Friendship

You can become friends with Pelican Town's villagers. As your friendships deepen, the villagers' dialogue lines become more friendly, cutscenes called heart events occur, and the villagers send you gifts in the mail.

Friendship mechanics

Point system

Each villager has a friendship score represented by a ten-heart meter (for a normal villager) or twelve-heart meter (for your spouse):

Each heart is 250 friendship points. You can view your relationships on the social tab of the game menu.

You can increase friendship points by:

• talking to villagers (+10 if the villager is in the middle of a special animation, like exercising or using a camera, otherwise +20; can only score once per day);
• completing a delivery quest for them (+150);
• giving them a gift they like (see Gifts);
• making certain choices in their heart events.

You can lose friendship points by:

• not talking to a villager (-2/day);
• giving them a gift they dislike (see Gifts);
• hitting them with the slingshot;
• rummaging through a trash can when they're nearby (-25, except Linus who doesn't mind).

When a villager's heart meter is full, it will no longer decay over time even if you never talk to them. (If the NPC is romanceable but you haven't given them a bouquet, the heart meter is considered full at 8 hearts.) It may still decrease by other means (e.g. giving them a bad gift).

When a villager's heart meter is at least 2 hearts, you may enter their room.

Gifts

You can give each villager two gifts per week (one per day), as indicated by the checkboxes in the social tab. You can always give them a gift on their birthday, even if you've already given them two that week. After marrying a villager, you can give them one gift every day of the week.

Each villager has individual likes and dislikes, which affects how many friendship points are gained when you give them a gift. The friendship points are multiplied on their birthday (×8) and Secret Santa event (×5):

Gift Taste	Normal	Santa (×5)	Birthday (×8)
Love	+80	+400	+640
Like	+45	+225	+360
Neutral	+20	+100	+160
Dislike	-20	-100	-160
Hate	-40	-200	-320

If a gift is liked or loved, the points gained will be further affected by quality of the item:

	Quality	Multiplier
	Normal	+0%
	Silver	+10%
	Gold	+25%
	Iridium	+50%

Heart Events

Gaining friendship with each villager will unlock unique events (see each villager's article for the requirements). It's possible to permanently miss some events, though most events can be viewed at your leisure or out of order.

Romance

Main article: Marriage

Some villagers can be romanced by the player (see marriage candidates). Once you've reached eight hearts with an eligible villager, you can give them a bouquet to unlock the ninth and tenth hearts. (You can give bouquets to multiple villagers with no repercussions before marriage. Doing so after marriage may lose friendship points with your spouse.) Once you've reached ten hearts with an eligible villager, you can give them a Mermaid's Pendant to propose.

After you've married a villager, they get an expanded twelve-heart friendship meter. Reaching the hidden thirteenth heart will net you a stardrop.

Festivals

Main article: Festivals

Two festivals can affect friendship points:

• The Flower Dance increases friendship points with your dance partner.
• The Luau increases or decreases friendship points with all villagers.

Universal Gifts

See also: List of All Gifts

Below are lists of items that are universally loved, liked, considered neutral, disliked, or hated. Note that there are some exceptions and that individual villager tastes override any universal tastes.
Preferences for Eggs, Milk, Fruit, and most Foraged Items vary by villager, and are generally not listed here.

Universal Loves

This is a list of items that every villager absolutely loves to receive as a gift. These items are guaranteed to give the most points (80) towards your relationship, but may be difficult to obtain.

Image	Name	Description	Source
	Prismatic Shard	A very rare and powerful substance with unknown origins.	Mining
	Rabbit's Foot	Some say it's lucky.	Animals

Universal Loves exceptions

• Haley hates Prismatic Shard.
• Penny hates Rabbit's Foot.

Universal Likes

Though worth fewer friendship points than a loved gift, a liked gift increases friendship by 45 points, and is often much easier to obtain.

• All Artisan Goods (Except for Oil which is disliked, and Void Mayonnaise which is hated)
• All Cooking (Except for Fried Egg and Bread, which are universally neutral, and Strange Bun which is hated)
• All Flowers (Except for Poppy which is hated)
• All Foraged Minerals (Except Quartz which varies by villager)
• All Fruit Tree Fruits
• All Gems (Except Prismatic Shard which is Loved)
• All Vegetables including Fiddlehead Fern (Except Wheat and Hops which are Universal Neutrals)

Image	Name	Description	Source
	Life Elixir	Restores health to full.	Crafting
	Maple Syrup	A sweet syrup with a unique flavor.	Tapper

Universal Likes exceptions

Below is an Expandable table of all Universal Likes exceptions, listed by Villager. (See also: List of All Gifts)

Villager	Loves	Dislikes	Hates
Abigail	Gems: Amethyst Cooking: Blackberry Cobbler, Chocolate Cake, Spicy Eel Vegetables: Pumpkin	All Vegetables except Pumpkin
Alex	Cooking: Complete Breakfast, Salmon Dinner
Caroline	Cooking: Fish Taco Flowers: Summer Spangle	Artisan Goods: Duck Mayonnaise, Mayonnaise Vegetables: Amaranth
Clint	All Gems except Diamond Cooking: Algae Soup, Fiddlehead Risotto	All Flowers (except Poppy)
Demetrius	Cooking: Bean Hotpot, Ice Cream, Rice Pudding
Dwarf	All Gems except Diamond
Elliott	Cooking: Crab Cakes, Tom Kha Soup Fruit Tree Fruit: Pomegranate	Cooking: Pizza	Vegetables: Amaranth
Emily	Artisan Goods: Cloth Cooking: Survival Burger All Gems except Diamond	Cooking: Fried Eel, Ice Cream, Rice Pudding, Spicy Eel	Cooking: Fish Taco, Maki Roll, Salmon Dinner, Sashimi
Evelyn	Cooking: Chocolate Cake, Stuffing Flowers: Fairy Rose, Tulip Gems: Diamond Vegetables: Beet		Cooking: Fried Eel, Maki Roll, Sashimi, Spicy Eel, Trout Soup Vegetables: Garlic
George	Cooking: Fried Mushroom	All Flowers (except Poppy)
Gus	Cooking: Escargot, Fish Taco Fruit Tree Fruit: Orange Gems: Diamond		Cooking: Coleslaw
Haley	Cooking: Fruit Salad, Pink Cake Flowers: Sunflower	All Vegetables (except Hops & Wheat)
Harvey	Artisan Goods: Coffee, Pickles, Truffle Oil, Wine Cooking: Super Meal	Artisan Goods: Cheese, Goat Cheese
Jas	Cooking: Pink Cake, Plum Pudding Flowers: Fairy Rose	All Vegetables (except Hops & Wheat)	All Artisan Goods (except Mead & Oil)
Jodi	Cooking: Chocolate Cake, Crispy Bass, Eggplant Parmesan, Fried Eel, Pancakes, Rhubarb Pie, Vegetable Medley Gems: Diamond	Vegetables: Garlic
Kent	Cooking: Fiddlehead Risotto, Roasted Hazelnuts		Cooking: Algae Soup, Sashimi, Tortilla
Krobus	Gems: Diamond Vegetables: Pumpkin	All Cooking except Bread, Fried Egg, & Strange Bun Misc: Life Elixir
Leah	Artisan Goods: Goat Cheese, Wine Cooking: Poppyseed Muffin, Salad, Stir Fry, Vegetable Medley	All Foraged Minerals except Earth Crystal All Gems except Diamond & Prismatic Shard Cooking: Carp Surprise, Cookie, Ice Cream, Pink Cake, Rice Pudding, Survival Burger, Tortilla	Cooking: Hashbrowns, Pancakes, Pizza
Lewis	Cooking: Autumn's Bounty, Glazed Yams, Vegetable Medley
Linus	Cooking: Blueberry Tart, Dish o' The Sea Vegetables: Yam	All Foraged Minerals All Gems except Diamond & Prismatic Shard
Marnie	Cooking: Farmer's Lunch, Pink Cake, Pumpkin Pie Gems: Diamond
Maru	Cooking: Cheese Cauliflower, Miner's Treat, Pepper Poppers, Rhubarb Pie Gems: Diamond Vegetables: Cauliflower	Misc: Maple Syrup	Artisan Goods: Honey, Pickles
Pam	Artisan Goods: Beer, Mead, Pale Ale Cooking: Glazed Yams, Parsnip Soup Vegetables: Parsnip
Penny	Cooking: Poppyseed Muffin, Red Plate, Roots Platter, Tom Kha Soup Gems: Diamond, Emerald	Cooking: Algae Soup, Pale Broth	Artisan Goods: Beer, Mead, Pale Ale, Wine
Pierre	Cooking: Fried Calamari	All Foraged Minerals All Gems except Diamond & Prismatic Shard	Cooking: Parsnip Soup, Tortilla Vegetables: Corn
Robin	Artisan Goods: Goat Cheese Cooking: Spaghetti Fruit Tree Fruit: Peach
Sam	Cooking: Maple Bar, Pizza	All Vegetables (except Hops & Wheat)	Artisan Goods: Duck Mayonnaise, Mayonnaise, Pickles
Sandy	Flowers: Crocus, Sweet Pea
Sebastian	Cooking: Pumpkin Soup, Sashimi	All Flowers (except Poppy)	All Artisan Goods (except Coffee, Mead, & Oil) Cooking: Complete Breakfast, Farmer's Lunch, Omelet
Shane	Artisan Goods: Beer Cooking: Pepper Poppers, Pizza		Artisan Goods: Pickles
Vincent	Cooking: Cranberry Candy, Pink Cake	All Vegetables (except Hops & Wheat)	All Artisan Goods (except Mead & Oil)
Willy	Artisan Goods: Mead Gems: Diamond Vegetables: Pumpkin	All Cooking except for the following dishes he likes: Baked Fish, Carp Surprise, Chowder, Crab Cakes, Crispy Bass, Fish Stew, Fish Taco, Fried Calamari, Fried Eel, Lobster Bisque, Salmon Dinner, & Trout Soup Misc: Life Elixir

Universal Neutrals

This is a list of items that will elicit a neutral response from the villagers, and give 20 points toward friendship. There are some exceptions.

Image	Name	Description	Source	Ingredients
	Duck Feather	It's so colorful.	Animals
	Wool	Soft, fluffy wool.	Animals
	Truffle	A gourmet type of mushroom with a unique taste.	Animals
	Sweet Gem Berry	It's the sweetest thing you have ever smelled.	Farming
	Fried Egg	Sunny-side up.	Cooking	Egg (1)
	Bread	A crusty baguette.	Cooking	Wheat Flour (1)
	Wheat	One of the most widely cultivated grains. Makes a great flour for breads and cakes.	Farming
	Hops	A bitter, tangy flower used to flavor beer.	Farming
	Clam	Someone lived here once.	Foraging - The Beach Crab Pots
	Coral	A colony of tiny creatures that clump together to form beautiful structures.	Foraging - The Beach
	Nautilus Shell	An ancient shell.	Foraging - The Beach
	Rainbow Shell	It's a very beautiful shell.	Foraging - The Beach

Universal Neutrals exceptions

• Elliott loves Duck Feather.
• Emily loves Wool.
• Evelyn hates Clam and Coral.
• Harvey likes Duck Feather, dislikes Bread, hates Coral, Nautilus Shell, and Rainbow Shell.
• Leah loves Truffle, dislikes Fried Egg, hates Bread.
• Maru hates Truffle.
• Penny dislikes Duck Feather and Wool, hates Hops.
• Sandy likes Wool.

Universal Dislikes

This is a list of items that will decrease friendship by 20 points when given as gifts.

• All Building Materials -- Battery Packs, Clay, Fiber, Hardwood, Stone, and Wood
• All Bombs
• All Crafted Floors & Paths
• All Fences
• All Fertilizer
• All Fish (except for Clam which is a Universal Neutral, and Carp & Snails which are Universal Hates)
• All Geode Minerals
• All Geodes
• All Seeds including Fruit Tree Saplings, Acorns, Maple Seeds, and Pine Cones
• All Sprinklers
• All Tackle
• Most Metal Goods -- Coal, Copper Bars, Gold Bars, Gold Ore, Iridium Bars, Iridium Ore, Iron Bars, and Refined Quartz

Image	Name	Description	Source
	Cave Carrot	A starchy snack found in caves. It helps miners work longer.	Foraging
	Driftwood	A piece of wood from the sea.	Fishing
	Wheat Flour	A common cooking ingredient made from crushed wheat seeds.	Pierre's
	Oil	All purpose cooking oil.	Pierre's
	Void Egg	A jet-black egg with red flecks. It's warm to the touch.	Animals
	Vinegar	An aged fermented liquid used in many cooking recipes.	Pierre's
	Rice	A basic grain often served under vegetables.	Pierre's
	Oak Resin	A sticky, fragrant substance derived from oak sap.	Tapper
	Pine Tar	A pungent substance derived from pine sap.	Tapper
	Solar Essence	The glowing face is warm to the touch	Mining
	Void Essence	It's quivering with dark energy	Mining
	Spring Onion	These grow wild during the spring.	Foraging
	Field Snack	A quick snack to fuel the hungry forager.	Crafting
	Jack-O-Lantern	A whimsical fall decoration.	Crafting
	Tea Set	Fine porcelain.	Gift from Secret Gift Giver at Feast of the Winter Star
	Stardew Hero Trophy	The most prestigious award a Stardew Valley resident could receive!	Community Center

Universal Dislikes exceptions

• Abigail loves Pufferfish; hates Clay
• Clint loves Gold Bar, Iridium Bar, Omni Geode; likes Copper Bar, Iron Bar; is neutral toward Coal, Gold Ore, Iridium Ore, Refined Quartz
• Demetrius is neutral toward All Fish (except Carp & Snail)
• Dwarf loves Omni Geode; is neutral toward Solar Essence, Void Essence
• Elliott loves Lobster; likes Octopus, Squid; is neutral toward All Other Fish (except Carp & Snail); hates Sea Cucumber
• Evelyn hates All Fish, Clay
• Haley hates All Fish, Clay
• Harvey likes Spring Onion
• Krobus loves Void Egg; likes Gold Bar, Iridium Bar
• Leah likes Driftwood, Spring Onion; hates Void Egg
• Linus likes Spring Onion; is neutral toward All Fish (except Carp & Snail)
• Maru loves Battery Pack, Gold Bar, Iridium Bar; likes Copper Bar, Iron Bar, Oak Resin, Pine Tar
• Pam is neutral toward All Fish (except Carp, Octopus, Snail & Squid); hates Octopus, Squid
• Penny loves Sandfish
• Pierre hates All Fish
• Robin likes Hardwood
• Sam loves Tigerseye; hates Metal Goods
• Sebastian loves Obsidian, Void Egg; is neutral toward All Fish (except Carp & Snail); hates Clay
• Willy loves Catfish, Iridium Bar, Octopus, Sea Cucumber, Sturgeon; likes Gold Bar, Lingcod, Tiger Trout; is neutral toward All Other Fish (except Carp & Snail)
• Wizard loves Solar Essence, Void Essence; likes All Geode Minerals
• In addition to the villagers already listed, George, Jas, Marnie, and Vincent hate Clay

Universal Hates

This is a list of items that will decrease friendship by 40 points when given as gifts.

• All Artifacts
• All Bait
• All Crafted Artisan Equipment
• All Crafted Lighting
• All Miscellaneous Crafted Items (except Iron Bar, Gold Bar, & Jack-O-Lantern which are disliked)
• All Furniture (except Tea Set which is disliked)
• All Monster Loot (except Solar Essence and Void Essence which are disliked)
• All Trash (except Driftwood which is disliked)

Image	Name	Description	Source
	Sap	A fluid obtained from trees.	Foraging
	Carp	A common pond fish.	Fishing
	Seaweed	It can be used in cooking.	Fishing
	Green Algae	It's really slimy.	Fishing
	White Algae	It's super slimy.	Fishing
	Grass Starter	Place this on your Farm to start a new patch of grass.	Pierre's
	Hay	Dried grass used as animal food.	Foraging, Marnie's
	Poppy	In addition to its colorful flower, the Poppy has culinary and medicinal uses.	Farming
	Copper Ore	A common ore that can be smelted into bars.	Mining
	Iron Ore	A fairly common ore that can be smelted into bars.	Mining
	Sea Urchin	A slow-moving, spiny creature that some consider a delicacy.	Foraging
	Red Mushroom	A spotted mushroom sometimes found in caves.	Foraging
	Snail	A wide-ranging mollusk that lives in a spiral shell.	Fishing
	Oil of Garlic	Drink this and weaker monsters will avoid you.	Crafting
	Strange Bun	What's inside?	Cooking
	Void Mayonnaise	A thick, black paste that smells like burnt hair.	Mayonnaise Machine
	Sugar	Adds sweetness to pastries and candies. Too much can be unhealthy.	Mill, Pierre's and JojaMart
	Treasure Chest	Wow, it's loaded with treasure! This is sure to fetch a good price.	Fishing
	Energy Tonic	Restores a lot of energy..	Harvey's Clinic
	Muscle Remedy	When you've pushed your body too hard, drink this to remove Exhaustion.	Harvey's Clinic
	Golden Pumpkin	It's valuable but has no other purpose.	Spirit's Eve Festival
	Slime Eggs of all colors	Can be hatched in a slime incubator.	Slimes, Slime Egg-Press
	Crab Pot	Used with bait to capture crabs and other sea creatures	Crafting, Fish Shop

Universal Hates exceptions

• Abigail dislikes Sugar
• Dwarf likes Dwarf Scroll I, Dwarf Scroll II, Dwarf Scroll III, Dwarf Scroll IV, Dwarvish Helm, and Dwarf Gadget
• Krobus loves Void Mayonnaise
• Penny loves Poppy, dislikes Red Mushroom
• Sam likes Joja Cola, dislikes Seaweed
• Wizard dislikes Slime
• In addition to the villagers already listed, Leah, Marnie, and Shane dislike Seaweed

Achievements

There are 6 Achievements related to Friendship:

• A New Friend (Reach a 5-heart friend level with someone)
• Best Friends (Reach a 10-heart friend level with someone)
• The Beloved Farmer (Reach a 10-heart friend level with 8 people)
• Cliques (Reach a 5-heart friend level with 4 people)
• Networking (Reach a 5-heart friend level with 10 people)
• Popular (Reach a 5-heart friend level with 20 people)