Stardew Valley's multiplayer is live now on PC.
First announced back in 2016, Concerned Ape's farm 'em up supports four player co-op that's said to be "nearly identical to singleplayer", but with three pals. In MP, you'll work towards a common goal. Any singleplayer game can be converted by having Robin build one or more cabins on your farm, too.
As you might expect, one player serves as the host and can invite three other bodies to their game—which can now be accessed via a 'co-op' button on the title screen. In turn, this activates the new co-op menu.
From here you can choose to: host a new game, re-host an existing game, join a new farm, re-join a farm, join a LAN game, and enter an invite code to join a game (the latter of which allows for Steam and GOG crossplay).
More on all of that can be found in update 1.3's patch notes. There, you'll find all that's new in Stardew beyond multiplayer support—such as travelling festivals, new character events, new garden pots, and the ability to change professions among other things.
As an ex-barman, ex-plumber, ex-labourer, and, wouldn't you believe it, an ex-farm assistant, I like the sound of that last one.
