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 31, 2025
Infinity Nikki devs call their crossover with Stardew Valley "a free love letter" to the farming sim following ConcernedApe's statement that he does such collabs as "a fan," not for money It's their "way of saying thanks" GamesRadar · Aug 22, 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. Inverse · 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. PC Gamer · Aug 21, 2025
Stardew Valley is making an incredibly rare collaboration appearance in a cosy gacha game of all places Infinity Nikki is crossing over with the farming sim next month. PC Gamer · Aug 21, 2025
Infinity Nikki's "cozy" collab with Stardew Valley is so out of the blue that most of the open-world dress-up game's players didn't think it was real: "I seriously thought this was a troll post" The crossover with ConcernedApe's farming sim starts September 1 GamesRadar · Aug 21, 2025
Stardew Valley, Hollow Knight, and a strange strategy game from 2023: the now wildly successful dev behind idle farming sim hit Rusty's Retirement says he learned from the greats, and literally called his latest game "Idle Valley" internally Not to mention a clever strategy game from 2023 GamesRadar · Jul 23, 2025
If collecting fish in Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, or Dave the Diver consumed your life, this new fishing RPG might be perfect for you It's a nice day for Nice Day for Fishing GamesRadar · Jun 15, 2025
From a Stardew Valley-like with a horrifying twist to an adventure from the artist behind Journey, these are the Day of the Devs SGF Edition 2025 games I need in my life Opinion | Day of the Devs once again cemented itself as one of my favorite showcases with a host of games for my wishlist GamesRadar · Jun 7, 2025
It's "more of an action RPG," but Eric Barone says Haunted Chocolatier is still "a life sim" and "similar to Stardew Valley in many ways" but with more "dark and mysterious" vibes "Haunted Chocolatier is more dark and mysterious" GamesRadar · May 12, 2025
After getting Stardew Valley to 'a good place' with update 1.6, Eric Barone is now fully focused on his next game: 'I'm committed to not working on Stardew Valley until I'm done with Haunted Chocolatier' Eric Barone's got a plan for getting Haunted Chocolatier across the finish line—or at least an idea. PC Gamer · Apr 29, 2025
Cozy game nerds can keep their Stardew Valley, I'll take this "nightmarish life sim RPG" with Zelda dungeons from Celeste's pixel artist where you're "the immortal herald of a dead god" Neverway is my kind of cozy game GamesRadar · Apr 10, 2025
The 'Stardew Valley-like' genre desperately needs a real name and I have the perfect answer We can't keep calling them Stardew-like, farmlife without a farm, and "basically Animal Crossing" forever. PC Gamer · Apr 4, 2025
Witchbrook's gameplay finally showed off the magical Stardew Valley-like life sim that's been 8 years in the making, and it was worth the wait Opinion | It's been a long time since we had an update on Witchbrook, but the showing during the Nintendo Direct enchanted me all over again GamesRadar · Mar 28, 2025
GamesRadar · Feb 6, 2025 Hello Kitty Island Adventure is the latest example of how cozy games are secretly pretty dark at their core From Stardew Valley to now Hello Kitty Island Adventure, cozy games are shockingly dark and it's time to give them the respect they deserve
Pedestrian.tv · Feb 3, 2025 20 Tech & Gaming Valentine’s Gift Ideas For The Special Nerd In Your Life From video games to smart devices, here are our Valentine's gift recommendations for the tech head or gamer in your life.
GamesRadar · Jan 15, 2025 Wanderstop is a cozy management sim about a burned-out warrior who'd much rather be fighting than running a tea shop Big in 2025 | The creator of The Stanley Parable offers up his take on the cozy game genre
GamesRadar · Dec 20, 2024 One of the most enchanting games like Stardew Valley I played in 2024 just got a big new update, placing the medieval life sim RPG back on my radar The Night of Falling Stars is here for Mirthwood
GamesRadar · Nov 7, 2024 Haunted Chocolatier will receive new updates "in time," as Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe says he's currently "focused" on fixes for his farming sim The long-awaited patch 1.6 just dropped on console and mobile platforms
GamesRadar · Nov 5, 2024 Stardew Valley creator reveals "secret, experimental mobile multiplayer feature" hidden behind the most famous cheat code in video game history The Konami Code never dies
PC Gamer · Nov 5, 2024 Stardew Valley's latest update added a 'secret, experimental mobile multiplayer' mode, and you have to use the Konami code on a bunch of leaves to unlock it It's experimental and may not work well under some conditions, but Stardew multiplayer has now come to mobile devices.
GamesRadar · Oct 15, 2024 This co-op farm sim is a whimsical blend of games like Minecraft and Stardew Valley, and I'm obsessed after playing the Steam Next Fest demo Luma Island is downright delightful
Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2024 Tales of the Shire: All you need to know about the Hobbit cosy game The game set in Bywater could be a must-have for Lord of the Rings and Stardew Valley fans
GamesRadar · Sep 22, 2024 The long-awaited Stardew Valley 1.6 update will finally arrive on console and mobile in November It's been a long wait for console fans
GamesRadar · Sep 20, 2024 Final Fantasy 16's Clive actor thinks the action RPG's brooding lead should make a comeback in something way more chill: "Stardew Valley, but with Clive. Why not?" That, or a "monorail driver in a dying world"