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The Latest Breaking News from Eric Barone

'I'm not going to release anything I'm not happy with': Eric Barone says Haunted Chocolatier will be out when it's good and ready, 'even if that takes years and years'

I respect it.

PC Gamer · Feb 4

Good news, Stardew Valley enthusiasts: the 1.7 update will make children 'a little more interesting' and add two new marriage candidates

Kids are currently boring, apparently.

PC Gamer · Feb 4

Eric Barone says he'd 'love to' make Stardew Valley 2 someday: 'A whole new set of characters, a whole new world, maybe capture some of that original energy that I had back in 2012'

Maybe someday?

PC Gamer · Feb 3

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'I shouldn’t have announced the game so early,' Eric Barone admits about Haunted Chocolatier, says he had his reasons for doing so but then doesn't tell us what they were: 'The only thing that really matters is that I keep making progress on the game'

Way to leave us hanging, Eric.

PC Gamer · Jan 29

Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe donates $125,000 to open-source C# framework his hit farming sim uses, with "an ongoing monthly commitment" to boot

Eric Barone is keeping dev tools open and easier to access

GamesRadar · Jan 2

Eric Barone makes $125,000 donation to the C# framework Stardew Valley uses, as well as 'an ongoing monthly commitment' in what the team behind it calls an 'extraordinary show of support'

MonoGame has been used to make all sorts of notable games, including Celeste and Bastion.

PC Gamer · Dec 30, 2025

'Stardew Valley' Update 1.7, Nintendo Switch 2 Port Confirmed by Creator ConcernedApe

ConcernedApe finally addresses new information regarding Stardew Valley, including update 1.7 and the Switch 2 port.

Player One · Dec 19, 2025

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Eric Barone doesn't want to 'reveal much yet,' but Stardew Valley's 1.7 update is starting to sound like another big one

Apparently adding a new farm type is now a tradition.

PC Gamer · Dec 17, 2025

Eric Barone says he doesn't want 'too much hype' for Stardew Valley's 1.7 update, which is a bit like showing the internet a big red button marked DO NOT PRESS

We demand wild garlic!

PC Gamer · Sep 22, 2025

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"

"I need my hand to touch every piece of new content"

GamesRadar · Sep 4, 2025

Stardew Valley's Eric Barone is in the Hollow Knight: Silksong credits for voicing a mystery character

Future EGOT winner Eric Barone?

PC Gamer · Sep 4, 2025

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone voices somebody in Hollow Knight: Silksong, but he won't say who "so as not to spoil any surprises for anyone"

ConcernedApe has a new gig

GamesRadar · Sep 4, 2025

Yes, Stardew Valley's newly announced update will probably slow down work on Haunted Chocolatier, 'but not as much as you might think'

Eric Barone says he's trying to be less hands-on with the Stardew Valley 1.7 update, so he can keep his focus on Haunted Chocolatier.

PC Gamer · Sep 3, 2025

ConcernedApe: 'Stardew Valley' 1.7 Update Is Coming, Will Not Hinder 'Haunted Chocolatier' Development

ConcernedApe announced Stardew Valley's 1.7 update, with the development not being a hindrance to the work being done for Haunted Chocolatier.

Player One · Sep 1, 2025

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PC Gamer · 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 29, 2025

Haunted Chocolatier: all the key details on the followup to Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley's creator is working on another life sim, and it looks just as sweet as his first.

Player One · Aug 27, 2025

ConcernedApe Shares New 'Haunted Chocolatier' Screenshot: Is the Game Close to Releasing?

Stardew Valley's ConcernedApe has shared a new screenshot for Haunted Chocolatier, featuring a brand-new look for the game.

Inverse · Aug 21, 2025

‘Stardew Valley’ Is Getting An Unexpected Crossover With Another Massive Cozy Game

Two cozy gaming giants are getting a crossover in a new update, but how exactly their worlds will collide is still unclear.

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PC Gamer · Aug 21, 2025

Eric Barone says he doesn't get paid for Stardew Valley collabs, and that's the way he likes it: 'I wouldn't want to make money from a collaboration'

The Stardew Valley creator's strategy for collaborations is pretty simple—he works with games he likes.

GamesRadar · Jul 30, 2025

Where Eric Barone used his indie bucks to buy a proper PC, creator of Stardew Valley-inspired hit Rusty's Retirement says he's got the same $1,000 rig after selling half a million copies: "We've literally done nothing else differently"

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GamesRadar · Jul 1, 2025

Saving Hytale isn't something Stardew Valley's ConcernedApe is "thinking about too much" thanks to Haunted Chocolatier, but "If something were presented to me, I would be open to entertaining the idea"

Eric Barone isn't saving Hytale, but he's not ruling it out either

PC Gamer · Jun 30, 2025

Eric Barone clarifies he's just 'open to entertaining the idea' of saving Hytale, but he's not pursuing it himself because he's completely focused on Haunted Chocolatier

Barone said earlier this year that he's now fully committed to Haunted Chocolatier, and I'm starting to think that maybe he was serious.

GamesRadar · Jun 30, 2025

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone receives the highest honor possible: Big ConcernedApe, a gigantic in-game portrait one fan made with 20 hours of painstakingly arranged items

"I'm good with numbers so that wasn't hard, the tough part was figuring out what to use," the artist says

PC Gamer · Jun 11, 2025

Haunted Chocolatier will be bigger than Stardew Valley, but that's all I can tell you because Eric Barone literally only said 10 words

There's nothing like a one-sentence update to keep you on your toes.

GamesRadar · Jun 7, 2025

"It was not 'one guy', look at the dang in-game credits": Balatro's Localthunk joins team size discourse after Geoff Keighley fumbled it at Summer Game Fest by saying Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was made by "under 30" people

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