stardew valley's eric barone/concernedape animated the music video for alvvay's "many mirrors".
stereogum interviewed alvvays singer molly rankin about various inspirations for their latest album, including stardew valley:
Kerri and I both got really into Stardew Valley. I think that’s a pretty common hobby for people. It’s just so good and you can disappear into another universe. Maybe we’re subconsciously looking to live on farms and don’t even know it, because I have so many friends who dove headfirst into Stardew Valley. It’s so adorable and oddly fulfilling, to grow crops and raise farm animals and interact with the village folk.
It’s also very simple. It’s very deep, but it’s pretty user-friendly. I’m not much of a gamer, but I think I actually had to replace a joystick because of Stardew Valley. That’s how much I was playing. So, if you ever need someone to install a new joystick on your Nintendo Switch, I can do that for you.