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What, you didn’t add “cosmetic hats” to your list of wants in a Harvest Moon-style game? Too bad, because Stardew Valley has them and they make for a small and appropriate character customization option.

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Nothing in Stardew Valley is free sans you getting your farm, and hats are no different. They can be pretty pricey in terms of effort investment.

Some hats require you make a certain amount of money, catch a wide variety of fish, or be the cool kid in town with all the best gifts and a wealth of friends. Further still, some aren’t tied to achievements at all, making them difficult to figure out on your own.

Luckily most hats are tied to achievements, making them easy to figure out and get during normal gameplay. Those tied to winning festival games, museum completion, and adventuring are more difficult to stumble upon and are generally more difficult to get. The Sombrero, tied to you earning 10 million gold, is the most difficult non-achievement hat to get.

How do you get a hat once you reach the requirement(s)?

Once you’ve obtained the achievement tied to a hat, the Ruined House on at the south of the Wizard’s tower on the west side of town opens for business — and that business is the sort of maybe kind of dapper world of hats.

If you have 1000 gold on hand, you can saunter up to the Ruined House and give it your business. Each hat costs 1000 gold regardless of difficulty to unlock.

The list below has the hats listed in alphabetical order with the achievements they’re tied to (when applicable) and the requirements to obtain them listed. Just because you’re a farmer doesn’t mean you can’t be snazzy.

HatAchievementAchievement reqs.
Archer’s Cap  Gourmet Chef Cook every recipe.
Blue Bonnet  Treasure Trove  Donate 40 items to the museum.
Bowler Hat  Millionaire  Earn a million gold.
Butterfly Bow  A New Friend  Reach 5 hearts with one person.
Cat Ears The Beloved Farmer Reach 10 hearts with 8 different people.
Chicken Mask A Big Help  Complete 40 quests.
Cool Cap Homesteader Earn 250,000 gold.
Cowboy Hat  A Complete Collection Complete the museum’s collection.
Cowgal Hat Monoculture Ship 300 of a single crop.
Cowpoke Hat Polyculture  Ship 15 of each crop.
Daisy  D.I.Y.  Craft 15 different items.
Delicate Bow Cook Cook 10 different recipes.
Earmuffs  Popular Reach 5 hearts with 20 different people.
Eye Patch Master Angler Catch one of every fish.
Fedora N/A Win 500 Star Tokens at the Stardew Valley Fair.
Gnome’s Cap  Craft Master  Craft one of every item.
Goblin Mask Full Shipment  Ship at least one of every item.
Good Ol’ Cap Greenhorn  Earn 15,000 gold.
Hard Hat N/A ??? (If you know, please let me know!)
Hunter’s Cap  Living Large Upgrade your house to maximum size.
Lucky Bow Cowpoke  Earn 50,000 gold.
Mouse Ears Best Friends  Reach 10 hearts with one person.
Official Cap  Ol’ Mariner  Catch 24 different fish.
Plum Chapeau  Sous Chef  Cook 25 different recipes.
Polka Bow Gofer  Complete 10 quests.
Sailor’s Cap N/A Win the fishing competition during the Winter Festival.
Santa Hat Networking Reach 5 hearts with 10 different people.
Skeleton Mask  N/A  Defeat 50 skeletons.
Sombrero  N/A  Earn 10 million gold.
Sou’wester Fisherman  Catch 8 different fish.
Straw Hat N/A Win the egg hunt during the Spring Egg Festival.
Tiara  Cliques  Reach 5 hearts with 4 different people.
Top Hat N/A  Win 8000 Qi Coins at Qi’s Casino.
Tropiclip Moving Up  Upgrade your house.
Trucker Hat Artisan  Craft 30 different types of items.
Watermelon Band  Mother Catch  Catch 100 different fish.

If you’re hungry for more info on Stardew Valley, check out my guides on wooing potential spouses, befriending villagers, cooking (you gotta eat!), and crop maturation times and prices. Have fun, and don’t get so wrapped up in farming you don’t adventure!

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