No idea how available they are but I know they exist. I also know many releases on Switch were made in limited numbers and thus are really expensive on the secondhand market.
GOG also has it DRM-free if you decide to go the PC route.
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Geodad@beehaw.org 12 hours agoIt’s my chill out game. I have heard people talk about Stardew Valley, but I can’t seem to find the physical cartridge, and I’m ideologically opposed to completely digital licensing.
slauraure@beehaw.org 10 hours ago
TehPers@beehaw.org 5 hours ago
Back when I was playing it, I believe it’d work just fine without the steamapi DLL if purchased through Steam.
Plus, the modding scene is big enough that these days you can pretty much compile the PC version of the game from source, assuming you can find a suitably cleaned up decompiled version of it. (Do pay for a license if you go this route, it’s definitely worth the price.)
No idea about the Switch port. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s harder to find though due to the Switch being more locked down in general.
slauraure@beehaw.org 4 hours ago
Yeah, it’s generally up to the publishers if they want to use DRM on Steam or not.
Still GOG lets you download offline installers. Then you can archive them however you please. It’s probably worth something for someone not keen on borrowing digital licenses. Only real thing you’re giving up is Steam achievements.
My experience with it on Switch is great. Couldn’t tell it apart from PC honestly and it is well suited for handheld play. Guess it all comes down to availability of cartridges. One thing with the cartridge though is that when Nintendo kills off the patch servers and you decide to play again, it will most likely be whatever version is on the cartridge (still better than no game!). Normally this doesn’t bother me one bit, but this game has gotten a lot of updates adding a significant amount of content. An archived installer from a version you actually played will probably feel more worthwhile to revisit in 15 years or whatever.
henfredemars@infosec.pub 12 hours ago
I love Stardew! Definitely my favorite chillout game, but I think it’s a little bit less chill than Animal Crossing because it feels like there’s never enough time to everything in an in-game day.
I only ever played the PC version of Stardew. This might not be totally accurate, but I understand it started on PC.
Geodad@beehaw.org 12 hours ago
I’ll have to look into that. If it’s on PC, I can get it and play it with Proton/WINE.
Micromot@piefed.social 11 hours ago
Stardew runs natively on linux
Geodad@beehaw.org 10 hours ago
Sweet! 🥰