Play Stardew Valley safely with Meshnet

Stardew Valley multiplayer lets you create a farm for yourself and up to three friends. The host is the owner of the farm — the guest players are called farmhands. While everyone can participate in farm work, the farmhands can’t access the farm if the owner isn’t playing.

Currently, Stardew Valley multiplayer is unavailable on mobile platforms (Android and iOS) and the PSVita gaming console. Stardew Valley also does not support cross-platform play, with the exception of PC and Mac players.

No, you can also host Stardew Valley multiplayer games using the platform you purchased the game on (such as Steam or GOG Galaxy) or start split-screen sessions on a single device. However, LAN is your best way to play Stardew Valley multiplayer if your friends own the game on different platforms or if you lack a large screen for split-screen co-op.

Playing Stardew Valley multiplayer offers several benefits. The shortcuts unlocked by one player are available to all, saving everyone time when completing individual quests. Also, keeping the profit margin at 100% lets everyone quickly earn gold, which is important if the players are interested in maxing out their Perfection.

Besides, playing Stardew Valley with the maximum number of friends on your own Stardew Valley server is just plain fun — the real benefit is the friends you make along the way.

No, you should not use a free VPN for Stardew Valley — or for any other game, for that matter. Because VPN server maintenance and development cost money, free VPNs may be tempted to cut corners or find another way to pay for the servers, like selling user data to third parties.

The best VPNs for Stardew Valley let you safely play the game without having to worry about slow speeds or activity tracking. Paid secure VPNs may also have extra features that are especially useful for gaming — like NordVPN’s Meshnet, which lets you safely start friendly Stardew Valley LAN games over the internet.

No — Stardew Valley multiplayer games are not hosted on centralized servers, so you don’t need to worry about a Stardew Valley IP ban. The person running the Stardew Valley private or dedicated server may block your IP if you use cheats, but all you have to do to unblock Stardew Valley in that case is join another private server.