Stardew Valley’s remaining mystery: Who threw those rocks at Linus?
polygon.comStardew Valleyfans have seemingly pored over every pixel of the game since its release, doing everything from creating vast wikis that catalog the game’s every detail to creating mods that extend the world. Despite all this work, one big mystery still eludes fans everywhere. It’s 2024, and we still don’t know who threw rocks at Linus and destroyed his home.
Developer Eric Barone, known as ConcernedApe, released Stardew Valley over eight years ago. It follows the story of a disaffected office worker who quits and starts a farm on a parcel of land bequeathed to them by their late grandpa. To this day, the game maintains an avid player base and Barone continues to release significant updates. In light of the Stardew Valley 1.6 update out Tuesday, I’ve been thinking about this particular mystery, so it seems like the best time to try and solve it.
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Stardew Valley takes place in a small village called Pelican Town where you can befriend a colorful cast of characters as you start up a farm. One such character is Linus, an outcast who lives in a tent on the outskirts of town. Like other townspeople, he’s a bit guarded when he first meets you and won’t chat you up. However, he does make a request of the player: “Please don’t destroy my tent. It’s happened before.” If you continue to talk to him throughout the seasons, he’ll mention other forms of harassment. In other instances, somebody threw rocks at his tent while he slept, and another spray-painted it.
Linus might be a bit cold, but he doesn’t deserve to have his home destroyed. My heart went out to him after hearing about all he endured. I, like many other fans, have dwelled on this unsolved crime for years, because nobody ever fesses up to it! I contacted Barone directly two years ago to see if he could tell us. At the time, he didn’t offer clarification, but he gave his general thoughts on Stardew Valley lore.
“When it comes to Stardew Valley lore, as a general rule, I don’t comment on anything outside the
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