Solo developer Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone says he’s “committed to not working on Stardew Valley” until he’s “done with Haunted Chocolatier”… but, other updates will probably still come after.
Pixelated farming sim Stardew Valley first debuted almost a decade ago, and has since gone from strength to strength. Last year, Barone released Stardew Valley’s bumper 1.6 update, which essentially boosted the game to an almost 2.0 status, introducing a vast number of features to the base game such as new NPC dialogues, home renovations and turtle pets.
In addition to Stardew Valley, Barone is also working on his next game, Haunted Chocolatier, which he announced in 2021. In May of last year, Barone said he’s “not too concerned with the pressure” of releasing Haunted Chocolatier, stating “it’s better to have a delayed game that’s actually good than a bad game that’s on time”.