Grandpa

“	“If you're reading this, you must be in dire need of a change. The same thing happened to me, long ago. I'd lost sight of what mattered most in life... real connections with other people and nature. So I dropped everything and moved to the place I truly belong.”
	— Grandpa's Letter

Grandpa is the first character players are introduced to. He writes a letter gifting the farmhouse, which prompts the player to move to Stardew Valley.

Grandpa's Ghost

The player can find a note on Grandpa's Shrine, at the far Northwest corner of The Farm, which states that Grandpa will return at the start of the third year (1st of Spring, Year 3) to evaluate the player's success.

Grandpa's evaluation is directly related to the number of candles that light up around Grandpa's Shrine at the beginning of year three. This is determined by a point system based on various milestones that were reached in the first two years. There are a total of 21 available points.

The player can be re-evaluated at any time by placing a Diamond into Grandpa's Shrine (Grandpa will show up on the following day). This means that the opportunity to obtain all four candles is extended beyond the initial two year evaluation.

Scoring

Money Earned (Highest value only)

Total Earnings	Points Earned
data-sort-value="50,000">g	1
data-sort-value="100,000">g	2
data-sort-value="200,000">g	3
data-sort-value="300,000">g	4
data-sort-value="500,000">g	5
data-sort-value="1,000,000">g	7

Achievements

Achievement	Requirement	Points Earned
A Perfect Collection	Complete the museum collection.	1
Master Angler	Catch every fish.	1
Full Shipment	Ship every item. (on the items shipped tab).	1
Master Of The Five Ways	Reach level 10 in every skill.	1
Local Legend	Restore the Pelican Town Community Center.	1

Social

Social	Points Earned
Have a friendship of at least eight Hearts with at least five Villagers.	1
Have a friendship of at least eight Hearts with at least ten Villagers.	1
Married with a fully upgraded house.	1
Have a relationship score of at least four hearts with your pet.	1

Other

Requirement	Points Earned
Skull Key obtained.	1
Rusty Key obtained.	1
The Community Center is accessible.	2
Have a total of at least 30 levels in Skills.	1

Results

If the player attains a score of 12 or higher, they will be rewarded with the Statue of Perfection, which grants 2-8 Iridium Ore per day. There is no indication made that the statue is available, and the player will have to manually interact with the shrine to "find" it.

The evaluation has no other effect on the game in any way, and the player may continue playing the game indefinitely.

Shrine Candles Lit

Total Points	Candles Lit
0 - 3	1
4 - 7	2
8 - 11	3
12+	4

Notes

• The actual friendship level required with villagers is slightly below eight hearts (eight hearts requires a relationship value of 2000; the game checks for a value of 1975 or higher). However, it is not possible to view the precise relationship score with a villager from in-game.
• There is currently no in-game way to view the relationship score with your pet. The value can only be observed by checking within the savefile.
• As of v1.05, it is no longer necessary to acquire every Stardrop to achieve the maximum score in the evaluation.