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Stardew Valley Linus guide

Our Stardew Valley Linus guide can help you befriend the wonderful wild man, who will give you plenty of helpful recipes in return.

Stardew Valley Linus' portrait on a farm background

Stardew Valley’s Linus is a solitary villager in Stardew Valley. He lives in a small tent near the mines to the north of Pelican Town and is generally considered to be an outcast. Our guide will help you work out exactly what to give him as a present each day, give you some details on his heart events, as well as the location of his berry-picking basket.

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Here’s everything in our Stardew Valley Linus guide:

What are the best gifts for Linus?

Here’s what Linus loves, likes, and really doesn’t appreciate. Linus’ birthday is on Winter 3, so give him something he’ll love on that day to get extra hearts.

Reaction Gift
Loved Universal loves, blueberry tart, cactus fruit, coconut, dish o’ the sea, yam
Liked Universal likes, all milk, all fruit, all eggs (except void egg), chanterelle, common mushroom, dandelion, wild horseradish, winter root, snow yam, magma cap, morel, purple mushroom, hazelnut, ginger
Neutral Universal neutrals, all fish
Dislike Universal dislikes, foraged minerals, gems (other than diamonds and prismatic shards)
Hate Universal hates

What are Linus’ favorite movies and concessions?

If you really want to take Linus to the movies, you can, but he might not enjoy it much.

Movie Concession
Love None Salmon burger, stardrop sorbet
Like None Everything else
Dislike It Howls in the Rain, Journey of the Prarie King, Brave Little Sapling, Miracle at Coldstar Ranch, Zuzu City Express, Natural Wonders, Wumbus, Mysterium Black licorice, JojaCorn, Joja Cola

Linus’ heart events

Linus may be a solitary man, but that’s all the more reason to try and warm up to him. Here’s everything you need to know about his heart events.

Heart event How to trigger
Zero hearts After you have 50 friendship points with Linus, head into town between 20:00 and 00:00 on a day without rain. It’s worth noting that this event will not trigger before Spring 7th, year one
Three hearts Linus will send you a sashimi recipe in the post when you reach three hearts
Four hearts Head to the mountain area near his tent between 20:00 and 00:00 on a day with no rain
Seven hearts Linus will send you a fish taco recipe in the mail when you reach seven hearts
Eight hearts Leave Robin’s house between 09:00 and 17:00 on a day with no rain

Stardew Valley's Linus standing on the shore

What is Stardew Valley Linus’ schedule?

Here’s when and where you can track down Linus in Pelican Town.

Spring

Rainy days

  • 6:00 am: Inside his tent
  • 9:30 am: Exits tent, stands behind a bush to the left of his tent
  • 10:10 am: Returns to his tent
  • 3:00 pm: Exits tent, stands under tree left of his tent
  • 7:00 pm: Returns to his tent
  • 11:30 pm: Goes to bed

Clear days

  • 6:00 am: Inside his tent
  • 6:30 am: Exits tent, stands behind a bush to the left of his tent
  • 7:00 am: Walks to the left of the fire in front of his tent
  • 9:30 am: Walks to the left side of the lake
  • 2:00 pm: Walks to the left of the fire in front of his tent
  • 7:00 pm: Returns to his tent
  • 11:00 pm: Goes to bed

Summer

Rainy days

  • 6:00 am: Inside his tent
  • 9:30 am: Exits tent, stands behind a bush to the left of his tent
  • 10:10 am: Returns to his tent
  • 3:00 pm: Exits tent, stands under tree left of his tent
  • 7:00 pm: Returns to his tent
  • 11:30 pm: Goes to bed

Clear days

  • 6:00 am: Inside his tent
  • 6:30 am: Walks to a cliff overlooking the lake, to the right of his tent
  • 9:40 am: Walks south of the fence, left of the lake
  • 1:00 pm: Walks further south, left of the lake
  • 4:00 pm: Walks to the left of the fire in front of his tent
  • 8:00 pm: Walks behind the bush to the left of his tent
  • 8:20 pm: Returns to his tent for the night

Green rain

  • Linus stays in his tent all day

Fall

Rainy days

  • 6:00 am: Inside his tent
  • 9:30 am: Exits tent, stands behind a bush to the left of his tent
  • 10:10 am: Returns to his tent
  • 3:00 pm: Exits tent, stands under tree left of his tent
  • 7:00 pm: Returns to his tent
  • 11:30 pm: Goes to bed

Clear days

  • 6:00 am: Inside his tent
  • 7:00 am: Exits tent, stands behind a bush to the left of his tent
  • 7:40 am: Walks to the left of the fire in front of his tent
  • 9:00 am: Walks to Spa, stands at the right side of the building
  • 2:00 pm: Walks to the left side of the lake
  • 6:00 pm: Returns to his tent for the night
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Where is Linus’ basket?

On the eighth day of fall in year one, you receive a letter from Linus saying he lost his blackberry picking basket, and would really appreciate your help in finding it. The basket is in an odd location but remains the same through the following seasons if you forget to hunt it down.

To get the basket, simply head to the bus stop outside your farm, then follow the road to the left, and through the tunnel. This will take you to a small stretch of road where the basket sits above it. Then, head on over to Linus and give him the basket, ending the quest and raising your friendship with him.

That’s everything you need to know about Linus. We also have a guide full of information on every Stardew Valley fish available to catch, where to find the Stardew Valley bookseller, and who all the other Stardew Valley characters are.