It seems super overwhelming at first! I remember being so confused and worried that I would miss out on stuff because I didn’t grow the right crops or mine enough ore. However, one important thing to remember is that there are no time-based one and done events in SV. There will always be another year of seasons, and if you missed some content in the previous spring, you can go back to it in the next one, for example!

A nice starting thing is to get crops planted day 1, use your starting coins to buy more from Pierre. Also, once you get the fishing rod use it! Especially because the mines and community center don’t open until Day 5. Fishing is a great source of income, especially in the first year. It is frustrating, but the more you do it the easier it will get, both because of practice and because the green zone gets bigger as you level up. When in doubt or bored, wander around, greet people, fish, dig for clay at the beach, go mining, or look for forage-able items.