Stardew Valley Creator Says He 'Might Eventually Make a Stardew Valley 2,' But It's 'So Much Easier to Add More Stuff to Stardew Valley Than Make a New Game From Scratch'

Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has suggested that helium whitethorn "eventually marque a Stardew Valley 2."

Before you get too excited, though, successful the aforesaid interrogation with TigerBelly, the developer besides admitted that it's "so overmuch easier to conscionable adhd much worldly to Stardew Valley than to marque a full caller crippled from scratch."

"It's each the systems — each the large systems — are already each done. That’s the worldly that’s not amusive to do. When I marque an update [for Stardew Valley now], it’s like, you know, oh, propulsion successful this, propulsion successful that. Let’s adhd greenish rainfall — like, these random, whimsical ideas."

"I mightiness yet marque a Stardew Valley 2, to beryllium honest," Barone added, though (thanks, Nintendo Life).

In the aforesaid interview, Barone besides admitted that helium "didn't privation to conscionable beryllium the Stardew Valley guy," explaining that that was wherefore he's presently moving connected his adjacent game, Haunted Chocolatier. Talking of which: don't expect a merchandise day for that anytime soon. There's "still a batch to beryllium done," Barone explained, peculiarly arsenic helium feels it's "got to beryllium better" than Stardew Valley.

We enjoyed our clip with the workplace simulator erstwhile we reviewed it mode backmost successful 2016, awarding it 8.8 "Great" successful our archetypal Stardew Valley review. When we revisited the crippled successful 2024, however, we hailed it a 10/10 "masterpiece", writing: "Stardew Valley is not lone the champion farming crippled I’ve played, it is 1 of my favourite games of each time. That myself and others support returning to this eight-year aged gem each clip it gets adjacent the smallest update speaks to however it’s genuinely a masterpiece successful the genre it some reinvigorated and has travel to define."

Our Stardew Valley Beginner's Guide is afloat updated for 2024's 1.6 update, which added caller crops, caller fish, and plentifulness much - including the Raccoon Family Quests that unlock a caller store and invaluable rewards. For seasoned farmers who person maxed retired each their skills, our Mastery Points usher tin counsel connected adjacent steps, and if you're headed to Ginger Island, here's wherever to find each Golden Walnuts.

Vikki Blake is simply a reporter, critic, columnist, and consultant. She's besides a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her astatine BlueSky.