Summary
One of the reasons whyStardew Valleyis such an immersive game is the phenomenal audio. The music and sound effects perfectly capture the cozy and mysterious feeling that the game constantly evokes. Fans of Stardew Valley’s audio will be happy to hear about the audio mods that improve an already fantastic audial experience.
These eight mods add in new animal sounds, weather noises and opportunities for new songs. If you’ve been playing for several in-game years, you might be ready to listen to something else for a change. Here’s your chance to take Stardew Valley’s music and sounds to all new heights.
8Beach Sounds
The beach of Stardew Valley is relaxing, but the sounds here can be a bit simple and repetitive. With the Beach Sounds mod, the sounds of the ocean waves hitting the sand will sound a lot more realistic thanks to improved audio quality and a less static rhythm.
If you want to use the Beach Sounds mod with the Beach Farm template, you can combine this with the Better Jukebox mod, discussed below.
This is a great mod to install if you spend a lot of timefishingor digging at the beach. This will make it easier for your thoughts to drift away as you get swept up in the meditative practice of fishing.
7Custom Summer Sounds
Like Beach Sounds, Custom Summer Sounds adds a bunch of new summer soundscapes so that the entire season will sound more vibrant.Summer is the busiest seasonof them all for both humans and animals, so it makes sense that this season would be a lot louder and busier than winter or fall.
One thing this mod removes is the faint buzzing sound that can be heard in the summer ambiance. Though summer is full of insects, it’s also full of birds, which this mod allows you to hear with better quality and dynamics.
6Back to the Valley - A Seasons Themed Music Mod
If you want a music mod that’s less subtle and more of an audio overhaul, this mod adds 12 new songs that fit the vibe of the original soundtrack extremely well. Each song triggers as you are exploring Pelican Town specifically.
Each season gets three songs, making every part of the year feel fresher; these songs range from festive to soothing and are sure to impress fans of the Stardew Valley original soundtrack. The composer has uploaded all the songs to YouTube and Spotify, so feel free to give them a test drive before you download and install them.
5Ambient Nature Pack for Custom Music
The Ambient Nature Pack mod is an interesting way to revamp Stardew Valley’s audio, as it replaces all the music with nature sounds to create a more authentic audio experience. This mod is recommended for players who have already experienced a lot of Stardew Valley and are ready to try something very new.
The Ambient Nature Pack mod must be used with the Custom Music mod which can be downloadedhereby Platonymous.
Though it may not be a very musical mod per se, it’s highly immersive. If getting lost in the world of foliage and animals sounds enticing to you, this mod will help you achieve that very easily.
4No Clop If It’s Not a Horse it Shouldn’t Gallop
This is one of the simpler mods on the list, but it’s important nonetheless; many Stardew Valley players choose to mod their horse with the texture of something different, like a vehicle or a different creature altogether, but the horse clopping remains. Wouldn’t it be more realistic to have the sounds of horseshoes on the pavement removed?
The No Clop mod does exactly what it says: removes the clop. Now you can ride your Dolorian, dragon, or Pokemon across Stardew Valley without being reminded of what it used to be in a previous life.
3Sounds of Rain
As important as rainfall is to Stardew Valley on a gameplay mechanic level, it’s quite plain when it comes to the music and audio. Every rainy day in Stardew Valley just replaces the music with simple rainfall, no matter the time of day or the season, so this mod makes rainy days and evenings have more personality.
Sounds of Rain adds three new songs that will play on rainy days. Now when you’re out foraging or fishing during thunderstorms, your activities will feel a little less lonesome and a bit more inviting.
2Tractor Engine Sound
One of the most popular Stardew Valley mods is the Tractor Mod, which allows you to purchase a tractor to make your farm life a lot easier. But the sounds that come with the mod aren’t the most realistic.
The Tractor Engine Sound mod only works with the Tractor Mod by Pathoschild, which can be downloadedhereon Nexus mods.
If you use the Tractor Mod and want it to sound like a real piece of work, this mod will give it everything it needs, including the sound of a loud and lively engine. Now you canfarm your cropswith something that doesn’t sound like a galloping animal.
1Better Jukebox
It’s always a treat whenever a video game includes an interactable jukebox, but sometimes it can be bothersome when the interaction has limited functionality. Unfortunately, this was the case in Stardew Valley with both the saloon jukebox and the mini jukebox you may acquire and place on your farm.
With Better Jukebox, there is now a much more in-depth menu that gives you the ability to select songs with precision. This is perhaps the ultimate way to constantly customize your audio for the rest of your Stardew Valley hours.
