Stunning Art Reimagines Stardew Valley As An Isometric Game

Stardew Valley has no shortage of creative reimaginings that offer a new way to experience the beloved farming simulator, but one recent fan art sparked interest in what could have been for Stardew Valley. While the simplistic top-down art style of Stardew Valley is one of its most iconic selling points, after nearly a decade since its release, it’s hard not to look for new ways to experience the game.

Thankfully, Stardew Valley fan and pixel artist sevvleaves on Reddit has done exactly that by offering a moody artpiece that perfectly captures what Stardew Valley would look like if it were made as an isometric game. With plenty of Easter eggs and character details to spot in the incredibly detailed Spirit’s Eve-themed artwork, it highlights just how much creative potential the Stardew Valley community has to offer.

Stardew Valley Works Surprisingly Well As An Isometric Game

A New Point Of View Would Be Great For Replayability

Although much of the credit for Stardew Valley‘s isometric interest comes from the talent of the artist sevvleaves themselves, it’s still surprising to see just how well the perspective shift works. The transformation manages to retain the core elements of Stardew Valley‘s pixelated charm that helped it rise to the top of Steam.

With the Reddit post having blown up in popularity, plenty of other Reddit users like tankiplayer12 have expressed more than just a passing interest in the concept, even going as far as to say, “Id [sic] pay to play this“. Unfortunately, some programming Stardew Valley fans, like Drumknot88, have gone on to explain just how much “trying to change it to isometric would be a nightmare”.

Even if we won’t ever get to experience Stardew Valley in an alternative perspective for ourselves through the use of modding tools, it’s still exciting just to get a brand-new glimpse of the familiar Pelicon Town from a whole new point of view.

ConcernedApe’s Next Game Could Benefit From A Change In Perspective

Taking Full Advantage Of ConcernedApe’s Creativity

With the development of Haunted Chocolatier already in full swing, it’s unlikely that we’ll see anything as game-changing as a chance in perspective from Stardew Valley‘s successor. Nonetheless, that doesn’t mean it’s entirely out of the question for the future beyond Haunted Chocolatier.

Although ConcernedApe was able to fit plenty of creative gameplay mechanics and intrigue for Stardew‘s worldbuilding in a surprisingly small indie package, a new perspective for the third game in the series could help to rival the success of even the original Stardew Valley.

Even if we only get to officially see one side of Stardew Valley for ourselves in-game, hopefully, the upcoming Haunted Chocolatier will offer even more modding freedom to make ambitious modding projects inspired by Stardew Valley‘s isometric artwork an actual possibility someday in the future.

Systems

Released

February 26, 2016

ESRB

E for Everyone (Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood, Mild Language, Simulated Gambling, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco)

Developer(s)

ConcernedApe

Publisher(s)

ConcernedApe

Engine

Proprietary

Multiplayer

Local Multiplayer, Online Multiplayer

Cross-Platform Play

Stardew Valley does not currently support crossplay between different consoles and PC

Cross Save

cross-progression is only available between the PC and mobile versions of the game

Number of Players

1-4