Indie darling Stardew Valley is... getting up there in years. The game is approaching its 10th anniversary, and people still love it to this day. When a game like this is so old and so popular, people start thinking about sequels.
Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, has been having those exact thoughts - but is somewhat conflicted on the idea. Turns out, updating an existing beloved game is both easier and a bit more fun than building a new one from scratch!
"It's all the systems — all the major systems — are already all done." Barone said in an interview with TigerBelly. "That’s the stuff that’s not fun to do. When I make an update, it’s like, you know, oh, throw in this, throw in that. Let’s add green rain — like, these random, whimsical ideas."
IGN notes that Barone's latest game dev project - Haunted Chocolatier - is an attempt to branch out a bit more. Barone doesn't want to just be known as the 'Stardew Valley guy', and working your way out of that game's shadow is no small task.
Haunted Chocolatier is something ConcernedApe is still working on, and though there's some information available on...
