the year-1 Spirit's Eve festival
- Moss growth rebalanced; harvesting moss now grants foraging XP
1.6.2 2024-03-21
Stardew Valley 1.6.2 - Balance and Translation Fixes
Two days after launch, this patch added scaling edibility to juice, jellies, wine and pickles and made void eggs poisonous. Numerous translation issues and visual bugs, including invisible tea sprites, were resolved.
Highlights
- Added scaling edibility to juice, jellies, wine, and pickles
- Void egg is now poisonous
- Fixed invisible tea sprites and Willy's rod issues
- Fixed various translation and soft-lock bugs
1.6.1 2024-03-19
Stardew Valley 1.6.1 - Day-One Bugfix Patch
Released on launch day itself, 1.6.1 fixed the Meadowlands farm quest persisting when switching farm types and a farmhand reconnect crash during green rain. Several out-of-bounds forage spots and map tile issues were also corrected.
Highlights
- Fixed Meadowlands farm quest persisting if another farm was started
- Fixed crash when a farmhand reconnects during green rain
- Fixed out-of-bounds forage spawning and several map tile issues