Stardew Valley Players' Obsession with Grandpa Bed Mods Explained

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Stardew Valley is known for its endearing cast of characters, with the first they meet being their own grandfather. Though Grandpa doesn’t appear much in the game, he makes a strong impression in the opening cutscene. There, he gives his grandchild (the player) a sealed envelope and bids them to open it when life becomes a bit too much for them to handle. After, he passes in his sleep. This emotional cutscene eventually leads to the player’s experience in Stardew Valley as the sealed envelope contains a deed to Grandpa’s old farm.

That said, players have recently focused their efforts on a different aspect of the opening cutscene — Grandpa’s bed. Recently, there’s been an influx of Stardew Valley mods that alter the appearance of Grandpa and his bed. While some present small, silly changes to the opening cutscene, others are more absurd, but then that’s what makes these mods so amusing.

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Admittedly, Stardew Valley’s opening cutscene, and particularly Grandpa’s bed, seem out of place when compared to the rest of the game’s aesthetics. Though an old tweet from ConcernedApe reveals why. Apparently, he’d added the opening cutscene into the game less than a month before its initial launch. He even poked fun at Grandpa’s bed, calling it a “cot.”

Still, players’ jokes about the bed never truly took off — that is, until now. Recently, the modding community has been releasing add-ons that change up Grandpa’s bed in the game’s opening cutscene. One amusing mod for Stardew Valley is the “Slightly Worse Grandpa Bed” mod, which breaks off one of the bed’s legs. Another mod makes it so there’s a sizable pee stain on the sheets.

These, however, are only the tip of the