There was a brief moment in 2021 when it seemed that the creator of Stardew Valley, Eric “worried”, Barone could finally get his popular farm of the farm, until, that is, the update 1.6 was suddenly announced and quickly assumed a life on your own. And now Barone has admitted that it is unlikely that “the book” definitely close “in its development, saying (probably not completely seriously) that it could still be adding things” in 50 years. ”
Stardew Valley was an immediate success when it was launched in 2016, selling more than 400k copies in just two weeks. Almost nine years later, that number has reached the 41 m brand, and Barone, something remarkably, has continued to expand the game, more recently in update 1.6 last year, which was originally supposed to have a relatively modest scope when it was announced In 2022, but it became increasingly ambitious as time passed.
That is even though Barone has apparently drawn a line under the development of Stardew Valley a year earlier, when he confirmed that he would focus his attention on a new game, then he revealed to be shook Chocolatier. But although Barone has now resumed the development of his second title after a pause for Update 1.6 of Stardew Valley, he admitted that he does not believe that he will never necessarily end his agricultural game.
Speaking to NPR, Barone revealed that although he has now been working at Stardew Valley for more than 12 years, “I do not want to say that the book is always closed, because I think I will always have the desire to return and maybe add One or two things.
However, that does not mean that Barone does not see a natural end point for the title. “I think a game can have too much content,” he explained. “And ultimately, I want Stardew Valley to be the best game it can be. So, if I feel that he is beginning to be a little overwhelmed by the content to the point that it is harmful to the entertainment factor of the game, I would stop me ”
And for the moment, at least, it seems that Barone has taken a step back from Stardew Valley after the long development of two years of his update 1.6. As revealed in December last year, the work has now resumed in enchanted chocolate.
“Although the haunted chocolate has only been publicly revealed to a small degree,” he said at that time, “in my own private world it is a special place, and I am very attached to the characters, issues and ideas.” However, it seems that its launch is still far, with Baron explaining: “It will be a lot of work yet, but that's fine, I am addicted to routine.”