Eric Barone says he wants to "take a more 'creative director' role" on Stardew Valley 1.7 so that he can "focus the vast majority" of his attention on Haunted Chocolatier, but he'll eventually have to spend more time on his "1st game"

Stardew Valley character known as Elliott, a man with long auburn hair and a red coat.

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone says he's trying to take on more of a creative director role on the recently unveiled 1.7 update so that he can focus his time on his next game, Haunted Chocolatier.

Over on the official Haunted Chocolatier website, Barone answered some of the most burning questions from the Stardew community on 1.7 and how it could potentially impact Haunted Chocolatier, and he admitted it might cause "a little" delay in the latter's development, but "not as much as you might think."