Stardew Valley vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Stardew Valley is an open-world RPG game from ConcernedApe LLC (2016) while The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an action-RPG open-world game from CD Projekt RED (2015).
What each one is
Steam files Stardew Valley under Open-World and RPG. In contrast, it files The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt under Action-RPG and Open-World.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
At a glance
| Stardew Valley | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.8/10 | 8.9/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (98%, 1,035,189) | Overwhelmingly Positive (97%, 885,535) |
| Critic aggregate | 89/100 | 93/100 |
| Price | $14.99 | $49.99 |
| Install size | 0.49 GB | 50 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | verified |
| Released | 2016 | 2015 |
| Developer | ConcernedApe LLC | CD Projekt RED |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Stardew Valley vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Stardew ValleyOpen-world RPG gameThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntAction-RPG open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Stardew ValleyFarming Sim, Pixel Graphics, Life SimThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntOpen World, RPG, Story RichThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Stardew ValleyScore 8.8 · 98% on Steam · 89 criticThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓Score 8.9 · 97% on Steam · 93 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Stardew Valley1,035,189 reviews · 1 add-on · 0.49 GBThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt885,535 reviews · 4 add-ons · 50 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Stardew Valley ✓$14.99The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt$49.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Stardew ValleyVerifiedThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntVerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueStardew Valley and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The cheaper right now: Stardew Valley ($14.99)
- Lighter on storage: Stardew Valley (0.49 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
RPGSandboxSingleplayerOpen WorldGreat Soundtrack
Where they differ
Farming SimPixel GraphicsMultiplayerLife SimRelaxingAgriculture
Story RichAtmosphericMatureFantasyAdventureNudity
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Stardew Valley is relaxed, easy to pick up. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Stardew Valley | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | 256 mb video | Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 / AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870 |
| Minimum CPU | 2 Ghz | Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD A10-5800K APU (3.8GHz) |
| Minimum RAM | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Install size | 0.49 GB | 50 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Stardew Valley · The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Stardew Valley and 9 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Stardew Valley and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in scope?
Stardew Valley has drawn 1,035,189 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 0.49 GB. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has drawn 885,535 Steam reviews, ships 4 add-ons and installs in 50 GB.
Is Stardew Valley or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt better?
By the GamingPickz Score, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher (8.9 to 8.8). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Stardew Valley or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
Stardew Valley is cheaper right now at $14.99, against $49.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.