Final yr, Stardew Valley acquired a large free replace as a result of its creator, Eric Barone, didn’t need to cease enhancing the beloved cozy farming recreation even eight years after it had launched. However now, he sounds dedicated to transferring on from Stardew Valley for a couple of years whereas he winds up his beforehand introduced subsequent recreation, Haunted Chocolatier.
In a brand new interview with PC Gamer, Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone (recognized on-line as ConcernedApe) defined that he actually does “love” his hit indie recreation and needs all of its followers to “have an awesome expertise.” So he’s all the time “involved” about Stardew Valley and desires to ensure “it’s doing effectively.” Nonetheless, he concedes that this has pulled him away from Haunted Chocolatier, a recreation he began growth on in 2020 and introduced formally in October 2021.
“I feel sooner or later I’m going to must fully reduce off the whole lot else,” Barone advised PC Gamer. “Actually, I’ve considered, perhaps I ought to simply go right into a cabin within the woods and fully get off the web, and simply say, ‘Okay guys, I’ll see you in two years. You gained’t hear from me in any respect and I’m going to complete this recreation.’”
And whereas he may not really go reside in a cabin within the woods for a couple of years, he did make it clear that Stardew Valley’s 1.6 replace is “fairly settled at this level” and most bugs have been squashed or mounted.
“I’m dedicated to not engaged on Stardew Valley till I’m achieved with Haunted Chocolatier…I feel it’s in a great place. I really feel very stable about it,” stated Barone. “I feel if anybody picks up Stardew Valley for the primary time in 2025, I’m very happy with it, and I feel they’ll have enjoyable with it in the event that they like this sort of recreation.”
As for Haunted Chocolatier, Barone says that after engaged on the sport on and off for practically 5 years, he’s had to return and fully “redo” components of it.
“And it’s not it’s not prefer it’s even unhealthy, it’s simply—a part of the issue of being, like particularly a solo dev, is it takes so lengthy to make a recreation. I’m actually a unique particular person in 4 years, so it’s like my entire emotions about the whole lot have modified—my aesthetic sensibilities have advanced,” stated Barone.
Whereas folks await Haunted Chocolatier, they’ll play Stardew Valley on principally each platform below the solar, together with consoles, cell units, and PC.
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