I see a lot of people on this site don't like em, but SOMEBODY must. because they keep getting made, and they keep getting played. I was joking once that you could tag the word "Farm" to your game title and immediately get 200+ more downloads than you would otherwise.
I mean, I haven't tried Stardew Valley yet, and I kinda liked Rune Factory when I played it, I just think a game that focuses on farming and basically ONLY farming is a bit boring.