I was a bit skeptical at first, but luckily the original game and this save game editor have been around long enough to get reviews. Since most of the really game changing known exploits in SV have been patched with the latest version those looking for a “leg up” early game will have to simply grind out the first few seasons make mistakes and either continue forward or start a new “optimized” game where you take proper advantage of every in-game waking moment. You don’t really see the fruits of your labor (pun intended) and start setting yourself up for profit and ability to do side quests until you get past your first winter (maybe earlier if you set up your harvests and balance time between farming, fishing and mining). But after starting several different farms and playing with the different starting farm layouts, sometimes the beginning game grind the third or fourth time in a row can be cumbersome. That’s where this editor comes in handy. Your can start the spring with a modest (or grossly un modest) Strawberry seed inventory, throw in some quality retaining soil so you don’t have to worry about watering etc. Just keep in mind that you have to save twice, once in the area that you are editing at the bottom of the menu (like inventory or chest) and once again at the top right save icon to do the final write to the save game file. Adding certain items is similar shopping, so you need room in your inventory and available money which makes sense if you think of it like an “online catalog”. I do like the extra lore touches that make the editor feel like it’s part of the game, almost like a forbidden love letter that can add spice to the gaming experience, or “ruin” it by making your character an OP God Level farmer on day one. For those that missed out (or greatly miss) the former SV exploits and iOS is your chosen platform then I personally recommend this SV save editor!

You are seriously a life saver. I was playing the game this morning when all of a sudden I got a phone call from my boss. I answered it… went back to my game… I knew something was wrong the minute I opened it because it didn’t ask me to continue where I left off. I don’t know why, but Stardew Valley doesn’t automatically save when I get interrupted on this phone like it did on my old phone. Everything I had gotten that day from the skull caverns was gone… including my prismatic shard. I was furious. So I went in search of how to restore an old save… and found your app. Your app found my current save file, not the old one I lost… but that was okay actually. Because I was able to give myself the items that I had lost, and that’s what mattered to me. I played around with other settings and changed some other stuff too. Losing my old save file was actually a blessing in disguise because now I have a much better save file thanks to your app. Everything is right with the (Stardew) world again.

I was skeptical at first glance reading about this save editor, like many here in the reviews. It works, it’s easy to use, and honestly even after being an ace SDV player and fan for a long time - I don’t even know what to do with some of the items that are now available! Definitely grateful to have this little tool to add on to my gameplay, so thanks for making it for yourself and then sharing it with us! For those here reviewing poorly because they can’t figure out the parent file situation.. it’s not hard to do. If you can’t brain that part yourself maybe don’t use this editor, GOOGLE the parent file designating or ask someone who gets it to help. I believe in you, noobs. Kind of. But really, you can do it and make all your StarDew dreams come true. Don’t leave a poor review based on user error… durrrr.

I was previously only playing Stardew valley on Steam. I didn’t always use mods but they were nice to have. I love the mobile version of Stardew more because of how cozy it is to play on my iPad, so this has been great to have alongside it. Even if I’m using it for simple changes like the name of my farm or the pet type, or entirely redesigning it on a different map, it’s great. I’ve played the game a lot so it’s useful to have this to help fast track things if I want to start a new farm. Do you have plans to release an updated version for 1.6? I would love to see it!