When Stardew Valley ($7.99) was announced for mobile, I was very excited. I already loved the game and had played it for a while across PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch with the Switch version getting the maximum playtime of the lot. When it arrived on iOS, it was a fantastic port that has only improved over time. As with most indie games, the Nintendo Switch and mobile versions are on the spectrum for portable gaming fans. I already compared Dead Cells on iOS and Nintendo Switch and decided to do something similar for Stardew Valley since a lot of us play it on both iOS and Nintendo Switch. The screenshot below is the iPad Air 2 version zoomed out all the way.

Over the last few years, Stardew Valley has evolved quite a bit on all platforms. There have been major updates adding new content across the board and also updates to the console versions adding multiplayer and mobile versions adding more control options. In its current state, Stardew Valley is in a great place on all platforms but there are a few things that make it worth looking into specifically on Switch or iOS depending on what you want out of the game. When it comes to features, multiplayer is available on Nintendo Switch but not on iOS. As of now, there hasn’t been any news on multiplayer for iOS or Android. In terms of content, the 1.4 content is already on all platforms including mobile. While patches arrive later on mobile compared to PC and other consoles, the difference isn’t too bad. So in...