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FOUND: 2 - What They Never Told You

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone receives the highest honor possible: Big ConcernedApe, a gigantic in-game portrait one fan made with 20 hours of painstakingly arranged items

"I'm good with numbers so that wasn't hard, the tough part was figuring out what to use," the artist says

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Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe says the "world of Haunted Chocolatier" will somehow be even "larger" than his farming sim – the same one I already have over 1,000 hours in

The new game is shaping up to be massive

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Spooky farming sim Grave Seasons drops first-ever gameplay trailer at the PC Gaming Show 2025, but it's not your typical Stardew Valley-like

Solve mysteries, discover murders, and… sow crops, obviously.

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"If I made Stardew Valley again, I would try to be a little more nuanced": Eric Barone says the Community Center versus JojaMart battle was too black and white

ConcernedApe reckons he could've made the decision a little tougher

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ConcernedApe doesn't "really try Stardew Valley mods," but "read an article about" the Larian-approved Baldur's Gate 3 mashup and thinks "it's cool"

He's "seen pictures" of Baldur's Village

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'A lot of people hate it, but I think it's fun': Eric Barone backs Stardew Valley's fishing minigame, but does admit that 'it starts too hard'

They call me the Jeremy Wade of Stardew Valley.

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'I kind of failed in that particular aspect': Eric Barone doesn't understand all the Pierre hate and wishes that he'd been 'a little bit more nuanced' when it came to creating JojaMart

Pierre isn't all that bad, but JojaMart is.

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This charmingly witchy 4-player life sim is one of 2025’s most anticipated indie games (and it’s coming to Xbox Game Pass)

Witchbrook is an isometric, pixel-art life simulator from the team that helped publish Stardew Valley to consoles, Chucklefish. Initially unveiled in 2017, Witchbrook finally has a Winter 2025 release window for Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch—and it’s heading to Xbox Game Pass on Day One.

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"I'm very ashamed to say this": Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone warns players to avoid certain areas thank to a major Nintendo Switch bug

ConcernedApe's working on a fix ASAP

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Stardew Valley patch squashes Nintendo Switch bug that made your favorite villagers incredibly easy to romance

Marriage seekers dealt a post-Valentine Day blow

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Stardew Valley creator says he had his reasons to announce Haunted Chocolatier so early, and "if I don't post for a while, it doesn't mean I have abandoned the game"

His new game "will eventually be finished and come out"

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Eric Barone says he just can't "let go" of Stardew Valley "to work on something that isn’t already established and meaningful to people"

"Stardew Valley is a big and popular game, and I have a lot of attachment to it"

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Stardew Valley creator kills the coyote he just invented with new Switch update that fixes "the bomb crash, disappearing chickens, and more"

The new Stardew Valley Switch update is bad news for coyotes and good news for everyone else

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Stardew Valley's adorable hat-selling mouse has gone missing in the latest patch, but only in Spanish - and you can still buy hats from him

Shh, he's hiding

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'Stardew Valley' Weapon Guide: How To Get the Cute & Powerful Meowmere Sword

This Stardew Valley weapon guide helps players know how to get the adorable Meowmere Sword following the 1.6 update.

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Stardew Valley creator says Haunted Chocolatier isn't just a "copy and paste" of his iconic farming sim: "They haven't played the game, so they don't really know"

Those bosses aren't there for nothing, thank you

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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 Eric Barone invents new lore after the latest update starts killing chickens: "There is a wild coyote on the farm day 1 rn"

Stardew Valley update 1.6.9 is out now, but you might want to take Eric Barone's advice so your chickens don't "disappear"

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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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Stardew Valley creator has bested his own cursed minigame to snag 100% achievement completion on Steam

"The dev gave me a pat on the back".

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Singer dedicates a whole song to her "Stardew Valley wife" Abigail, and even creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone is listening to it

"Abigail, you know I'm yours"

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Stardew Valley fan creates Lego mock-up of the farming sim's map that's so impressive even ConcernedApe can't help but stop by to celebrate it

More than just another brick in the wall

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Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone has been trying to make a Fortnite crossover happen and already has a few ideas: "I would be open to anything"

"I want Pam in Fortnite"

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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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While other companies do expensive crossovers with Fortnite, Renault's been modding its little electric car into Garry's Mod, Palworld and Stardew Valley—and the mods actually look good

Renault's modders have done a lot more than just stick a wee car into a bunch of games.

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