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[[File:Multiplayer.jpg|thumbnail|A screenshot of multiplayer showing two cabins and two players.]]
[[File:Multiplayer.jpg|thumbnail|A screenshot of multiplayer showing two cabins and two players.]]
'''Multiplayer''' is an optional game mode in which 1–4 players can play in the same world over LAN or the Internet. Multiplayer is available on the PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One versions, but is not available on the iOS, Android or Playstation Vita ports. There is both Online Co-op and Split-screen Co-op which is 2–4 players, and additional services may be necessary, depending on the platform. Cross-platform play is not supported in Stardew Valley multiplayer.
'''Multiplayer''' is an optional game mode in which 1–4 players can join the same world through split-screen, over LAN, or by IP address. Multiplayer is available on the PC (Linux/Mac/Windows) and console (PS4/Switch/Xbox One) versions, but not on mobile (iOS/Android) or PS Vita.
The player who created the world (the "host") has the save file on their system, can launch it in multiplayer mode, and can play solo at any time. If the host is not online or the farm is not currently open to other players, then the world is not accessible to other players who had previously connected to the world (the "farmhands") and they cannot view their characters or any other information from that world. Farm ownership cannot be transferred to farmhands without modding.
The player who created the world is the "host", and the other players are "farmhands". The host has the save file on their system, and can play it in both multiplayer and single-player mode. If the host isn't online or the farm isn't currently open to other players, then farmhands can't access the world or their characters in that world. Farm ownership can't be transferred to farmhands without modding.
==Creating a multiplayer world==
==Restrictions==
* On console, remote multiplayer requires a subscription for that platform's online services. That doesn't apply to split-screen mode (which is always free) or PC (which uses your Steam/GOG account).
* On Switch only, split-screen mode is limited to two players and you can't have both split-screen and remote players.
* Crossplatform multiplayer (e.g. PS4 ↔ PC) isn't supported, ''except'' between PC versions (e.g. Windows ↔ MacOS).
==Setup==
Multiplayer worlds can either begin intended for multiplayer or be converted from a singleplayer save file and opened for new players to join.
Multiplayer worlds can either begin intended for multiplayer or be converted from a singleplayer save file and opened for new players to join.