Windows BUG REPORT / HELP (all versions) (all saves)

[HeyNoodle]

when i press SHIFT or WINDOWS KEY or ALT or CNRL modded and unmodded no matter where but after i launch the game i can't click on anything. it can tell when a mouse because it becomes larger and highlighted but I can't click it. menu and in game. but i can still hold shift to walk and i can use C and X for right click and left click. but to get clicking to work again i have to relaunch the game and no matter what ive tried it wont work. ive been trying for 3 hours.

v1.6.15 build 24356 (but ive tested it on multiple versions and it doesn't work on any of them)

no error text

every save file ive tired it on there is no diffrence. ive made new ones on some other versions as well. it also happens in the menu

im using windows

in game language is english

single player

keyboard and mouse (bug still happens when using track pad)

ive tried messing around with the files but that didnt work. i reinstalled the game and i turned gamepad mode force off and that didnt work. i left the tab and reopened it and it didnt work. and i think its a problemb wiht the game somehow. i dont know how but no matter what i do i cannot fix it. not matter if its fullscreen or borderless or windowed it wont work. ive closed all background applications in task manager but it still wont work. even if its the only thing running it doesn't work. i originally got the bug while using smapi but after i turned it off and conpletely uninstalled it it still didnt work. this is ONLY stardew not any other games i have tested.

 

[megaf1re]

I'm having the exact same issue. I'm running the same game version (1.6.15, build 24356), SMAPI 4.5.2, and Windows 11. I use Stardrop 1.10.4 to manage my mods, but the issue persists even with Stardrop disabled, and even after completely uninstalling it. I also use the Alt key quite frequently because I have an action from the Movement Overhaul mod bound to it.

The issue occurs completely at random: sometimes the left mouse button stops working after just two minutes of playing, sometimes after ten minutes, and sometimes not until an hour later. I haven't noticed any pattern related to specific in-game actions. It's happened in all kinds of situations: while harvesting crops, watering them with a watering can, fighting, and sorting items in chests or my inventory.

The cursor itself continues to interact with the interface normally: UI elements still highlight on hover, outlines and tooltips still appear, but clicks simply don't register. There's also an interesting detail: in the game's main menu, where you have options like "New Game" and "Load", the button that opens the Generic Mod Config Menu (GMCM) settings is clickable, but once I'm inside GMCM itself, clicks stop working there too.

The issue clearly isn't limited to any specific in-game action. Even if I swap the left and right mouse buttons in Windows settings, the problem switches sides in the game as well: instead of the LMB, the RMB stops working. Meanwhile, both buttons work perfectly fine in Windows and every other application. The LMB also continues to work normally in the Steam overlay (Shift + Tab) while it's open over the game. However, closing the overlay doesn't change anything, and the button still doesn't work in-game.

I've been trying to figure this out for several days, including troubleshooting it with AI. At first, I was able to temporarily get the mouse working again by connecting a gamepad, opening the in-game settings with it, and changing the resolution or display mode (fullscreen, borderless windowed, or regular windowed mode). However, after a while, even this workaround stopped working.

The strangest part is that sometimes the issue seems to fix itself. For example, I can minimize the game window, spend some time discussing the problem with AI, then return to the game and find that the LMB is working again as usual. The game stays running the entire time — I'm not closing it or restarting it.

So far, I haven't been able to identify any pattern behind the issue or find a reliable way to get the mouse working again once it happens. I'd really like to know if anyone else has experienced the same thing and managed to figure out what's causing it.

Note: The structure and wording of this post were refined with the help of ChatGPT. The text was also translated from the original language with ChatGPT.