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Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone hasn't 'really' played a lot of other farming and life sims, but he appreciates the impact the game has had on the genre—'it seems to have inspired a lot more people to consider this kind of game'

The routine of farm life won't be stopping any time soon.

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Eric Barone says Stardew Valley was about 'the fundamentals of human sustenance,' while Haunted Chocolatier is about 'what's next': 'There's another realm of the human experience'

What if making chocolate wasn't a traditional crafting system, but more "intuitive?"

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After getting Stardew Valley to 'a good place' with update 1.6, Eric Barone is now fully focused on his next game: 'I'm committed to not working on Stardew Valley until I'm done with Haunted Chocolatier'

Eric Barone's got a plan for getting Haunted Chocolatier across the finish line—or at least an idea.

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ConcernedApe isn't ruling out future updates to Stardew Valley: 'Maybe even 50 years from now, I might add something'

Now that's what I call games as a service.

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I want Eric Barone to make his new game, but I get why he's still fixing Stardew bugs

Who among us has never gotten locked into eternal tinkering mode?

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'It’s been a little sad to see Haunted Chocolatier getting dusty on the shelf, but this is the reality of my situation,' Eric Barone says: 'Stardew Valley is a big and popular game'

Barone paused work on his new game so he could focus on Stardew Valley's 1.6 update, but he wants everyone to know he hasn't abandoned it.

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Stardew Valley patch 1.6.9 fixed my ugliest modding habits, and I'm having more fun than ever rediscovering vanilla Pelican Town

Mods are great, but you know what's also great all on its own? Stardew Valley.

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Eric Barone issues emergency Stardew Valley performance PSA: 'Remove all hats from pets'

Having performance problems following the 1.6 update? Blame the animals.

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Stardew Valley creator reveals "secret, experimental mobile multiplayer feature" hidden behind the most famous cheat code in video game history

The Konami Code never dies

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Stardew Valley's latest update added a 'secret, experimental mobile multiplayer' mode, and you have to use the Konami code on a bunch of leaves to unlock it

It's experimental and may not work well under some conditions, but Stardew multiplayer has now come to mobile devices.

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Stardew Valley has a troublesome new 'disappearing chickens' bug, which Eric Barone is explaining away by declaring invisible coyotes are stealing them

Missing some chickens? It's not a bug, it's, uhhh... coyotes! Invisible coyotes. Yeah, that's it.

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Not content with finally getting Stardew Valley 1.6 live on all platforms, Eric Barone has piled a bunch of other new stuff on top of it in yet another big update

Stardew Valley's 1.6.9 update adds a 'new friend' in the secret woods, new Easter eggs, and hidden cheat commands.

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Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone unveils glorious collection of fan-made Jack-o'-lanterns and pledges to "add every Stardew pumpkin to my folder"

You send Eric Barone a Jack-o'-lantern, he'll add it to his folder

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Eric Barone reveals his secret pumpkin folder, full of Stardew Valley fan carvings of Krobus that players keep sending him on Halloween

Is your pumpkin good enough to make the cut?

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"I'm honored that Stardew is included": Unstoppable roguelike Balatro continues its indie game bucket list with Stardew Valley collab art drawn by Eric Barone himself

Plus Cyberpunk 2077, Slay the Spire, and The Binding of Isaac for good measure

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Balatro adds new card backs from Stardew Valley, Cyberpunk 2077, Slay the Spire, and Binding of Isaac, and they're all free

Friends of Jimbo 2 is here.

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Stardew Valley maker Eric Barone says he's 'trying to' score a Fortnite collab and knows just who he wants in the game: Pelican Town's smoky, middle-aged bus driver Pam

It's a match made in heaven.

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It turns out that music was the endgame for Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone: 'I've always dreamed of people appreciating my music'

The best of both worlds.

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Stardew Valley Creator Assures Fans All Future DLCs, Updates Will be Free

Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone reassured fans of the cozy farming game that all of the future DLCs and updates will remain free.

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The 10 defining events of PC gaming's golden decade

In 2024, PC is king—but how did we get here?

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After making Stardew Valley on a "hand-me-down" Costco computer, Eric Barone says his one big splurge was an actually good PC

A wise choice considering "I spend most of my time on the computer"

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Stardew Valley creator wishes he'd known how popular it would be, so he could have "made my life easier for making all these updates"

Even for Eric Barone, hindsight remains 20/20

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The creator of one of the most popular VR games thinks Apple Vision Pro is important for VR gaming — and EU release date rumors suggest it could go worldwide sooner than you think

The CEO of Owlchemy Labs believes Apple Vision Pro could help mainstream headsets and we think he could be right.

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Plus: Fallout, No Rest For The Wicked, Jump Ship, V Rising, Millennia, Crown Wars: The Black Prince, Wrestling Empire, and much more!

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'I have this problem where once I start, I can't stop': Eric Barone discusses how Stardew Valley has affected work on his upcoming game Haunted Chocolatier

Let him cook.

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