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  "slug": "version-history",
  "wiki": "stardew-valley",
  "title": "Version history",
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  "summary": "Stardew Valley's major free updates — from the XNA-to-MonoGame migration to the 1.6 content update.",
  "url": "https://cozywiki.com/stardew-valley/wiki/version-history",
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  "contentMarkdown": "Eric \"ConcernedApe\" Barone has kept [[Stardew Valley]] growing through major free updates since its 2016 launch. The milestones below are the ones documented by the developer's own announcements.\n\n## Major updates\n\n| Version | Date | What it did |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1.0 | 26 February 2016 | Initial Windows release[^1] |\n| 1.5.5 | 30 November 2021 | Migrated the game from XNA (targeting .NET Framework 4.5.2) to MonoGame (targeting .NET 5), which Barone described as futureproofing the game and letting mods access more than 4 GB of RAM[^2] |\n| 1.6 | 19 March 2024 | Major free content update, released first on PC[^3] |\n| 1.6.9 | 4 November 2024 | Brought the 1.6 update to consoles and mobile[^3] |\n\n## Notes\n\nThe 1.6 update arrived roughly eight years after launch — part of why the game passed 50 million copies sold by its ten-year anniversary in February 2026.[^3]\n\n## See also\n\n- [[Stardew Valley]] — the main encyclopedia article\n\n[^1]: ConcernedApe. [\"Press\"](https://www.stardewvalley.net/press/) — stardewvalley.net. Retrieved 9 July 2026.\n[^2]: ConcernedApe. [\"Stardew Valley 1.5.5 released on PC\"](https://www.stardewvalley.net/stardew-valley-1-5-5-released-on-pc/) — stardewvalley.net, 30 November 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2026.\n[^3]: ConcernedApe. [\"Blog (1.6 release and 10-year anniversary posts)\"](https://www.stardewvalley.net/blog/) — stardewvalley.net. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
  "contentText": "Eric \"ConcernedApe\" Barone has kept Stardew Valley growing through major free updates since its 2016 launch. The milestones below are the ones documented by the developer's own announcements.\nMajor updates\nVersion · Date · What it did\n1.0 · 26 February 2016 · Initial Windows release\n1.5.5 · 30 November 2021 · Migrated the game from XNA (targeting .NET Framework 4.5.2) to MonoGame (targeting .NET 5), which Barone described as futureproofing the game and letting mods access more than 4 GB of RAM\n1.6 · 19 March 2024 · Major free content update, released first on PC\n1.6.9 · 4 November 2024 · Brought the 1.6 update to consoles and mobile\nNotes\nThe 1.6 update arrived roughly eight years after launch — part of why the game passed 50 million copies sold by its ten-year anniversary in February 2026.\nSee also\nStardew Valley — the main encyclopedia article",
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      "refKey": "1",
      "text": "ConcernedApe. \"Press\" — stardewvalley.net. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.stardewvalley.net/press/",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    },
    {
      "refKey": "2",
      "text": "ConcernedApe. \"Stardew Valley 1.5.5 released on PC\" — stardewvalley.net, 30 November 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.stardewvalley.net/stardew-valley-1-5-5-released-on-pc/",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    },
    {
      "refKey": "3",
      "text": "ConcernedApe. \"Blog (1.6 release and 10-year anniversary posts)\" — stardewvalley.net. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.stardewvalley.net/blog/",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
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  "createdAt": "2026-07-09T12:53:46.907Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-09T12:53:46.907Z",
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  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
    "attribution": "\"Version history\" by CozyWiki contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://cozywiki.com/stardew-valley/wiki/version-history"
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