Can you trust Stardew Valley's Steam reviews? Adjusted rating 98.4%
Overrated 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-12
Summary
The adjusted rating for Stardew Valley is 98.4% (95% range 98.3–98.4%), in line with the official 98.5% on Steam. It is based on 400 positive and 400 negative reviews weighted by trust. Verdict: "Overrated" (the adjusted rating is 70% or higher, but the positive reviews carry low average trust).
Average trust is 0.68 for positive and 0.73 for negative reviews, but the gap is too small to move the official rating much. The most common discount factor is very short reviews, at 53% of all reviews.
Across 129 months of history, no month shows a concentrated wave of negative reviews. There is no sign of coordinated review activity.
The last 180 days show 98.2% (last 30 days: 98.2%), close to the all-time figure.
Japanese-language reviews (1,999) show 94.4%, close to the overall rating. In the last 180 days, Japanese-language reviews show 90.6%.
The adjusted rating estimates trust from how reviews are written; it does not judge any individual review as fake. Data as of 2026-10-12.
Positive vs negative breakdown
Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.
| Condition | Positive reviews | Negative reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 hours played at review | 0% | 20% |
| Very short text | 53% | 34% |
| Key activated outside Steam | 12% | 15% |
| Received for free | 0% | 1% |
| Owns very few games | 40% | 13% |
| Over 100 reviews written | 1% | 3% |
| Average trust (1.0 = full) | 0.68 | 0.73 |
The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 33.1 hours.
Rating history
Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.
Recent sentiment
| Period | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 98.2% | 7,589 |
| Last 180 days | 98.2% | 53,591 |
| All time | 98.5% | 1,044,410 |
| Japanese, last 180 days | 90.6% | 96 |
About this verdict
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