There’s only one way to save progress in Stardew Valley: Get into bed and go to sleep.
Chucklefish is aware of the issue, it’s mentioned in a running list of glitches and bugs in Stardew Valley.
“At the moment, we don’t believe the crash is causing damage to players’ save files.”
Crashing into bed may crash your save It’s important to remember that Stardew Valley was developed by just one person — and yet, we can’t help but highlight some of its strangest bugs.