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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - Caught on Camera

An early version of Stardew Valley's mines featured an 'underground goblin village' before ConcernedApe scrapped it

Goblin mode denied.

PC Gamer · Feb 26

New Stardew Valley marriage candidates are Clint and Sandy, ConcernedApe confirms in a dramatic reveal after egging the community on for weeks

The Stardew Valley dating scene is finally getting spiced up

GamesRadar · Feb 26

ConcernedApe reveals Clint and Sandy as new spouses for Stardew Valley’s 10th anniversary celebration

The livestream revealed who players can now romance in Stardew Valley Update 1.7.

Dot Esports · Feb 26

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10 years later, I still can't believe Eric Barone thought Harvest Moon fans would hate Stardew Valley

"I still didn't think it was going to be super popular," Barone said of the days leading up to Stardew Valley's launch in 2016.

PC Gamer · Feb 25

Stardew Valley creator announces 10-year anniversary video airing tomorrow with "pre-release footage" and "new 1.7 marriage candidates," reminds fans they "never" pay for updates

Who could it be?

GamesRadar · Feb 25

Stardew Valley creator offers advice to fan hoping to recover save file of co-op farm with late partner: "I would love to have everything we built together"

The farm save file should be recoverable

GamesRadar · Feb 23

Stardew Valley patch finally stops unruly Switch 2 port from stealing precious inventory items while crafting, and makes the farming sim "obey" parental controls when you join GameShare

And yes, "there is a patch for Switch 1" as well

GamesRadar · Feb 19

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Expectations for Haunted Chocolatier are "a huge struggle" for Eric Barone because "there's going to be a lot of people playing this game who are expecting it to be a Stardew Valley 2"

"That's not going to feel good. I know that"

GamesRadar · Feb 6

Stardew Valley 1.7: The farmer's almanac for key details and news on the next big update

Romances for Clint and Sandy, new farm types, and more.

PC Gamer · Feb 6

Stardew Valley fans risk their title as "the most wholesome gaming community" after ConcernedApe's past homewrecker comments see them hoping the 1.7 update ends in a virtual divorce

"Daddy Demetrius, here I come"

GamesRadar · Feb 5

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone still feels "like an amateur" even with nearly 50 million copies sold, but he hopes that'll help Haunted Chocolatier keep its "indie soul"

"My mindset is that I never think of myself as a master of anything"

GamesRadar · Feb 4

Stardew Valley still has "a secret that no one has ever found" after 10 years, but ConcernedApe says it "reveals something that actually isn't even true anymore"

"Do I want to reveal it or not?"

GamesRadar · Feb 4

Stardew Valley 1.7 update will add "2 more marriage candidates," and fans theorize they could be anyone from the farming sim's past villagers like Sandy to entirely new NPCs

Or… Mr. Qi?

GamesRadar · Feb 4

"That's never going to happen": Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe wants to make his farming sim "infinitely replayable," but only "without the use of AI"

"In 10 years, who knows?"

GamesRadar · Feb 4

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GamesRadar · Feb 3

Stardew Valley had "many" chances to become a movie or TV show, but creator ConcernedApe only had eyes for the legendary director of Twin Peaks: "'You can do whatever you want, Mr. Lynch'"

Imagine making Fried Egg in the Black Lodge

GamesRadar · Feb 3

Stardew Valley 2 was in the works at one point, says Eric Barone, and he'd still love to make it happen: "It would just be fun to work on a whole new set of characters, a whole new world"

While he once approached work on a sequel, "for various reasons, I moved over to Haunted Chocolatier instead"

GamesRadar · Jan 29

"I am not going to abandon Haunted Chocolatier," says Stardew Valley's Eric Barone: "I know, I shouldn't have announced the game so early"

"The game will come out when it's done"

GamesRadar · Jan 8

Stardew Valley doesn't have mod support on console for "numerous reasons" says creator ConcernedApe, but he's not "opposed" to it if it's ever possible

Creator tools on console appear to be a tall order

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GamesRadar · Jan 2

Stardew Valley's Switch 2 edition sees items going missing thanks to a crafting glitch, and ConcernedApe is delaying the release in Europe until he fixes it, with a patch "coming soon"

Also some mouse control improvements are coming too

GamesRadar · Dec 17, 2025

Stardew Valley 1.7 update sounds like it'll be as big as the farming sim's last, with ConcernedApe hinting at social features, a new farm type, and "lots more"

"... but I don't want to reveal much yet"

GamesRadar · Dec 17, 2025

Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe will "announce something very soon" on the farming sim's Switch 2 edition: "Sorry about the long wait"

Fall 2025 has come and gone with no news on the indie darling's upcoming edition

GamesRadar · Sep 27, 2025

"Pricing is never just about numbers": Infinity Nikki fans had an "intense" reaction to furniture prices, says dev, which taught the team to start "building long-term trust"

Infold Games speaks out about its recent pricing controversy

GamesRadar · Sep 26, 2025

Working with Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone was "truly an honor," says Infinity Nikki dev after surprise crossover: "Eric was very thoughtful throughout the process"

Cozy overload!

GamesRadar · Sep 22, 2025

Stardew Valley 1.7 is as mysterious as ever, but that's because ConcernedApe doesn't want "too much hype" for the farming sim's new update as "it's going to be a while" before it's ready

At least he'll "minimize the delay" between its PC and console releases

GamesRadar · Sep 3, 2025

Stardew Valley 1.7 update may delay ConcernedApe's new cozy sim Haunted Chocolatier "a little," but "not as much as you might think"

He "didn't have to" start 1.7, but "the game is still so popular"

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