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ConcernedApe isn't ruling out future updates to Stardew Valley: 'Maybe even 50 years from now, I might add something'

by Ted Litchfield

In a January 24 interview with NPR's All Things Considered, Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone discussed his debut game's legacy nine years on, including his famous propensity for interrupting development on the upcoming Haunted Chocolatier to put out patches and new content for his 2016 farming RPG... Read more.

2024 was the year updates for old games beat out all the new ones for me

by Len Hafer

PC gaming has natural ebbs and flows. There are years that absolutely blow me out of the water and ones that fade into the mists shortly after they're gone. Looking purely at new releases, I was starting to feel like 2024 might be the latter. There were some real standouts, like Metaphor: ReFantazio and Tactical Breach Wizards, but compared to the stacked year that was 2023—which included Baldur's Gate 3, Jagged Alliance 3, and Against the Storm—it didn't quite match up for me... Read more.

Stardew Valley hits over 41 million sales with millions sold during 2024

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Developer Eric Barone "ConcernedApe", has updated the Stardew Valley website with some new figures showing the pixel-art farming life-sim has only continued to grow. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/stardew-valley-hits-over-41-million-sales-with-millions-sold-during-2024

I want Eric Barone to make his new game, but I get why he's still fixing Stardew bugs

by Tyler Wilde

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone acknowledged earlier this year that his long-awaited next game, Haunted Chocolatier, started "getting dusty on the shelf" while he worked on Stardew Valley's 1.6 patch. As much as I'm looking forward to his ghosts and ganache life sim, I don't think there are many among us who'd fault Barone for continuing to tinker with the beloved farm sim that made him famous... Read more.

Stardew Valley patch fixes swears but you still can't get divorced

by Jonathan Bolding

Stardew Valley patch 1.6.15 has rolled out on PC, Android, and iOS, fixing a variety of little bugs but most importantly the one I know that both you and I were annoyed by: "Fixed bad-word filtering added to some extra text boxes in 1.6," says the note, "Those are now only filtered on platforms that require it, as originally intended." Which means that you can have all the swears you want in your own personal Stardew Valley on your own personal computer, as God intended... Read more.

Stardew Valley 1.6.15 Patch now available

by ConcernedApe

Hello everyone, The 1.6.15 patch is now available. This fixes a few lingering issues in Stardew Valley, balances some things, and adds some quality of life improvements. To new and seasoned players alike, I hope you are enjoying Stardew Valley. (for people with mods, please be aware there are several "beta" branches available which can help you ease into the new update. For example, there is a previous_version branch which is set to 1.6.14, as well as a few other version targets.) 1.6.15 Patch Notes: ## Balance changes - Legendary fish ponds now produce roe much more often and have a higher average daily value. ## Quality of life changes - Performance optimizations. - Added the Junimo bundle button to fridge and mini-fridge UIs. - Fixed debris able to spread under giant crops. - Fixed bad-word filtering added to some extra text boxes in 1.6. Those are now only filtered on platforms that require it, as originally intended. ## Gameplay fixes - Fixed Krobus' shop not accessible on Fridays...

Stardew Valley up for "Labor of Love" Steam Award

by ConcernedApe

Hello everyone, Stardew Valley was successfully nominated for the Steam Awards, in the category "Labor of Love". Now it is in the final selection. Please consider voting for Stardew Valley in the final Steam Award vote! Thank you for your continued support of Stardew Valley through the years. -Ape ːstardropː

Best Ongoing Game 2024: Stardew Valley

by Kara Phillips

PC Gamer's Best Ongoing Game award celebrates an older game that had a great 2024 thanks to ongoing support from its developer. This year, we're paying homage to Stardew Valley, the labour-of-love farming sim that's still receiving major updates eight years after its release. For more awards, check out our Game of the Year 2024 hub... Read more.

Stardew Valley up for "Labor of Love" Steam Award Nomination

by ConcernedApe

Hello everyone, Stardew Valley is up for nomination in the Steam Awards, in the category "Labor of Love". This is for games that continue to provide updates and content well after their release date. If you feel like this is appropriate for Stardew Valley, It would be an honor if you gave it a vote. I've always hoped that Stardew Valley could win this award some day. Thank you for your continued support of Stardew Valley through the years. -Ape :stardrop:

Stardew Valley patch 1.6.9 fixed my ugliest modding habits, and I'm having more fun than ever rediscovering vanilla Pelican Town

by Andrea Shearon

When I was a little thing, I spent most summers at my grandmother's old, overgrown farm in the middle of nowhere Mississippi. Without fail, at some point in each visit, I'd find myself in her kitchen as she equipped me with a small, dinky spoon and shoddy bucket. My task? Dig up a field of red potatoes with that spoon—yes, a spoon—and drag the bucket back and forth to her house to drop off my potato haul... Read more.

Stardew Valley x Fangamer Merch Holiday Sale

by ConcernedApe

Hello everyone, I hope you are having fun playing Stardew Valley. I just wanted to share a special opportunity, if you are interested in Stardew Valley merchandise. Fangamer has a special holiday promotion from now until December 3rd. You can get free or discounted shipping on their large selection of Stardew Valley items. Check it out! US: https://fanga.me/r/stardew-valley-holidays-2024-us EU: https://fanga.me/r/stardew-valley-holidays-2024-eu https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/11170746/b330e52f09019fa1242b6bb9b97b810e523ddca9.png

Eric Barone warns that Stardew Valley's hat mouse has gone missing, but only in Spanish games

by Kara Phillips

Stardew Valley's 1.6.9 update has arrived with a few hiccups, including missing chickens and a sudden announcement to remove all hats from pets to avoid performance issues, and these peculiar problems aren't slowing down. Fortunately, ConcernedApe has reassured us with various responses that things will be taken care of in the next update, but when that will be remains a mystery... Read more.

1.6.14 Update

by ConcernedApe

Changes for vanilla players: - Added a few extra spouse reactions when interacting with them without dialogue - You no longer lose a fish if you pass out while holding it, or pass out while fishing into a fish pond - Fixed animal products always harvesting with 0 quality - Improved efficiency of playing sound effects. - Fixed spouses being warped to 0,0 for farmhands. - Fixed some cases where spouses would point the wrong direction after interactions - Prevent rare crash when updating Robin's construction animation. - Prevent rare crash when obtaining Stardrops with stowed tools. - Fix chimney duplication when creating a new 1.6.9+ save. - Fix crash when homeless farmhands remain after deleting cabins. - Fix players inside farm buildings mis-positioned on world map - Made geode menu more stable if you resize the window during geode opening - Fixed roommates requiring 2 house upgrades instead of 1 like marriage candidates - Improvements to Russian translation Changes for modded players:...

Stardew Valley cheats: Every cheat code you need, no mods required

by Andrea Shearon

fter years of content patches and tens of millions of copies sold, Stardew Valley finally has an official, mod-free approach to using cheat codes—akin to those in The Sims. As part of the farming sim’s beefy 1.6 update creator Eric Barone added support for Console Commands, so if you’re only modding for the easy money and item dupes, the process just got easier... Read more.

Stardew Valley creator says he 'could work on it for the rest of my life' and wants to keep sharing new things with players

by Fraser Brown

t some point, the Stardew Valley updates have to end, right? Creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has been working on it since 2011, and continually updating it since it launched in 2016. He's also working on a new game, Haunted Chocolatier. So surely the end is in sight. Except, it doesn't look like it is... Read more.