What's the Best Farm Type in Stardew Valley?

Today I ranked all of the farms of Stardew Valley! A farm tier list to see which farm you should pick when you're starting a new game of Stardew Valley! Let me know if you disagree so I can tell you why you're wrong :)
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[@user-ly5gw3xe6v]

Hey Seanie, you're wrong 'cause the only map I've ever played on is the standard farm and therefore it deserves to be S tier while everything else should be F tier. My logic is infallible and your opinion is invalid and if you disagree then nope, you're nitpicking and biased, I win, bye bye

[@askthepizzaguy]

Ah, a dunkey fan. I see you are a person of culture.

[@kristenfabiszewski6073]

Lol

[@luigithesmoker]

lmao

[@mytiaa]

standard farm is ok but the layout is a bit boring, probably deserves C tier, and if you disagree with me your wrong, I’m done here 🤗

[@xelxpepx]

how great logic man! how bad that i putted a m64 grenade in your fridge

[@rachelallencamus]

Beach farm is beautiful and I like that it encourages you to spend time on the farm instead of always hustling in the mines. You said it's not good for casual players but I think it's the exact opposite-- sucks for optimizers but very nice for someone who just wants to farm and play with their animals instead of trying to become an ancient fruit wine mogul.

[@Fiemus9]

Exactly, beach farm just makes me enjoy the game much more

[@semidecent4395]

Beach farm sounds like it’s great for mid level players. Newbies would probably get overwhelmed and veterans would probably despise the no sprinklers, so it kinda hits that spot in the middle.

[@SairinEarthsea]

Whoo, Beach farm gang!

[@damien678]

one day I'll have a forest farm filled with nothing but bunnies and only the CUTEST crops for ✨aesthetic✨

[@anonymouspotato3584]

Dang, now I really want to try Beach Farm, sucks to be a mobile player

[@monggay]

but consider for the riverland farm: it looks amazing at night. when it gets dark, the water starts to look kinda like its bioluminescent. plus, if youre not good at decorating, the small chopped up lands of the island make it so its not as overwhelming when you try to decorate

[@cornking3108]

all that space for crab pots and recyclers. plus the islands make for good pastures

[@normalizenatalie]

yes the design thing is exactly why I chose the river one

[@coganaj]

Seance Dew sounds incredibly biased in favor of growing crops over pretty much most else such as fishing, bioluminescent aesthetics, ranching (nontillable tiles), trees, etc., yet taking care of plant crops can be either labor intensive or boring

[@devent10n]

The aesthetic on the river farms has always been my favorite.

[@christophertravers1034]

Also river farm user and man do i agree with this

[@petloverspy]

My friends and I picked the Wilderness farm for our multiplayer game, because it’s very funny to hear your buddies come running back from the mines with no health or energy left just screaming as you bravely protect them by playing ping pong with the ever growing number of bats and slimes. 10/10 would pick again

[@NotSoberShober]

I did the same thing I love the wildness farm in multiplayer you'll be minding your business and get assaulted by a slime that came from a bush and it's so funny to me I also always forget they come out at night it doesn't matter how much time I don't even think about it it's really funny the first week when you don't even have a sword everyone is running around trying not to get attacked it's beautiful 😂

[@ember9361]

you get it also as a minecraft player, i'm just used to night = danger.

[@pikazilla6405]

Just use a better farm map and click “spawn monsters at night” dude

[@anothercub6958]

Ah, the Minecraft principal of multiplayer.

[@VFD3_games]

@@ember9361 I feel the same, but i picked the standard farm with monsters

[@LambExe]

In defence of the beach farm: deluxe retaining soil means you only have to water tiles once per season, and the sprinklerable tiles provide a decent amount of higher quality crops. The insane amount of space also allows for more focus on barn animals which I find kinda cool.

[@finnmaples]

He doesn't even mention the best part. You don't need to go to the beach to farm ocean fish

[@alanamechling]

Seriously I didn't know that!!!!

[@mayday3830]

I’m actually more on livestock so beach farm woulf be the best for me. Not to mention the aesthetic

[@yuzan3607]

I had the beach farm as my first ever farm, at first I was very confused on why I couldn't use sprinklers, but honestly I quickly realised the "farming" part of stardew valley is the most boring part. I have pigs as my main income source. And now that I have the ginger island, I can do all my farming there. Still, I didn't feel like I struggled in the game by not farming. It was fun, and I still think the beach farm's aesthetic is by far the best.

[@kevlap017]

@@finnmaples it also has the forest foregeables in the south corner of it.

[@mentalquorum3116]

Hardwood tip for people not on the Forest farm: if you complete the dangerous mines Qi quest, a shrine of challenge will appear on floor 120 of the mines. If you activate it, hardwood stumps and mahogany trees will appear on levels 40 to 70 similar to how big rocks normally spawn. You can grind hardwood similar to how iron is normally grinded using this method

[@venus_vine5582]

Thank you you kind soul

[@jessica49arrow]

Thanks!

[@GayMarcoting]

Imagine not growing a mahogany farm. Couldn't be me 😂

[@sigmundaysdael8735]

Man looks like harvey

[@mentalquorum3116]

@Bella Taleysnik Probably not due to it being a part of the 1.5 update

[@LunatheMoonDragon]

i honestly never knew what the 4 corners map looked like. i just assumed it was bad because no one ever uses it, or that you could ONLY use it in multiplayer or something. It's actually super freaking cool!

[@ChaoticMushy]

It's definitely one of the greatest if you care about organisation and want to have a little bit of every other farm

[@Champion_of_Vlaakith]

That was my first farm on 1.5. Very annoying to choose what to put and where, but easily can become efficient.

[@gemmamalo96]

it was the second farm i ever used, for a save where i left the farm only once a month. became really fond of it because of that! i like it being sectioned out, the default farm is too big and open for my brain to happily organize

[@dianegaus3561]

its great but the pet location is VERY bad!!

[@user-zy7jx2rn1j]

​​@@gemmamalo96ame. I used to be a console player and on console I played default farm but on pc I switched to 4 corners and I love it. I have my top two corners dedicated to farming and the bottom two dedicated to ranching and sheds. Much more organized than my old farm.

[@kohanamegami6165]

Seanie: Four Corners farm has a very organized design. Also Seanie: Design Players: 😭😱😭😱😭😱😭

[@lrose5522]

I love the beach farm. I don't really care all that much about having a ton of crops. In fact, winter is my favorite season in the game because I can focus more on exploring, fishing, and mining without the whole planting-harvesting cycle. And lots of animals, and lots of fishponds!

[@lrose5522]

Like I just think beach farm is good if you have entirely different priorities when you play stardew

[@kranossity]

Agreed. The small amount of sprinkler tiles on the beach farm are enough for me. Not to mention the greenhouse and ginger island. I've become a big fan of fish ponds.

[@savinayareddykallem9012]

Agreed but fall is my fav because the music UnU

[@OxEyed]

As one of probably three people who’s achieved perfection on a riverland farm I can say conclusively that it is by far the worst in the game. I did like the challenge of trying to make it aesthetically appealing, but my other farms are a wilderness farm and a beach farm so I think I just like playing the game in the most miserable way possible.

[@offa643]

I definitely agree, I am one of the three people that have reached perfection on this farm and I'm so mad at myself for choosing Riverland for this mission

[@barrettstone5657]

Unpopular opinion I actually like the riverside farm it has a nice water theme to it. I made each island it’s own unique area. Slime hut, pasture, guest houses, silos

[@bonkersbusy]

I just reached perfection on Riverland. It was a challenge, but fun. I do prefer other farms. This is my 5th perfection farm after (Forest, 4 Corners, Beach, and another Forest Farm).

[@dracaramel2]

Riverland is my first/main file so it worked for me playing casually and getting familiar with stardew. I've since gotten perfection on all the layouts except standard and hilltop and i'd actually argue that once you reach the midgame and know how to get the resources you need, the farm type is pretty arbitrary. Definitely see why people dislike riverland though (curse the awkward island shapes, hate that damn patch of grass, and please god let me add more bridges)

[@bonaf1dde]

Whoops im the forth one I guess. Yes it is strategically bad, but that doesn't have to make it a bad farm. I also liked the challenge and designing it. I think it looked pretty dope in the end.

[@mochapoke3100]

Hardwood isn't even difficult anymore because mahogany trees exist. Forest still has that advantage but it's weird not to see that mentioned at all

[@Phylleia]

yeah, but for a mobile player like me, it's hard because 1.5 is still not available for us. :

[@celestialhumanoid]

@@Phylleia you are very unfortunate, no ginger island, no qi items, no mahogany. I'm really sorry

[@SairinEarthsea]

@@celestialhumanoid also no multiplayer, cloud or email save, and transfer save files to another device.

[@fench1234567]

Commentator doesn't seem to have fully thought out his points. Lots of missing info and game talk points.

[@_13un]

I play on the switch :

[@serket8oard]

imo opionion wilderness is a great farm, i luv combat i love mining i love death im filled with testosterone i wanna go to WAR im at 10 hearts with kent i love DEATH AND VIOLENCE !! but i only play on my main save which is forest so i just turned monsters on in the witches hunt i love FIGHTING !! im in the hospital irl rn so excuse me if this makes no sense

[@Loops-1]

This comment made me laugh so hard. WE LOVE FIGHTING side note: get well soon/ wishing you well

[@Lappelduvideify]

I was with you until I saw your avatar. Animal Crossing Smash Bros or ...

[@semidecent4395]

@@Lappelduvideify So you agreed with their point except you decided to disagree just cause of their pfp? That doesn’t make sense

[@holymakerel]

this is killing me get well soon

[@g.t.3186]

lmao this comment is adorable, what a treat. get well soon!

[@BlueDavrial]

Seanie this is an intervention you have a sprinkler addiction if that one downside of the beach farm is enough to counter all the other positives

[@coganaj]

Seanie is biased in favor of plant crops

[@Svoorhout85]

three words: deluxe retaining soil.

[@KaseyKaiBlack]

it is honestly the only reason I never pick the beach farm, not being able to use sprinklers on the vast majority of it just bothers me tremendously

[@AesirUnlimited]

@@KaseyKaiBlackuse deluxe retaining soil.

[@Sherbish]

Beach farm in my opinions is A tier- I like the challenge of not having crops on my side- I gotta rely on other methods of making money which provides an interesting gameplay experience for sure

[@angelabsol8413]

agreed! Its so fun to try and think outside the box for income. In one farm i did with some friends (cause beach is also good for multiplayer) we got ours from fish ponds and roe

[@heastner]

I fished.

[@respectable-username]

Fr I'm a fisher main so beach was >>

[@coganaj]

Seance Dew sounds incredibly biased in favor of growing crops over pretty much most else such as fishing, bioluminescent aesthetics, ranching (nontillable tiles), trees, etc., yet taking care of plant crops can be either labor intensive or boring. Also, those devs of Stardew Valley should've redone the different farm layout types so that they're equally balanced, so that no farm type should be too powerful and that no farm be too weak.

[@coganaj]

Moreover, those devs of Stardew Valley should've redone the different farm layout types so that they're equally balanced, so that no farm type should be too powerful and that no farm type be too weak.

[@yaya.cor.paradox]

I stand for the River land farm. After playing it and fully decorating the map, it becomes absolutely beautiful. Each of the islands can be used for specific sections, one for a coop, one for a barn, etc. I use the middle island as a tree farm with a walkway down the middle between the two bridges. Absolutely stunning. JUSTICE FOR RIVERLAND !

[@StrawbsIsAway]

literally ! i love the riverland farm because it makes the choices of decorating & where to put my buildings so much less stressful bc it looks less cluttered. l

[@endless_del]

ive started and stopped playing sdv so many times. ive only completed the community center once out of probably 10 or so save files, each time choosing the standard farm because i figured i was just inexperienced. but i recently started on the riverland farm to see if that would help and it totally has! the sectioned out pieces of land makes it very easy for my brain to choose where to put coops and barns, which was always a huge struggle for my brain that can't really zoom out to see the whole workable space i have in my mind's eye. also cleaning it up is extremely easy. it's definitely not the best for farming, but my absolute favorite thing to do is fish so it's perfect for me! i'm almost done with the community center year 1 which is something ive never even been close to before, though i will probably have to wait until year 2 still because i forgot about sea urchins 😅

[@user-ci7od2wm3r]

Same! I put my barns and coops in the middle since there’s the most room for them and now I don’t spend to waste wood stone or hardwood on fences!

[@IndraJayaGroup]

​@@user-ci7od2wm3rthe fence actually brake down over time lol, but the island don't. so if you a long term player you need to replace broken fence everytime. ps: i love fishing irl so my first playthrough definitely choose river farm!!!

[@mscrabson]

I’m a big riverland farm fan too. I have a lot of ducks and they can float in the river!

[@Roozyj]

RIverland farm was the first one I picked for my own farm, after playing multiplayer for a bit, because I liked fishing the most. I have like 60 hours on that farm and only realised how difficult I made things for myself after watching these kinds of videos xD I like the look of the Riverland farm. The islands are super cute! But it's so hard to fit farm buildings and it's kinda hard to navigate if you neglect cleaning up a bit xD

[@Jaspanda_P]

same. somehow I have the most progress on Riverland. I'm trying to redecorate it rn but my god it's so hard to design while placing my buildings.

[@Jen321able]

@@Jaspanda_P Same! I've made great progress but its hard to fit buildings as well.

[@brianwillison4476]

I really enjoy it for the challenge. I think it’s a great way to up the difficulty of the game without modding or messing with other settings. Treating it as the “expert” level.

[@taranoodles]

Same!! Fishing was my life and I have around 200 hours on the river land farm (one save with about 120 hours, another save with about 70 hours) I never really did much besides farm ancient fruit inside the greenhouse, fish, and farm animals, so I never really had a problem with my saved. Mainly, I finished until 1am almost every night because it was fun to me. Of course, this was until I started playing on the Wilderness farm and fell in love with the layout and resources. I’m now climbing towards 80 hours on that particular farm.

[@nillabean6041]

Same TToTT Riverland was my first, and its the one I have the most progress on. It is really annoying to build on, but I love it so much. Its my favorite TTωTT

[@angelabsol8413]

in defense of the beach farm: Its alot of fun to experiment with other sources of income. In one beach farm i did with friends we got our main income from fishponds and animals. in another we focused on like, trees as our income. its good for thinking outside the box

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

So, you grow the crops you need for the community center, and then don't plant anything else? Huh, might look into that.

[@angelabsol8413]

@@moblinmajorgeneral not quite! We use what little sprinkler space we have for CC crops, we make most our income on animals and fish ponds, and we have a roe/keg empire (fruit trees and greenhouse come in handy). We basically speedrun greenhouse and go from there lol

[@319arsyn]

on the beach farm, i used cows and pigs as my main income until i unlocked the greenhouse, where i grow coffee plants and all sorts of different crops i get from mixed seeds. i think it’s more fun that way

[@petloverspy]

It was weird that he said that the point of SV is automation - pretty sure that’s very much not the point, just something you CAN do if you want to. For a relaxed game the beach farm sounds great, actually!

[@319arsyn]

@@petloverspy it’s awesome :) my beach farm game i have the game almost beat. it takes awhile just because i upgraded my farm a lot and i have a lot to do in the morning. but i usually have free time to go to the mines and whatnot. it’s a scenic farm though!!

[@mackenziereinhold9036]

The river farm is the best, actually, it’s fun to build on, I have my coop, barn, and slime hutch on their own islands, I have an island of mushroom trees, it’s so nicely organized.

[@taichea3219]

exactly! making each island its own is so much fun

[@LunaAmoret]

my favourite hands down. I actually enjoy that there isn't too much space because imo the game stops being fun when you get uber rich. decorating it was also so much fun and idk but I have enough space for two coops, two barns, two sheds, two fish ponds, and two mills and still have more than enough crop space. I think he also underestimates our (or at least my) laziness because I definitely don't want to walk to cindersap/mountains everytime I want to catch a fish for maki rolls to take to the mines lol

[@crznoatml]

I agree! Riverland farm was my first ever farm, it helped me to get to know the game's mechanics and it lessened the anxiety when it comes to managing space and decorating. I love this farm type 😍

[@RussGussDoodles]

I always thought of the beach farm as a way to try out alternative ways of making money like pigs, lava eel ponds, and sheds filled with Star fruit. The challenge doesn’t come from watering all that space, it comes from using unconventional methods that wouldn’t be viable on the standard farm.

[@ThrusterMcBuster]

You guys know you can grow your own hardwood trees right? I don’t think hardwood is a problem epecially with the Qi quest mine variation

[@arijeanz]

that's like super endgame stuff tho, to get the qi room you need a lot of walnuts and the boat unlock (which already needs a bunch of hardwood)

[@aaajeear8654]

@@arijeanz Mahogany Trees aren't endgame tho.

[@eggs8021]

@@arijeanz you can farm mahogany trees immediately after you can break stumps for the seeds

[@Svoorhout85]

@@eggs8021 The slimes im the forest can drop the seeds too. You can use the chair trick to get past the tree trunk. Not sure if you can chop mahogany trees with a basic axe though.

[@orngjce223]

Mahogany trees were introduced in version 1.5 and this was released shortly afterwards, so he wasn't used to thinking in terms of them

[@VermilDBK]

I rank beach farm as S tier personally. I only plant ancient fruit with retaining soil and tea plants. It's also good for buildings, I think I have 27 fish ponds, 2 barns, 3 coops, 2 slime hutches, 7 keg sheds, 20 junimo huts, like 10 silos and counting. I've got the island farm for growing any other crops.

[@hazal4833]

Omg 20 junimo huts? You playing this game so weelll

[@Rikrobat]

Considering there is a shrine in the Witch's Hut that can turn the monster spawns off and on with any farm, the Wilderness farm kinda lacks uniqueness at this point. I do like its aestethetics, and I much prefer the option to fish for Mountain Lake fish on the farm, but I can understand it not standing out anymore. I like the Beach Farm to challenge myself in trying strategies other than crops, but in terms of preference, I kinda just fall back on the standard farm. Finding layouts to mimic online was been easier than for other farms, but that's just my experience. I'm basically on board with Seanie's rankings.

[@mochapoke3100]

Hell you can turn on monster spawning for any farm at the start of the game. Wilderness farm is just kinda redundant now

[@Rikrobat]

@@mochapoke3100 - Oh, good point. Yeah, the mountain lake fishing is the only benefit I'd see (plus I like the layout).

[@ggundercover3681]

first time playing Stardew and I already see myself hating actual farming. so I am probs gonna try the forest and beach farms because they both are beautiful to me and I want to use that space for more barns. I enjoy having a mixture of all animals, with a focus on a specific type later on. and then the rest of the space is either fish ponds or decorating which I think is the fun late game.

[@stingray2305]

Wilderness farm was the first farm i ever played cause i was so used to playing combat heavy games and i oddly made me feel more comfortable and felt more familiar when playing.

[@leahrenee9860]

I’m kinda new to the game and I always pick the wilderness one because I have an attachment to it. I feel like I wouldn’t like the game as much if I used a different one. Idk why I love it so much I just do lol

[@squeakycheese9799]

I love wilderness lol I think the monsters specific to it are adorable it might just be me…

[@PuzzledPsychic]

Getting iridium from bats and slimes is so much easier than mining.

[@megjane7]

Was right there with ya until you put the beach farm in the worst tier. I love the beach farm because it gives you ocean fish right next to your house and for me in the early game it's super nice and convenient since the beach is literally the farthest fishing area from your house and you need a lot of fish from there and they're usually very profitable. Plus the beach farm has an area for sprinklers and it gets beach forageables and crates with goodies. So all the best things.

[@marcosdheleno]

also, its amazing if you want to focus on crab pots. in the normal beach you can already get something like 15k every day by mid summer. in the beach farm you can get, i belive north of 30k. maybe even close to 50k a day. you do need a kitchen and the sashimi recipe to convert the lower fish into it. also, the no trash lv 10 skill, but im telling ya, its a monster of a money maker.

[@johndoe.commentingpurposes3247]

Whenever I try to fish on the beach farm I only get trash

[@tinyfistm.2607]

@@johndoe.commentingpurposes3247 Where you fish matters. The pond only has trash. No fish. The beach nearest the house doesn't have much. The eastern cove seems to be very good (little to no trash) when you have enough fishing line to reach the deeper part. The dock is pretty good on paper because of the deep water, but I find the eastern cove better.

[@Vaternal]

Beach tier isn’t great for me but it isn’t bad

[@crowtips866]

Here's why the beach layout is my favorite. Right after my first casual playthrough, I grew a bad habit. I always tend to min-max, try to make millions of G as soon as possible and loose touch with a lot of game mechanics, and just fun aspects of the game. Restricting myself to 202 sprinkler-able tiles, means I can't rely on crops alone, (because let's be honest, who wants to water 2000 crops everyday). The beach layout managed to calm my hardcore optimizations. I tend to engage more with npcs, ain't annoyed by small errands like hardwood farming in the secret Grove, stopped mining everyday during the first months/years, etc... Apart from that, I believe it's such a beautiful layout, the beach scenery really fits this game play, and I pulled off my most stunning farms here. I encourage any player that want something new because they experienced the same trap that is min-maxing. The game will feel different. It's another way of having fun, and won't please every type of players, but it's worth a try!

[@nitgotlost]

As a riverlands user, I personally am happy with my choice so far. I started playing yesterday, and the easy access to water is convenient. Water next to the dogs water bowl, water next to the plants, it’s very nice. Also, it’s pretty, and easy to navigate around once you get used to it.

[@Dumba55]

Literally exactly same, i even started yesterday.

[@DavidXanitos]

I rarely have issues with hardwood, I just go to the secret woods, kills some slims, get a few mahogany seeds, plant them on my farm with tree fertilizer and lather rinse repeat. I have 500+ in my current switch run.

[@bonaf1dde]

Yeah, I have a bigger demand for regular wood so I use a bunch of woodchippers. I use the lower area of cindersap for mahogany farming.

[@johnmole17]

Seanie, Seanie, Seanie, you’re one of my favorite Stardew KZbinrs. I must correct you tho because you missed a big point on the beach farm. Once you unlock Ginger Island you can plant crops on the whole thing! There are 878 plantable tiles on ginger island!! Then you can use your beach farm for animals and aesthetics. You can use the little spot on the beach for certain crops that you want for recipes and other and then use your greenhouse and ginger island for the bulk of crops you want to plant.

[@altabalder]

So do the other farms bruh The point when Beach farm becomes better, which you didn't mention, is when you obtain Deluxe Retaining Soil.

[@imstereq]

What about early game??

[@johnmole17]

@@imstereq you can get a barn and a coop before summer of year 1 easy by fishing. And by the time you use sprinklers you’ll have the 200+ tiles on the farm that you can use until then.

[@c.shadou1897]

Exactly!! Not to mention, by the time I have enough resources to mass produce iridium sprinklers, I’ll likely also have ginger island. It’s refreshing to incorporate things that aren’t crops on your farm.

[@moon.2674]

the first farm i chose was riverland and honestly i dont mind it that much, i made things incredibly hard for myself but im making do with it. i also agree with another commenter who said making it look aesthetically pleasing is hard, or maybe im just bad at decor. definitely not choosing riverland again tho lmfao

[@mergesviz]

Yeah, I agree. But I’ve gotten some pretty decent fish off of it and it’s an easy way to make money at the end of the (literal) day. 🤷‍♂️ maybe it’s because I’m not deeper into the game that doesn’t warrant me minding it

[@insertname3977]

See for me, riverland is aesthetically pleasing from the very get go.

[@coganaj]

Recent balance changes include: no more fishy minigame when catching trash and other nonfish, you now get the fishy minigame only if a fish is being caught, thus saving time, along with fishing rod tackle no longer loses endurance when catching junk, plus curiosity lure and quality bobble together makes fishing more profitable and riverland farms no longer so weak like it might have been pre-1.5. See 1.5 update logs for reference. Apparently Seanie failed to consider the newest update changes.

[@carlak.5346]

I really like that everything is compact and and once you get those mini obelisks it's pretty great

[@veloc.raptor9136]

My 2 favourite farms are modded farms and are the polar opposites. Ultimate Farm is a massive farm. Im talking about insane amount of space with spa, quarry, forest area, etc. And the tiny farm The smallest far that currently exists. Its absolutely beautiful and space management is key. Its the most realistic farm to get from your gramps and it just feels like... home.

[@veloc.raptor9136]

Also there is no "point" of stardew valley. He made it as a tribute to Harvest moon but players just started becoming the very thing he despised... money hungry capitalist drones. The whole point is to have a farm you want, not to have the most profitable farm necessarily

[@aaajeear8654]

@@veloc.raptor9136 but like, the farm i want IS the most profitable farm tho.

[@epilepticsquid8856]

@@veloc.raptor9136 "there is no point" you just said there is one

[@Ranger881]

@@epilepticsquid8856 the point is to play however you want and have fun :)

[@lolli_popples]

I love 4 corners. It’s so easy to decide how much space to clear early game. And it makes layout planning easier and more fun.

[@aimee8315]

I adore the riverland and the beach farm, but fishing is also the first skill I max always. I just love fishing in stardew, I do it all the time.

[@watareyoutalkingabout]

I picked Riverland for my first playthrough and I really liked it. I don't understand the comments that say it is hard to achieve perfection on it? I think it's a great farm in the endgame because you have ginger island for more crops if you so desire and you don't need to have extensive crops on your land because you have your ancient fruit wine set up by that point. Another great thing about it is you don't need to build fences at all. I never understood the appeal of the golden clock because my animals were nicely penned in by the maps' water set up. I really like water features and little bridges, so it's my cup of tea. I'm not super into huge design set ups (which would be the only reason I would advise against the farm). I like that my farm has a natural feel even in the endgame.

[@damien678]

I played on it when the game got released and I had a blast with it then

[@Frendlu]

It's weird the hate that River/beach farms had. At the end game, it's very easy to make all the farms profitable (except if you play a version before 1.5). Just put sheds with garden pots and the best water fertilizer (tier 3). And if you don't have enough to have like 6 big sheds full of products that you don't need to water, you also have Ginger Island farm and the greenhouse.

[@zuloph]

An actual good use for the area you pointed out on the Hilltop farm for "what are you going to put here" is the rice plants since it's within range of water to not be watered. It's a spring only crop but hey, it's a very good use for the area. I wouldn't say it changes the rating of the farm but just some input on what you can actually do with that space. Later game too it's a good spot for Silos if you plan to have animals. As for the beach farm you can actually very easily overcome the weakness of no sprinklers by rushing pigs and tapping pine trees to build rain totems and the crops you can do are insane with that. Easy B tier in my personal opinion. Nice video though, love hearing opinions on different farm types.

[@rachelallencamus]

I can tell you haven't played very much on the wilderness farm... I want a living hat so badly and I sometimes spend several hours after dark trying to spawn golems, and I usually just get a couple bats and a slime. Definitely not a huge inconvenience, just keeps you on your toes and gives you some extra chances for loot and making progress on monster eradication goals.

[@morgann2938]

I want to try a Beach Farm run soon, the no-sprinklers challenge really appeals to me. I think it changes your priorities in the early game. My plan is to upgrade my watering can as early as possible, and unlock Ginger Island where I can use sprinklers and purchase the recipe for deluxe retaining soil. That way I'm still pretty automated in the late game (because hopping back and forth between the two farms is annoying while you're still grinding for the obelisks), just at a heavier cost. And, of course, other sources of revenue become more important.

[@meh8982]

Guess it depends on your playing style. I don't plant massive amounts of crops usually. On the beach farm I don't mind watering by hand for the first couple of seasons until I can clear out the logs in the area that does take sprinklers. I generally get the greenhouse unlocked as soon as possible, and between that and the farmland area I have plenty of space for crops with sprinklers. The beach farm is great for animals. I never run out of grass or hay. Also on the beach farm you can find forage items, the fishing is better than on most farms, and the supply crates that wash up contribute a significant advantage especially in providing cooking materials. There's lots of space to plant trees, especially mahogany trees for hardwood. Pretty soon you have the Ginger Island farm to plant ridiculous amounts of ancient seeds or starfruit on to make wine, and by that time who cares about planting on the beach. On the whole, the beach farm and forest farm each have certain advantages and I think they balance out pretty much. But I do like the beach farm's open spaces. Recently I have gotten to like the four corners farm quite a lot too.

[@meganadams5057]

I have 80+ hours on the beach farm, so I was kinda sad when he placed it in the f teir. Over all I really liked your vid. Keep it up.

[@krobusstardew4139]

IF YOU DISS THE BEACH FARM ONE MORE FRICKING TIME, I GUARANTEE YOU WILL FEEL THE CONSEQUENCES.

[@rraaiin]

beach farm bad

[@krobusstardew4139]

@@rraaiin #@!@!$#@!@! You!

[@rraaiin]

@@krobusstardew4139 have fun watering for half the day

[@krobusstardew4139]

@@rraaiin Why would I plant crops?

[@terrorwolfstudios1036]

I love the Beach farm you can build sheds and use pots and use the best H2O soil so don’t ever have to water but 1 time lol

[@user-jr5lp1xt2t]

Actually you can change your farm, if you go into the file of your save and you can change the farm type. Obviously stuff will be misplaced, but you’ll have a new farm.

[@faimynth6030]

That's computer exclusive and I'm assuming he means ingame changing the files is considered modding

[@cyancybershock719]

my first main farm was a wilderness farm so it has a special place in my heart personally

[@shamefulhate760]

Same. The comment about terraria made me kinda laugh because it somewhat was true for me lol

[@kavaler1471]

same, i don’t know why I picked it but it’s still my favorite for some reason

[@pimplylittlepoopoo6594]

I use it but turned monster spawn off, I just like the layout, it's fun to organize barns and stuff

[@zoki4291]

Same lol

[@FenrirInFlowers]

Wilderness was my first too, and I just adore it. I love that central pond to design around. I have the prettiest circular grove with flowers, beehives, cobblestones, and grass surrounded by fruit trees there. It's still my favorite farm. It's got plenty of space to farm on and a more interesting layout than the standard, so I can make pretty and unique farms that aren't just squares of crops. At the same time it's not as cut up as the Hilltop or Riverland, so it's nice to navigate around. I find the monsters to be a fun addition while farming at night with some useful drops for early game. Free seeds and bat wings for lightning rods? I'm good with that. I also am loving the beach farm, because it makes me think outside the box and farm in new ways. Seanie and I have completely different taste in farms. Min/maxers really can't seem to comprehend other play styles.

[@Tsukushi240794]

I always choose the Riverland Farm and love it to pieces. I guess I'm a bit lonely in this club :')

[@alley6950]

nope! I love the river farm, decorating is like a puzzle and that's why I enjoy it so much!

[@avereynakama9854]

That was my second farm. I threw a few fish ponds on it and was pleasantly surprised how much money I made off of roe and caviar. I had everything set up so I went around in a loop to check everything.

[@emilyb4812]

my biggest regret in stardew valley is that i chose the riverland farm 💔 it’s so ugly and there’s no room for anything

[@LexieMichelle]

Are you too far along to start over? I went through this too and was going to try to tough it out. But as I learned about perfection and saw other pretty farms I decided to start over. I was scared to but it was worth it and I'm glad that I did.

[@ZomgRAWR93]

Riverrland Farm is my favorite farm

[@canocancelik]

im fairly sure you can change it in the file code if you want

[@elixtirr2611]

I have about 17 hours in the game so far. All of those hours are just in my riverland farm. I am finding myself disappointed I cannot do super intricate farm designs that I could do with the regular farm, but I kinda dig the idea of having separate islands for everything. It is my very first farm, so I don’t wanna give up on it just because it looks a little rough right now. I hope one day it can be something I am genuinely proud of! I’m trying to not let my perfectionism get in the way of me enjoying the game. It doesn’t matter if my farm is beautiful by Fall Year 1 or Fall Year 5. The game goes on forever. As long as I am having fun and enjoying myself, that is all that matters. Update: I have about 80 hours in the game, and I am loving decorating my farm. It is Winter Year 2, and I am having a great time trying to design the most beautiful farm I can. I am glad I didn’t give up on this farm when it was rough at the start

[@aestheticnamehere4150]

Beach farm may lack sprinklers but - deluxe retaining soil, ginger island can't have buildings so you could just fill up the beach farm with coops/barns, fruit trees don't need to be watered so you can make a massive orchard. The beach farm is totally massive and you get crates that wash up as well as forage - both beach and forest in the different parts. In my opinion the beach farm is well worth it and is my favourite farm type. The only one I really don't get is the wilderness farm since in the game settings you can turn the monsters on your farm on/off in settings. It just makes no real sense. Also UGH riverlands was my first farm and I regret everything, there's no space at all!

[@Dhalin]

Hilltop Farm: There's a HUGE natural fenced area for animals right beneath your house, so it's nice for that. The area up near your house (build a well...) is easily enough crops. The Hilltop Farm is more for people who want to get access to ore ASAP, and for people who wanna do mostly animals and only a little actual crop farming. The area just beneath that fenced area works good for a grove of fruit trees, and the rest of the farm? eh, do whatever with it. It's not that hard to navigate if you remember that until you get the axe to remove the logs and stumps, you go south, cross the river and go south again. I rather like it, it's my 2nd favorite. Beach Farm: Wow, you are _completely missing the point_ of this farm. It's a rancher's heaven. Grass naturally spawns and grows all over the beach. Basically, you build up your barns and coops, let grass grow all over the sand (lol), and then you can have some perennial crops in the sprinkler area, and lastly, use the obelisks to teleport between house and sprinkler area (which also puts you close to the southern exit) and that solves the size of the farm. Also, there's not a whole lot in terms of actual obstacles early-game which is _really freaking nice_ as you don't have to try to navigate around ludicrous numbers of huge boulders, huge logs, and stumps.

[@BlueDavrial]

In reference to the Wildness Farm being not good: it's *only* interesting feature was that monsters spawn at night... and with the introduction of farm/server settings, *any* farm can do that now. The Wilderness Farm has been made completely redundant

[@damien678]

its mainly just about the aesthetic of the farm now, which tbf it looks very very nice

[@TailRunnerOPSpec]

I can't disagree more with the WIlderness farms lol. It's my favorite one, as somebody with 2600 hours.

[@FenrirInFlowers]

My favorite too. It's really fun and has great design possibilities. At the same time it's still easy to navigate and has plenty of farm space. I enjoy the monsters popping up for a little variety while farming at night. Free seeds means some free extra crops to sell in the early game, and batwings are great for crafting lightning rods. It's a nicely balanced farm to play on in terms of function versus aesthetics in my experience. Kinda a meme at this point that folks bash it while admitting they haven't really played on it. Lol. If you never explore what a layout can offer, of course you won't see the value in it.

[@LunarAnimeAngel]

I think the idea of the beach farm is to think outside the box and make money and progress in a way you normally wouldn’t. Like I have a started a beach farm and have a few ideas on how to use all that space

[@Cheerybelle]

My Tier List: S: Forest: daily hardwood stumps, special forage like morels, mixed seed weeds ; foragers gang represent S: Beach: excellent supply crates, actually decent fishing, forage, special Boat painting (but megacrops require effort if you care about that) A: Standard: best for effortless megacrops, outclassed for everything else ; boring A: Riverland: crab pots ahoy, make dat sashimi, recycle dat trash A: Four Corners: little bit of everything -- mini quarry and mixed seed weeds ; jack of all trades, master of none A: Hill-Top: special quarry, free iridium delivered straight to your quarry ; aesthetic B+: Wilderness: It has increased wilderness golem spawns if monster spawning is enabled, which is good for mixed seeds and living hats and fiber et cetera, but reaching level 10 Combat with farm monster spawning in general apparently spawns Iridium Bats, which are a double-edged curse. With spawning disabled, it's just sort of okay-- no significant benefits but okay in a bubble.

[@corakat6439]

I have a personal bias towards the Riverland farm. It was the first farm I've ever played on, and I actually really love the layout. It makes it so much easier for me to section off certain parts of my farm, like trees, animals, planting flowers, and the rest is dedicated to tilling and planting crops. I really love the aesthetic of the Riverland farm more than anything. Of course, everyone's entitled to their own opinion and has their own preferences. It probably wasn't at all a good farm to start on when I had never played the game before, but I'm attached to it.

[@suaer]

The first farm I ever chose was the wilderness farm and I loved it, I never found it hard and idk if it's just me but I never really ran into a lot of monsters, mostly bats. The farm is big and has a nice design in my opinion

[@Fiemus9]

I'm one of the crazies who loves the beach farm. I would play on it everytime if I could. I love beach farm. Its my favourit farm

[@packallgaming7687]

Wdym by if you could I mean you can always

[@Fiemus9]

@@packallgaming7687 like I can't change my farm on my oldest save unfortunately

[@charlieagc4763]

My first farm was beach and i love it i have 8 or 9 chicken koops🐓

[@dianegaus3561]

I planted WAY too many coffee crops 1st farm/1st year and spent till 2pm watering every day. It was EXHAUSTING!! The river land farm was my second and such a relief to be limited to small crop field! I had way more fun, and loved being able to run out behind the house to catch a few fish right before bed time. Loved it. But not a big money maker.

[@michelleblackwell5122]

My favorite farm is the Four Corners one, also. I like the layout, including where the dog/cat is located. I usually set everything up in the top right corner in the beginning (crops in front of the house, and a barn, coop, silo, and fish pond to the left of the house. Then I go to Robin's and move it all where I want it later. Saves time in the early game that way.

[@Meph55_CriticalGamer]

I actually totally disagree for the beach farm (agreed for the new player/casual play strugles), it's my personal fav :) All this space was a blessing for what i wanted to do. Animals and ponds on the top left, a gigantic Tea farm with junimo huts on top right, seasonal crops and bees on the bottom left and last but not least, the biggest and better organized orchard i ever created on the bottom right. Obviously, all this is not the most profitable outcome possible but its the coolest i ever made and the early challenge of doing without sprinklers or even crops themselves was just incredibly interresting

[@scarlett4615]

I know it kinda defeats the purpose but if you really want to play Beach Farm, I think (don’t quote me) that if you put flooring down first, you can put sprinklers down on top of it.

[@numbers72927]

"I know it kinda defeats the purpose but if you really want to play Beach Farm I think that if you put flooring down first, you can put sprinklers down on top of it."

[@numbers72927]

Quoted

[@altabalder]

You can't

[@mochapoke3100]

Beach farm is such an interesting concept and does so many unique things no other farm can do it's kinda worth the downside? Like you have basically enough sprinkler usable tiles anyways, at least for me I don't plant like 100s of plants up until endgame wine making by that point I have ginger Island +greenhouse and don't bother with my regular farm any more

[@maddielemur]

I actually really love the hilltop farm I’m on my fifth playthrough of the game and it’s easily my second favorite. I probably won’t ever try the river land or wilderness farms.

[@Fermentedsnails]

Honestly I have never found finding hardwood in endgame to be a problem. You get so many mahogany seeds so quickly that if you just have a little portion of your farm dedicated to hardwood trees it’s pretty easy to keep a good hardwood stash

[@r.8902]

I feel like I'm the only riverland farm stan, but i also wanted a challenge and don't really care about aesthetics. You can make things look orderly. If you dont care about decorations, you'll profit a ton off this area, especially in the early game. I suggest just spreading out your buildings with the other stuff in between it and make yourself very narrow and easy to navigate paths. Its a farm you use for profit not for looks, so I think that's why it can throw people off from using it.

[@elisonholace4033]

Four corners is definitely my favorite farm to play on. It makes keeping your stuff organized so much easier. Plus since it's broken uo into spaces, unlike standard farm, it doesn't feel pverwhelming to work with.

[@saigeswordmusic]

That's why it's my favorite. I honestly think it's amazing to decorate, I've had a ton of fun just decorating it. Like I've got one corner for animals/fish ponds, one corner for farming, one corner with sheds full of processing machines, and then the farmhouse corner is just decorative :)

[@samirstrasser3262]

On the beach farm 'last but certainly not least' - puts it last, lol

[@ChristyTina22]

When I first started playing, standard was the only option, so my oldest file: 16 years, is standard, but everything feels kind of crammed in. Ever since 4 corners was introduced, I play on that. I really enjoy the symmetry. With the crop/sprinkler layout I use, I can fit 8 fields(around 150 crops per field), with plenty of room for every building Robin offers.

[@PossibleBat]

I normally choose the standard basic farm cause I feel it fits the vibe the best, however I now chose the 4 corner farm cause it’s great at keeping everything and everyone organized and I don’t like building big cause it’s too much work to keep up with fences and such lol I like my control

[@altheasvard4694]

im new to stardew and had a really hard time choosing what farm to use cause i did not know anything xp so this video really helped :)

[@jadehei538]

Don't forget the roleplay factor! I love to make a character and choose the farm and playstyle based on that character. For example I made an adventurer and of course chose wilderness farm! It was not efficient, but it was fun. Wouldn't pick that farm for any other reason though 😅

[@cosmicchaos9232]

The riverland farm is really bad for farming, and you can't do much, but its really good for fishing. I was always so bad at fishing I couldn't be bothered half the time, but I tried the river Farm and I ended up fishing all the time. instead of fishing being my lowest, it ended up maxing before the 1st year even ended. so for new players, esp those who find fishing annoying and want to get the hang of it without having to leave your farm and get distracted, its really good to get you used to fishing!

[@houtaru90]

Forest is my favorite. Late game you still have a good amount of room for crops, early game you get hardwood and bundle items easily, and it's BEAUTIFUL

[@Whydidtheychangeittohandlesnow]

Me and a lot of others would like you to reconsider the beach farm placement. Below river farm??? Really?? The beach farm is better than the wilderness at least

[@Vaternal]

Hilltop farm was my first farm that I got to Skull Caverns & 100% on the switch. I like the look of it but it was extremely challenging compared to the new four corners farm that I play on Xbox

[@pixelwolf536]

Wilderness was my first farm on stardew COMPLETELY it was actually not that bad because you can drop a thing in the witches hut to get rid of the monsters. It’s actually a good farm for decoration but there’s also not much room

[@elikramer8282]

S - river land and forest farm A - mountain B - beach C- standard F - wilderness

[@Guardian-of-Light137]

I said this in a reply to someone else's comment but it needs to be said in the main comment section to. I use the Ace's expanded farms mod and choose the xGamAram varient of the riverland farm. It adds bridges that connect all those little islands. And makes some of them bigger so you can plant on them and adds 2 BIG areas for you to build or plant on if need be. One is to the left of grandpa's shrine the other is below the farm house and to the right a bit. The first will cause an area transition the second is just part of the main farm. (You will have to clear a lot of trees though on both first) But honestly it turns it into my favorite farm in the game. And even if you still don't like that there's 37 other farm options you can try. A few for each farm type.

[@hailey-senpai4350]

Beach farm in 'i' tier, for 'inconvenient'

[@celestialhumanoid]

I like the ambiguity.

[@majones117]

I always saw the beach farm as the animal focus farm. That's personally why I love it

[@SeanMend]

I chose wilderness cause its kinda cool to have monster spawning on your farm. I love playing knight.😄

[@Serviervorschlag-]

Forest farm was the first farm I picked but I switched to four corners farm because it was too difficult to handle the small space for crops and I needed a more simple farm. The Standard farm, forest farm and four corners farm are my favourites and the wilderness farm is next. The beach farm I still do not know but it looks very nice.

[@TheUltimateD00mer]

I like beach one because I’m more fishing based and I have a bunch of fish ponds and crab pots.

[@daniellejones9712]

In my personal opinion, Four Corners is the best map, and Wilderness has a really cool and interesting layout :)

[@meddler-gz1ks]

My favorite thing in Stardew valley is fishing, so the Riverland farm is probably my favorite. You make some great points about it though

[@xraeynex]

Beach farm is by far my favorite. It's beautiful and let's me just chill and vibe. I don't tend to farm a lot in general, it's just not what I play the game for. But I do have a few trees growing in my greenhouse and that's all I really need. Besides that, I spend so much time just on the farm finding worms, shells, and crates. Taking care of my livestock, and then spending the rest of my time fishing right next to my sell box. I think it has everything that a casual player could want.

[@annayleen]

as someone's whos played on all sdv farm layouts this is my tier list: s: forest farm (my fave one) a: standard farm, hill top farm (very aesthetically pleasing) b: beach farm, four corners, wilderness farm c: riverland farm either way play with whatever farm type u want to 🤍🤍

[@Athen239]

My vote is forest farm too.

[@insomniacnerd5592]

I find this very intriguing as a person who is interested in starting Stardew Valley for the first time. Makes me curious. I’d like to see a video where you come up with a potential new farm for a future update. Creating a potential gimmick for it and the like, but having to come up with some sort of drawback to not make it the objectionably best farm in the game.

[@kosko3280]

forest farm deserves S tier

[@bscorvin]

Forest farm also has fiber with guaranteed mixed seeds, which is great for the early game

[@haewonchoi2752]

I actually love riverland farm. I organize things my island. I see how it could be annoying for farming but I’m not really concerned about having a lot of crops, especially after I unlock the greenhouse

[@EaterOfGeese]

Here is my list: S: Standard, Four Corners A: Forest B: Beach C: D: Wilderness, Hilltop F: Riverlands Here are my reasons: Standard farm, has water right next to house, has tons of open space for buildings and organized squares of crops. nothing bad about it. Four corners, has everything you need, plenty of space, easy to decorate and pleasing to the eye, great overall, especially for co-op Forest, big, open, hardwood and forage, looks decent, but very weird shape and the edges are hard to decorate, plus random spots of untillable tiles make it annoying Beach, you can rely on the sprinklerable tiles for a while, and by time you're growing more crops than you can fit there, you have tons of retaining soil from supply crates, crafting or purchasing, so it's not a problem. Tons and tons of open space for buildings, has forage, supplies, not bad. Wilderness, very similar to standard farm, but the monsters get really annoying very quickly and aren't that useful Hilltop, very hard to decorate, odd layout, farming is near impossible, and theres a big rock/lock garuanteed to spawn blocking 2 out of 3 bridges to the rest of the farm until you get a good tool, which is the entire point of the quarry, thats hard to get to and doesnt even help much. But lots of water and rivers to fish, so not horrible. Riverlands, completely utterly impossible to have fun on, decorate, farm, doesn't have a quarry, forage, regrowing hardwood stumps, no space to use sprinklers, build anything, or literally any good qualities at all whatsoever. Worst farm that doesn't have any benefits at all other than fishing, which the Beach and Hilltop farms are good at too. Useless farm completely. Okay the rant is over

[@Vizaru]

there is a simple mod that allows you to put sprinklers on the beach farm. which easily makes it an A or S tier farm!

[@mentalquorum3116]

I'm going to need to disagree with you on the worst farm. Riverlands I can at least put what I want, where I want it... hilltop farm is just so strangely shaped that it's not great for building on and the sprinklers do not work out nicely

[@bapsbaby6441]

My very first farm was the beach farm and I love that farm but the sprinkler thing is the only thing that sours the fun especially when you play for longer and start planting more crops

[@maylie1234]

the riverside farm was originally my fave when i started playing bc i thought it was a cute idea but as i got better at the game i started liking other farms better bc it just didnt really have any perks. i think id change a lot of i were designing it tbh

[@cassidyreid5059]

I’ve seen people play on the beach farm, and it really does not seem that bad

[@Lukas99g]

i used to only play on the beach farm (i never got far enough to craft sprinklers so manually watering everything didn't bother me more than usual) anyways there should be a really small farm

[@kurootetsuro3037]

As someone who plays modded stardew valley I would like to say Grandpa's farm (the ome that is with the expanded mod set) is the best farm type

[@castielwinchester2748]

For the four corners farm, I like it a lot because I like sectioning off parts of my farm. Rn, I have the top right trapped off with fencing and gates because I keep all of the animals there, since I chose the artisan goods path. The top right I put my orchard and I have four trees per each fruit. I have a small section for farming. Right now, bottom right is empty, but I might move all of my sheds there. Bottom left has my sheds, but I might add some more crops and a cute little relaxing spot in front of the lake

[@CatherineLee3000]

The Beach Farm is great for foraging! The Beach Farm is my favorite farm type. I can see why you would not like it, though.

[@TeaUnicorn]

im currently using the beach farm with a mod to enable sprinklers >:3c i love the beach farm!! its so gorgeous and fishing is super fun

[@diligencehumility6971]

I think the point of the beach farm is to encourage the player to earn money from other things than crops. It doesn't want the player to manually water each day, it wants the player to find alternative ways to earn money (and there is crops that grows without getting water)

[@another_franci]

Oh, that was the first stream I really saw live :D