Stardew Valley Fans Found The Perfect Queer Pop Anthem For Romancing Haley

Summary Chappell Roan's single, "Good Luck, Babe!" has parallels to the romantic arc between Haley and the farmer in Stardew Valley.

The song is especially apt for those playing as a female farmer, with its elements of compulsory heterosexuality mirroring Haley's story when entering a lesbian relationship.

Queer players have been celebrating Haley's love and romantic struggles through fan edits set to the song.

Stardew Valley players have been romancing snarky, wannabe photographer Haley since the game came out, but queer players have been celebrating their love for the bachelorette with some edits set to Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe!" The song is from the perspective of a woman talking to her former lover, who's in denial about her attraction to the narrator, instead opting to continue dating a man. From the first Flower Dance, most Stardew players will believe Haley has her eyes set on Alex, the stereotypical masculine choice of the game's bachelors, creating a fictional love triangle parallel to that in the song.

The bachelorette's romantic arc echoes the compulsory heterosexual elements of Chappell's new pop track​​​, as highlighted in a number of videos, including one from TikTok user piineapples​. The fan edits going around the internet show Haley attempting to ignore the farmer's romantic advances by hanging out with Alex and downing drinks at Gus's Saloon.

She'll reply to Alex's made-up "you up?" texts, pretend she doesn't blush at the farmer's gifts, and, just like the lyrics of Chappell's track, "Try to stop the world just to stop the feeling," as seen in a similar edit from tea_ssc0 on TikTok.

The fan edits shared among the thousands of videos set to Chappell's new song give a new look at the enemies-to-lovers arc players have crafted for Haley through the few cutscenes and dialogues in-game, particularly for those playing as a female farmer. For some queer players, Haley's initial standoffish attitude has been interpreted to come from her personal struggle with having feelings for a woman.

Related New Stardew Valley 1.6 Dialogue Makes Haley Even More Demanding The recent 1.6 Update for Stardew Valley has expanded on the game's characters, even making Haley more demanding of those with commitment issues.

"Good Luck, Babe!" Gives A New Backstory To Haley's Cold Attitude In Stardew Valley

As the farmer gets to know Haley, she'll openly wonder what Alex's plans are for the day, or ask the farmer to send a message to him (despite him living only on the other side of the Saloon). Haley will scoff at the farmer's earthy smell and mud-covered clothes in their first handful of interactions. ConcernedApe has always made Stardew Valley a space where players can marry whoever they want, regardless of gender, and if players work through Haley's icy exterior and decide to marry her, she will grow to love life on the farm (and the farmer).

Chappell Roan has seemingly become a staple on many queer people's TikTok feed, between her opening set for Olivia Rodrigo's "Guts" tour and her performances both weekends at Coachella. "Good Luck, Babe!" is starting to reach an even wider audience, however, thanks to the queer fan edits of her WLW-centric tracks from Haley romancers. The song's chorus appropriately sums up the fictionalized romantic arc between Haley and the farmer in Stardew Valley, with Chappell singing, "You can kiss a hundred boys in bars / Shoot another shot try to stop the feeling / You can say it's just the way you are / Fake a new excuse, another stupid reason / Well good luck, babe!"

Throughout the player's courting quest, Haley slowly softens, admitting she's grown accustomed to the small-town life in Pelican Town and saying, "I'm a farmer now, too!" once she's engaged. Though she might not be the best farmhand, the lesbian Stardew Valley fanbase has made her a much more appealing partner with these fan edits – and with the addition of some new dialogue options as one of the many changes in the 1.6 update, there's now more of a reason to romance her than ever before.

Sources: piineapples/TikTok, tea_ssc0/TikTok