8 Games Like Stardew Valley to Play With Friends
Published November 11, 2026
The closest games to Stardew Valley for a group are Coral Island and Farm Together 2, which share one farm the way Stardew does. Palia and Disney Dreamlight Valley give you a whole town to live in. All eight can be played in a group, from 4 up to 16 people.
Which games let a group share a farm like Stardew Valley?
One farm, one shared workload.
PCPlayStationXbox
4 online
Crossplay: Partly
No couch co-op: everyone needs their own screen.
You share a farm on a tropical island, raise animals and clean up the coral reef, which Stardew doesn't have.
Everyone needs their own copy. A typical session runs about two hours, and progress carries over to the next one.
PCPlayStationXboxNintendo
16 online4 on one screen
Crossplay: Yes
Friends join your farm and plant, harvest and decorate together, on split screen or online. It's built around playing as a group, so nobody waits for a turn.
On one screen one copy is enough, but online everyone needs their own. A typical session runs about two hours, and progress carries over to the next one.
PCPlayStationXbox
16 online
Crossplay: Yes
Consoles take 6 online instead of 16. No couch co-op: everyone needs their own screen.
You share a farm and split the work, like one player harvesting while another takes the grain to sell. It's more about machinery than about a town.
Everyone needs their own copy. A typical session runs three hours or more, and progress carries over to the next one.
Which games have a whole cozy town, like Stardew Valley?
Cook, fish and garden in a place with its own residents.
PCPlayStationXboxNintendo
4 online
Crossplay: Yes
No couch co-op: everyone needs their own screen.
PaliaFree
You cook, fish and garden in a town shared with other players, and your friends join your group.
It's free to play. A typical session runs about two hours, and progress carries over to the next one.
PCPlayStationXboxNintendo
4 online
Crossplay: Yes
No couch co-op: everyone needs their own screen.
Up to three friends visit the host's valley to fish, mine and water plants together, and each one decorates their own.
Everyone needs their own copy. A typical session runs about two hours, and progress carries over to the next one.
PCNintendo
4 online
Crossplay: No
No couch co-op: everyone needs their own screen.
On an island inspired by the Australian countryside you start with a campfire and a swag, and turn it into a town by farming, fishing, hunting and mining.
Everyone needs their own copy. A typical session runs about two hours, and progress carries over to the next one.
Which games like Stardew Valley are about running a place together?
Split the jobs and keep the place running.
PC
4 online2 on one screen
One of you cooks and another works the bar so the tavern doesn't fill up with complaints.
On one screen one copy is enough, but online everyone needs their own. A typical session runs three hours or more, and progress carries over to the next one.
PCNintendo
4 online4 on one screen
Crossplay: No
Consoles take 2 online instead of 4.
Each of you is a mayor who walks the town to lay out streets, place houses and businesses and hire workers, until tourists decide to stay and live there.
On one screen one copy is enough, but online everyone needs their own. A typical session runs about two hours, and progress carries over to the next one.
Which one should your group pick?
To try one without spending money, Palia is free. For a big group, Farm Together 2 and Farming Simulator 25 reach 16. If you play on different consoles, five of the eight have crossplay: Coral Island, Farm Together 2, Farming Simulator 25, Palia and Disney Dreamlight Valley. To decide together, make a poll.
