Chilling on the beach with some ducks

Stardew Valleyis calling my name with eachupdate 1.5check-in, and today’s screenshot – a laid-back beachside scene with ducks floating around some submerged trees – is about as cozy as they come.

In update 1.5…pic.twitter.com/qnsoLtifep

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— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe)Jun 15, 2025

To an outsider, it’s just a random image hinting at upcoming game content. I won’t deny it! But to those of us who have fallen head over heels forStardewover the years, it’s so evocative. It reminds me of small, fuzzy screenshots in old gaming magazines that would sell me on the entire mood of a game.

The ghost at the end of the hallway

This is a lovely note to end a Friday news schedule on.

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Picking up the smiley face post-it off the broken mirror

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Looking at the ghost of Jackie inside the lighthouse