Players can rename farm animals in Stardew Valley by clicking on their name after petting them. This feature has been available since the game's release in 2016, but many players are just discovering it now. The rename trick doesn't work for in-game children, but can lead to pranks among co-op farmers.

There is arguably no one who takes naming their farm animals more seriously than Stardew Valley players. Plenty of players admit to selling some of their well-loved animals just to rename them after accidentally confirming a randomized name (or just after deciding to change the farms aesthetic). But theres actually a way for players to change their animals names already built into the game no tearful goodbyes required.

Reddit user GneissGoing shared a snapshot from their game, in which they just learned that animals are not beholden for the rest of their virtual lives to the name given to them upon adoption.