Stardew Valley creator says the game's name "just came to me," after the original "was not pleasant to say"

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Stardew Valley's creator has revealed the original name for his smash success farming sim, which changed because it was apparently "not pleasant to say."

Stardew Valley's title is pretty simple, named after the titular community that houses our various farms, spouses, and unknowing arch-rivals. "It just came to me," says Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone when asked about the name's inspiration on the community's Discord. Though, in a different time and potentially in a different universe, the game had a slightly different name.