So it's entirely possible that I've lost my mind. But that's okay.
I found the Simdew Challenge by eimajunknown
So I'm gonna build a version of Pelican Town to start and so I can have townies to date and here are my plans so far. I don't have the resources to record videos but I feel like I'm gonna be too proud of this not to post it somewhere.
Leah's Cabin completed 6/15/2025
Elliot's Cabin completed 6/20/2025
Jodi, Vincent, Sam (and Kent) completed 6/20/2025
Emily & Haley completed 6/25/2025
George, Evelyn and Alex completed 6/25/2025
Robin, Demitrius, Sebastian, and Maru
Harvey (and his clinic)
Marnie, Jas, and Shane Pierre, Caroline, and Abigail
Mayor Lewis
Pierre, Caroline, and Abigail (Maybe make a general store) Marnie, Jas, Shane
Community Center
The Stardrop Saloon (With Gus and maybe Clint as an employee since smithing isn't really a thing in sims)
Pam and Penny
OC Homestead
Wizard and Wizard Tower
Anything extra I'm probably going to end up building in Henford on Bagley. Wish me luck more than anything and I'll share the updates as they come! (And as my ADHD allows)
"Have you ever wanted to live out your idyllic Stardew Valley farming dreams in The Sims 4? Well, here is the challenge for you! I have done my best to match up Sims 4 gameplay elements with Stardew Valley achievements and goals (noted in [brackets]). The main rules are Sims 4 Base Game friendly, but there are optional challenges you can complete if you have the corresponding expansion/game/stuff packs. Feel free to add any additional gameplay you want to include from other Sims packs you have!
If you want to play along, share your Sims and builds to the gallery or social media using #SimdewChallenge, and tag me on Twitter @simageunknown! I do know that there have been other Sims/Stardew challenges, but this is my version. Enjoy!"
Farmer:
Start with one sim farmer and dress them however you like. (Occults allowed.)
Pick any traits for your farmer that you think will help with the challenge (ex: Loves Outdoors, Animal Enthusiast). You can assign likes and dislikes or choose them during gameplay.
Complete the Friend of the World aspiration. [Meet Every Villager/The Beloved Farmer/Popular]
(optional) Complete any other Nature aspiration of your choice (ex: Country Caretaker, Freelance Botanist, Angling Ace, Outdoor Enthusiast, The Curator, etc.).
(optional) Set your seasons to 28 days. [Stardew seasons are 28 days.]
(optional) Start in Spring season. [Stardew always begins in Spring.]
Turn off aging. [Farmers do not age in Stardew Valley.]
Don’t forget to manually age up your Sims and/or their children.
(optional) You can turn off Animal Aging in Game Options. [Animals do not age or die in Stardew.]
If you want to set your lifespan to long, you can use Potions of Youth.
Build a tiny farmhouse with a mailbox and trash can. If you do not want to build a starter farmhouse, I have uploaded a base game one to my gallery. Gallery link: Simdew Starter Farmhouse, origin ID eimajunknown. If you use mine, you can change the wallpaper and furniture swatches, but do not replace the furniture yet. (See Miscellaneous Gameplay Options for house upgrade guidelines).
Live on any lot in any world, but a bigger lot is better for farming and multiple animals. You can start small and move to bigger lots as you earn money, or you can start on a big lot.
Purchase one packet of Starter Vegetables. [15 starter parsnips]
After building or placing your home and purchasing your Starter Vegetables, set your money to 500 simoleons. [Stardew starting funds are 500 gold.]
Pick any Lot Traits you want (ex: Great Soil, Homey, Chef’s Kitchen).
Pick at least one Lot Challenge. I recommend Simple Living because in Stardew Valley, you have to have the ingredients to cook.
Do not have a real job, but odd jobs are allowed. [Special Orders Bulletin Board]
(optional) Register with the Ministry of Labor as a Farmer or Homesteader.
Get married (three days after your engagement), and have at least two kids (adoption allowed). [A Full House]
Delete the money you get from your spouse, as Stardew spouses bring $0. If your spouse has a job, quit it and have them help you on the farm.
(optional) Attend festivals in Henford-on-Bagley, San Myshuno and Mt. Komorebi.
(optional) Participate in weekly Finchwick Fair contests. [Stardew Valley Fair Grange Display]
(optional) Offer help with errands for Henford-on-Bagley residents. [A Big Help]
Max the video game skill. [Journey of the Prairie King/Junimo Cart]
Max the cooking skill.
(optional) Max the baking skill.
(optional) Max the gourmet cooking skill. [Gourmet Chef]
Earn 1 million simoleons through farming, animal products and selling collectibles. [Millionaire]
(optional) Earn 9,999,999 simoleons. [Gold Clock]
Farming/Foraging:
Purchase seeds either by foraging or purchasing them from vendors. [Pierre]
You can use sprinklers.
Earn enough simoleons (50K) to build a nice greenhouse on your lot (big enough for 12-16 garden boxes and a few trees). Use any excess funds on landscaping, if you want. [Greenhouse]
Grow one money tree. [Ancient Fruit]. You can purchase it with satisfaction points or at a vendor stalls. You may have more money trees if you are trying to earn 9,999,999 simoleons.
Max the gardening skill. [Farming skill]
(optional) Grow every vegetable, mushroom, fruit and flower. [Full Shipment]
(optional) Max the herbalism skill. [Foraging Skill]
(optional) Have a Patchy. [Collect all scarecrows]
Fishing/Animals:
(optional) Have one of each animal or critter (cat, dog, rodent, cow, llama, chicken, bees, grubs).
(optional) When you purchase chickens, buy them in the baby stage like in Stardew. Sadly, this does not apply to llamas and cows. Note: Chicks do not grow up with aging off, so you can play with animal aging on until they grow up.
(optional) Befriend a rabbit, a fox and a flock of birds, and place a rabbit house and a bird house on your farm.
(optional) Have a fish tank and a duck pond (swans are also allowed).
Max the fishing skill. [Fishing skill]
(optional) Catch every fish. [Master Angler]
(optional) Breed or catch every frog. [Slime Hutch]
(optional) Catch every insect.
Mining/Combat/Collecting:
Explore caves/secret lots in various worlds (Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, Granite Falls, Selvadorada, Mt. Komorebi). [Mining skill]
Max the handiness skill.
(optional) Craft every item on the woodworking table. [Craft Master]
Max the fitness skill. [Combat skill]
(optional) Find every metal, crystal and fossil. [Complete Collection/Local Legend]
(optional) Find every MySims trophy by digging rocks OR find every space print using the observatory. [Mystery of the Stardrops]
(optional) Collect all postcards. [Secret Notes]
Feel free to complete any other collections for an additional challenge.
Miscellaneous Gameplay Options:
Is it morning and your sim is still exhausted? You can use the “fill all needs” cheat, but you must deduct $1,000 simoleons from your money. [Joja/Doctor Harvey rescue] You can also spend satisfaction points to use moodlet solvers.
When you get the inheritance phone call, please select either option 2 (“Under What Conditions?” for 2,500 simoleons) or option 3 (“No Thanks…” for 0 simoleons). [Free money from parents/Mayor Lewis]
You may purchase lottery tickets. [Calico Desert Casino]
You may Dumpster Dive for food/furniture. [Trash cans]
You may keep the money you win from festivals.
You may use Tiny Home boosts.
To upgrade/expand your house, save simoleons [Living Large]. You can follow these guidelines OR upgrade at your own pace as you earn money:
Full kitchen with a nice refrigerator, a stove, multiple counters for family cooking and decorations (10,000 simoleons)
Two bedrooms and two full bathrooms (can add to existing bathroom) (20,000 simoleons)
A basement with a den and an office/study (30,000 simoleons)
Community Center:
If the above rules weren’t enough and you want to go hard into the Stardew Valley lifestyle, why not also complete the Community Center? You may build your own Community Center as a generic lot, or you can download my base game one. Gallery link: Simdew Community Center, Origin ID: eimajunknown. Place the non-perishable items your sim collects on the purple pedestals in the basement; plant the crops, flowers and trees in the backyard; and put the perishable items in the refrigerator in the kitchen. Feel free to add fish tanks for your donated fish (optional). This Community Center list includes items that can be found in both The Sims 4 and Stardew Valley:
I was very excited about the new Sims 4 Cottage Living expansion pack, so I decided to write a challenge that incorporated the new farming gameplay with a Stardew Valley twist. If you decide to play the challenge, upload your builds and sims to the gallery with #SimdewChallenge, and tag me on Twitter at @simageunknown! Enjoy!
You can find the full rules to the challenge here:
