REVEALED: 3 - The Real Truth

Haunted Chocolatier was announced almost 4 years ago, but don't worry, Eric Barone says Stardew Valley 1.7 won't "hinder" the development of his next life sim

The ghost-ridden life sim is apparently unaffected by the next Stardew Valley update

GamesRadar · Aug 31, 2025

Bless him, Eric Barone cannot stop updating Stardew Valley, has announced version 1.7 is coming

The free update train rolls out of the station once again.

PC Gamer · Aug 31, 2025

"There will be a Stardew Valley 1.7 update": Creator ConcernedApe confirms another update to the immortal life sim hot off a new Haunted Chocolatier tease

At the Stardew Valley concert

GamesRadar · Aug 30, 2025

Stardew Valley's ConcernedApe reportedly says he could "possibly" step in to save cancelled Minecraft-like Hytale, but he'd need to know "why it failed" first

Eric Barone gets asked about if he'd ever help save Hytale

GamesRadar · Jun 28, 2025

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

GamesRadar · Jun 11, 2025

Stardew Valley creator can only say "interesting, thanks for the info" as he's presumably stunned, as I am, by one fan's devotion to accurate trains in games: "PLEASE add a tender to the locomotive in Stardew Valley"

Sometimes you just gotta get four posts about trains out of your system

GamesRadar · May 30, 2025

It's "more of an action RPG," but Eric Barone says Haunted Chocolatier is still "a life sim" and "similar to Stardew Valley in many ways" but with more "dark and mysterious" vibes

"Haunted Chocolatier is more dark and mysterious"

GamesRadar · May 12, 2025

Eric Barone can't say if Haunted Chocolatier will be out by 2030, but "that's the goal" and "it has to be better" than Stardew Valley

"There's a lot that still needs to be done"

GamesRadar · May 7, 2025

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone "assumed people wouldn't like Pierre," but thinks he's "not as bad as some people think"

The developer thinks Pierre's somewhat redeemed by the end of the game

GamesRadar · May 4, 2025

"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

GamesRadar · May 3, 2025