UNBELIEVABLE: 5 - The Untold Story

"I'm not criticizing devs who do charge for DLC": Stardew Valley creator explains his stance on free updates in a state of burrito-deprived sleeplessness

"This is just my own approach and not to be taken as a critique of anyone else"

GamesRadar · Jul 24, 2024

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.

Player One · Jul 23, 2024

Stardew Valley creator swears 'on the honor of my family name' that he'll never charge money for DLC

"Screencap this and shame me if I ever violate this oath," Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone said on Twitter.

PC Gamer · Jul 22, 2024

After the supposedly final flourish of 1.6, Stardew Valley creator says 'I could keep working on the game forever' and is 'not going to say the book is closed'

"I'm not going to say [there's] no chance for future updates. That would be foolish."

PC Gamer · Jun 3, 2024

Stardew Valley creator approves of "anyone making any mods" as long as it's clear they're "not canon"

"Only the vanilla game is canonical"

GamesRadar · May 28, 2024

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

GamesRadar · May 27, 2024

After 12 years, Stardew Valley creator still thinks he could "keep working on the game forever," but "at some point you have to move on"

Haunted Chocolatier first, more big Stardew Valley updates second

GamesRadar · May 21, 2024

'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.

PC Gamer · May 17, 2024

Eric Barone isn't worried about "pressure" on Stardew Valley follow-up Haunted Chocolatier: "It's a game that I'm deciding to make. I don't need to make it"

"When it's ready, that's when I'll release it"

GamesRadar · May 16, 2024

Stardew Valley creator shares more on when major Version 1.6 update will hit consoles

Console and mobile ports for Stardew Valley's major Version 1.6 update "are still in progress," the game's creator says, but no release date has been revealed yet.

Tom’s Guide · Apr 27, 2024