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"

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Stardew Valley is Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone's pride and joy, and for good reason with more than 30 million copies sold, and he's expressed having some difficulty putting it down and moving on to other projects.

Of course, Barone announced his new project Haunted Chocolatier back in October 2021, but we've only heard crumbs of information and the odd screenshot in the years since. Well, in a new blog post specifically about Haunted Chocolatier, Barone revealed he's struggling a bit with how to balance development on new projects while keeping Stardew fans fed.