Unique Children for Stardew Valley
Your kids look like your spouse: unique sprites for every base-game, SVE and Ridgeside spouse, seasonal outfits and an entry in the social menu.
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What this mod does
Unique Children, by Shaklin, makes the farmer’s children look like their spouse. In the base game every child uses the same look; with this mod each spouse has their own baby and toddler sprites.
What it adds
- Sprites for the base-game spouses, Stardew Valley Expanded and Ridgeside Village, with permission from those teams to use their hairstyles.
- Babies that look different depending on whether they’re a boy or a girl, a sleeping sprite and optional seasonal and festival outfits, including a Spirit’s Eve costume.
- Info on each child in the social menu, where you can also rename them.
- Works with the children you already have and with those born later.
Configuration and compatibility
It only requires SMAPI. After you load your save, a children.json is created where you can change each child’s name, gender, skin tone or sprite folder; an optional file includes a tool for editing it. Version 4.3 (January 18, 2026, 4.5 MB) has a separate Android version.
In multiplayer, everyone needs the mod and the same sprites. It’s compatible with Unique Children Talk and Immersive Family. With multiple-spouse mods it should work as long as they don’t turn the children into NPCs or change their look.
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Highlights and things to keep in mind
- Kids who look like your spouse
- Includes SVE and Ridgeside Village spouses
- Works in multiplayer and has an Android version
- Only requires SMAPI
- In multiplayer everyone needs the same sprites, or there may be crashes
- After a divorce through the Witch's Hut shrine you have to edit children.json by hand
- No Spanish translation on Nexus
Requirements
- Stardew Valley 1.6.x (PC; there's an Android version)
- SMAPI 4.x
- In multiplayer, everyone needs the mod and the same sprites
How to install it
- Install SMAPI first (see its mod page) and launch the game once with it to check that it works.
- Open the Unique Children page on Nexus Mods, go to the Files tab and click Manual download on the main file (Unique Children 4.3; on Android, use the ANDROID file under Miscellaneous). You need a free Nexus account to download.
- Unzip the .zip outside the game folder and move the resulting folder into the Mods folder, inside the game folder.
- Load your save once so children.json is created, and check each child's data in it if the mod doesn't detect your spouse correctly.
Version history
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4.37 Jun 2026Current
Android version tested with 1.6.15.2
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4.318 Jan 2026
Adds the Child_Ignore entry to exclude certain children
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3.620 Mar 2024
Update for Stardew Valley 1.6
Common problems
Does it work with children I already have?
Yes. It applies to existing children and to those born later.
Does it have sprites for spouses from other mods?
It includes SVE and Ridgeside Village; other spouses can get sprites through Content Patcher.
Does it work with multiple-spouse mods?
It should, as long as those mods don't turn the children into NPCs or change their look, according to the author.
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