Recommendations: Accessibility and Ease of Play
This is a page of mods that provide greater accessibility and ease of play for players who find particular aspects of the game challenging.
Accessibility
StardewSpeak
Author: evfredericksen
StardewSpeak enables voice recognition commands, allowing for hands-free play. Still a work-in-progress as of June 2021, but most actions and menu navigation are included in a playable state. Can be used offline.
Stardew Access
Author: Mohammad Shoaib / shoaib6996
Stardew Access enables screen reader and keyboard-only support, as well as adding options to narrate the player's position, health and stamina, money, and the time of day and season.
Requires: AutoHotKey
Pelican XVASynth
Author: aedenthorn
Pelican xVASynth provides real-time voice synthesis based on Stardew Valley character dialogue using xVASynth, which is an AI voice acting synthesis tool.
Requires: xVASynth
Pelican TTS
Author: Platonymous
Pelican TTS (Nexus) / (ModDrop) adds a text-to-speech function for dialogue, HUD messages, letters, and books. The mod supports all languages and voices for each character can be configured.
Requires: An active internet connection
Font Settings
Author: Becks723
Font Settings allows you to configure the in-game font used for menus and dialogue, including sizing and spacing options and changing the font entirely.
SDV Colorblind Mod
Author: CISC 3141 / Upsters
SDV Colorblind Mod retextures several plants and forage items that are difficult to distinguish for people with red/green colourblindness.
A Less Flashy Stardew
Author: mistyspring
A Less Flashy Stardew adds several options to disable flashy animations such as pulsing lights, lava movement, and water animations, in order to reduce eyestrain and seizure risk.
Better Festival Notifications
Author: drbirbdev
Better Festival Notifications adds an audible notification when a festival has begun, and gives warning notifications when you are about to miss the festival, or when it has ended.
Trypophobia - Make Stardew Valley Less Hole-y
Author: Horcrux1994
Trypophobia - Make Stardew Valley Less Hole-y retextures several sprites to remove holes that could trigger a trypophobia response.
Misophonia Accessibility (Remove Eat or Drink or Keg Sounds)
Author: TheFluffyRobot
Misophonia Accessibility disables the sound made while eating something, and optionally the sounds made when drinking or when accessing a keg.
Sounds Patcher
Author: MindMeltMax
Sounds Patcher allows the player to disable any currently playing music track or sound.
Leftymode
Author: Max Vollmer
Leftymode switches the left and right mouse button commands for left-handed players.
Quick Responses
Author: aedenthorn
Quick Responses adds the ability to select between different question responses in the game with number keys (instead of having to use the mouse).
Mouse Move Mode
Author: ylsama
Mouse Move Mode makes the player-character move in the direction of the mouse pointer when right-clicking or holding the right mouse button, allowing players to minimise keyboard use.
Spiders Are Bears
Author: OsmiaCyril
Spiders Are Bears changes the spider enemies in the challenge mode of the mines into bears so that people with arachnophobia are able to play comfortably.
Ease of Play
UI Info Suite
Author: Cdaragorn
UI Info Suite provides helpful information about a range of things in the game, particularly NPCs' birthdays, animals with produce or that haven't been patted, days until harvest, and items needed for Community Centre bundles.
Lookup Anything
Author: Pathoschild
Lookup Anything (Nexus) / ModDrop provides detailed information about whatever is under the mouse cursor when the hotkey is pressed, such as days until harvest, NPC likes and dislikes, what bundles and achievements require a particular item, and how long until a machine is finished producing.
NPC Map Locations
Author: Bouhm, maintained by Pathoschild
NPC Map Locations displays NPCs' current location on the map, making it easier to find them, and adds an optional minimap.
To-Dew
Author: Jamie Taylor
To-Dew adds a to-do list that can be edited in-game and optionally is visible outside of menus. Items can be configured to display only on certain days, seasons, or in certain weather.
Stardew Notifications
Author: monopandora, maintained by Sakorona
Stardew Notifications (Nexus) / (ModDrop) provides pop-up notifications for production, harvesting, and events in the game.
Time Reminder
Author: Sakorona
Time Reminder (Nexus) / (ModDrop) adds a configurable pop-up notification that alerts the player of the current system time.
Time of the Prairie King
Author: TheFluffyRobot
Time of the Prairie King displays the in-game clock while playing Journey of the Prairie King in multiplayer.
Running Late
Author: Coll1234567
Running Late changes the in-game clock to update every minute instead of every 10 mins, making it easier to track time.
Multiplayer Time
Author: lolmaj
Multiplayer Time makes time stop in a multiplayer game if all players are in menus, cutscenes, or playing a minigame.
TimeSpeed
Author: cantorsdust, maintained by Pathoschild
TimeSpeed allows the player to configure the speed at which time passes in the game, including configuring separate values by location.
Numerical Health
Author: Hydrox6
Numerical Health adds a moveable and resizeable display showing the player's current health and stamina values as numerical figures.
Custom Tracker
Author: Esca-MMC
Custom Tracker (Nexus) / (ModDrop) replaces the default forage tracker icon with a larger customisable arrow, for ease of seeing.
Zoom Level
Author: thespbgamer
Zoom Level adds new hotkeys to adjust the game's zoom level and UI level past the game limit to a configurable setting.
Simple Cursor
Author: h4man
Simple Cursor redesigns the mouse pointer to a simpler shape with different colour options available.
SFG's Crab Monster Recolors (Content Patcher)
Author: ShotFromGuns
SFG's Crab Monster Recolors edits the sprites for the crab monsters so that they are easier to spot. Various levels of difference are available.
Better Crop Visibility (CP)
Author: UlyanaLeyana
Better Crop Visibility edits the sprites of five crops to make it easier to distinguish when they are ready to be harvested.
Better Fertilizer
Author: ForgedBrass
Better Fertilizer edits the sprite of applied fertilisers so that it is easier to see whether a fertiliser has been applied and which one it is.
Combat Controls Redux
Author: DJ-STLN & NormanPCN
Combat Controls Redux changes the game controls so that the player turns in the direction of the mouse click when attacking, and optionally continues attacking if the mouse button is held down.
Omni Swing
Author: AlejandroAkbal
Omni Swing changes the game controls so that you can hold down the mouse button to automatically swing your weapon instead of needing to click continuously.
Don't Stop Me Now
Author: lolShockah
Don't Stop Me Now allows for moving while swinging a weapon or tool or aiming a slingshot, as well as rotating while charging tools.
No Fence Decay
Author: CatCattyCat
No Fence Decay (Nexus) / (ModDrop) edits fences so that they will never be destroyed over time.
No Soil Decay on Farm
Author: A_Dude
No Soil Decay on Farm edits soil on the farm so that it always stays tilled instead of reverting to an untilled state.
Easier Cave Puzzle
Author: atravita
Easier Cave Puzzle makes the Ginger Island cave puzzle easier by adding options to pause between rounds, slow down the patterns, or make the flashes last longer.
Fishing Made Easy Suite (Content Patcher)
Author: Ericlegacy
Fishing Made Easy Suite adds an array of options to make fishing easier, including reducing fishing difficulty and removing time, season, or weather restrictions for fish.
Combat Made Easy Suite (Content Patcher)
Author: Ericlegacy
Combat Made Easy Suite adds an array of options to make combat easier, including decreasing the health of monsters, decreasing damage taken, increasing experience gained, and increasing loot drops.
Farming Made Easy Suite (Content Patcher)
Author: Ericlegacy
Farming Made Easy Suite adds an array of options to make farming easier, including making crops grow faster or regrow, removing season restrictions, and making animals produce faster.