While Stardew Valley is still going strong, developer Eric Barone (better known as ConcernedApe) isn't resting on laurels and is currently working on Haunted Chocolatier. Today he shared four new…
October 4, 2023 | 12:20 EDT
ConcernedApe, also known as Eric Barone, has taken to Twitter to share some new details about what's coming in Stardew Valley 1.6. Remarkably, the developer still doesn't seem to be done with his…
July 18, 2023 | 03:46 EDT
Stardew Valley turned the gaming community upside down when it was released in 2016, especially the farming sim community. According to the game's press page, the indie hit has sold over 20 million…
January 14, 2023 | 12:00 EST
Have you been looking for a new farming sim to enjoy? Well, a Harvest Moon Stardew Valley mod might be what the digital farmer ordered. The Welcome to Mineral Town mod brings you back into the world…
October 18, 2022 | 10:54 EDT
Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has effectively confirmed the Stardew Valley 1.6 update is in development, but don't expect a lot of new content -- this next update is focused on making modding better.…
June 24, 2022 | 01:35 EDT
Stardew Valley is known for being one of the best relaxing and wholesome games to have come out in the past decade, but people are always wanting to spruce up games with something else. Not much hits…
May 19, 2022 | 03:32 EDT
It seems that ConcernedApe's sophomore game Haunted Chocolatier will have boss battles, marking a significant departure from its predecessor Stardew Valley. Haunted Chocolatier is the next game from…
April 5, 2022 | 02:58 EDT
Fans of modern Farming RPGs owe a lot to Stardew Valley -- this indie game exploded onto the scene and practically revived the genre singlehandedly, although other games like Terraria and Minecraft …
August 27, 2022 | 11:57 EDT
Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has now taken over Stardew Valley mobile publishing, concluding his multiplatform publishing deal with Chucklefish. Stardew Valley is one of the biggest farming RPGs in…
March 17, 2022 | 01:48 EDT
To say 2020 was an arduous year would be an understatement. It thrust many of us, myself included, into situations we would never have imagined otherwise. The need for escapism was high. How could a…
May 26, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
In an ever more chaotic world, Stardew Valley has become a place of escape. Amidst everything from pandemics to political instability, more and more gamers have turned to titles which allow them to…
February 26, 2021 | 11:00 EST
Are you tired of the end-goal of every major relationship involving getting married and having children? A new mod for the farming sim Stardew Valley allows players to engage in platonic (non-…
February 25, 2021 | 11:44 EST
Like any good farming sim, Stardew Valley has an abundance of NPCs to talk and interact with, give gifts to, and progress their storylines. And like any good game site, we are here to judge them! So…
February 25, 2021 | 12:00 EST
Stardew Valley version 1.5 offers lots of tricky puzzles for players to solve on Ginger Island, the game's newly released tropical paradise. Many of these puzzles reward players with Golden Walnuts,…
December 31, 2020 | 03:58 EST
While not strictly necessary, having another pair of hands around the farm never hurt anybody. Farming RPG Stardew Valley, developed by ConcernedApe, lets you marry one of six bachelors or…
January 3, 2021 | 12:00 EST
There's lots to do on Ginger Island, the new area of Stardew Valley unlocked with the game's recently released Version 1.5 update. One of the new activities is helping the archaeologist Professor…
December 28, 2020 | 06:21 EST
Leo is the primary new NPC introduced in the latest patch for Stardew Valley. Stranded on Ginger Island for a long time, he has come to think of the local parrots as his friends and family.…
December 24, 2020 | 01:02 EST
Stardew Valley's newest location, Ginger Island, is full of hidden secrets. The island — which was added to the game with the Version 1.5 update — contains a number of secret puzzles to solve. These…
December 23, 2020 | 04:57 EST
Yesterday, Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone surprised fans by releasing the long-awaited version 1.5 content update several weeks earlier than planned. V1.5 adds new tasks to…
December 22, 2020 | 01:58 EST
It was only earlier today that we were writing about the newest comment that Eric 'Concerned Ape' Barone made about the Stardew Valley 1.5 update, thinking that there was going to be some time before…
December 21, 2020 | 03:03 EST
Eric Barone, better known as Concerned Ape and the creator of Stardew Valley, has announced that the 1.5 update for his creation would have a new type of farm called a Beach Farm and a new Advanced…
December 21, 2020 | 09:52 EST
The Stardew Valley 1.5 Update is "in the home stretch" according to Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone, the game's lead developer. This announcement also notes that the next big update will be have a heavy…
November 13, 2020 | 04:35 EST
The future of Stardew Valley is uncertain, although that's not as ominous as it sounds at first glance. Developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has a lot of things he'd like to do with his Farming RPG,…
September 8, 2020 | 03:57 EDT
A Stardew Valley Collector's Edition is on the way and up for pre-order after literally years of demand. For the first time ever, fans of farming RPGs can pick up a physical copy of this great game…
July 30, 2020 | 02:06 EDT
Good news for farming fans itching for more content — Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has announced the Stardew Valley 1.5 Content Update is coming. He hasn't just announced this next batch of content for…
February 26, 2020 | 09:28 EST
The Rare Seed in Stardew Valley is a mysterious item that seems almost unattainable in the early game, but it can lead you down a path of massive profit if you play your cards right and make the most…
January 9, 2020 | 08:00 EST
I've written about Stardew Valley for years, joking that it would one day be released on things like the Samsung Smart Fridge. Leave it to Elon Musk to throw me a curveball and announce a Stardew…
December 20, 2019 | 12:30 EST
Surprise! The Stardew Valley 1.4 console content update is now live! "The Stardew Valley 1.4 update is now available on Switch & PS4, and should be coming to Xbox in the next couple of hours,"…
December 17, 2019 | 02:30 EST
I think it's safe to say I'm a massive fan of Stardew Valley. I have over 500 hours in the game, a number that is worryingly large to some and hilariously small to the really dedicated folks out…
December 23, 2019 | 11:00 EST
After a terribly long wait, the Stardew Valley 1.4 PC patch notes are here! This new patch brings a new farm map, new areas to explore, and just a whole boatload of cool content for players to enjoy…
November 26, 2019 | 03:11 EST
The 1.4 patch for Stardew Valley has finally arrived, and many people are either going to be returning to the game to play with friends or starting a multiplayer game for the first time. As many as…
November 25, 2019 | 08:15 EST
After roughly a year of waiting, the Stardew Valley 1.4 release date has finally been announced for PC. Players have been looking forward to a mysterious (and ever-increasing) batch of new content…
November 13, 2019 | 08:00 EST
Stardew Valley developer ConcernedApe (real name Eric Barone) is dropping Chucklefish as the game's producer on Nintendo Switch. This means Barone will self-publish Stardew Valley on all platforms…
October 2, 2019 | 05:21 EDT
Stardew Valley PS4 multiplayer has finally arrived several months after it was originally scheduled to deploy. While PC and Nintendo Switch players have been enjoying multiplayer gameplay on their…
September 26, 2019 | 10:30 EDT
The hotly-anticipated Stardew Valley 1.4 Update has been teased by developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone, showing off a brand-new feature that players can expect to use on their farm. Unfortunately,…
September 6, 2019 | 03:00 EDT
A Stardew Valley Separate Money feature has been teased on the developer's official Twitter account. ConcernedApe took to Twitter to share a screenshot (seen above) which highlights this new feature…
April 29, 2019 | 06:06 EDT
The Stardew Valley 1.4 Update is "coming along very well" according to its developer. Previously, Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone had assumed sole control of the game for many of the platforms on which it…
April 23, 2019 | 09:30 EDT
The Stardew Valley Android release date has been set for March 2019 according to a press release from the publishers. Stardew Valley is on pretty much anything with a computer chip and a screen, but…
February 26, 2019 | 04:00 EST
The Stardew Valley Android version has been in the works for a while now. The most recent news we had on this particular mobile version was back in October 2018 when the iOS version of the game…
February 14, 2019 | 05:16 EST
Stardew Valley Nintendo Switch multiplayer is almost here! Finally, you'll be able to play the game with your friends on Nintendo's hybrid handheld console. For those not in the know, Stardew Valley …
December 10, 2018 | 04:13 EST
ConcernedApe publishing Stardew Valley might have been the plan from the beginning but he took on Chucklefish as a partner to make use of their expertise. Now the indie game developer will be taking…
November 30, 2018 | 05:21 EST
The Stardew Valley iOS version has already brought in over $1 million for ConcernedApe and Chucklefish according to a blog post on mobile app analytics business Sensortower. Stardew Valley is a…
November 14, 2018 | 10:00 EST
Stardew Valley, a spiritual successor to Harvest Moon (and a damn fine one at that) is expanding its availability yet again with an announcement that the game will be coming to iOS in just a couple…
October 10, 2018 | 12:15 EDT
After a couple of years of waiting and nearly three months worth of testing, Stardew Valley players won't have to wait much longer for multiplayer to make its way to PC - a tweet from the game's…
July 20, 2018 | 02:59 EDT
The Stardew Valley multiplayer beta has begun on Steam (and will kick off in a few days for GOG), and I was quite excited to hop on with a friend and give it a whirl. Fortunately, my buddy Shaun…
May 3, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
The Stardew Valley multiplayer beta is now available for testing on PC via Steam according to a news post on the game's official website. Stardew Valley had always planned to have multiplayer as a…
May 1, 2018 | 04:42 EDT
Stardew Valley is steadily making progress towards the release of its multiplayer beta, according to lead developer ConcernedApe in a blog post on the game's official website. Initially released as…
February 15, 2018 | 05:10 EST
Stardew Valley has sold over 3.5 million copies on Steam as reported by analyst firm Superdata. Initially created by Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone as a solo project, Stardew Valley picked up steam…
January 22, 2018 | 05:01 EST