Following the release of Stardew Valley<\/em>‘s 1.6 update, creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has stated he has no further plans for the farming sim, but hasn’t entirely ruled out giving it another update.<\/p>
Speaking with UK outlet Metro<\/a> on April 3, Barone acknowledged how previous updates were meant to be the last, yet he wound up adding more to Stardew Valley<\/a><\/em> anyway. “While there\u2019s nothing planned, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if there was more in the future,” he said. “Basing it off the past, any time I thought it was the last, it never was the last.”<\/p>
The 1.6 update was a big one for Stardew Valley<\/em>. After being in development for two and a half years, it launched on March 19<\/a> and brought far more than bug fixes. It introduced a bevy of new content: a new Meadowlands Farm type<\/a>, new events like the Desert Festival<\/a>, new outfits and dialogue for NPCs, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Barone’s hard work paid off, though, with Stardew Valley<\/em> crushing its previous concurrent player record on Steam<\/a> once the update became available.<\/p>
Barone still plans to bring the update to the console and mobile versions of Stardew Valley<\/em> but, once that’s done, he has every intention of returning to work on his next game, Haunted Chocolatier<\/a><\/em>. Metro did press Barone for further details about Haunted Chocolatier<\/em>, like its release date, but Barone is keeping coy about it. Given it’s another sim, albeit one with action-RPG elements, fans of Stardew Valley<\/em> are bound to flock to it once it does come out.<\/p>
