Stardew Valley News

Stardew Valley is now fully self-published

Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone has now taken over full publishing responsibilities for Stardew Valley. While Chucklefish was handling the job on Android, Barone has taken over that, too.

The developer has marked the occasion by hosting a question-and-answer session on Twitter, with some decent titbits emerging. Barone reiterates that, yes, there may be more Stardew Valley updates. However, if one does happen, don't expect it to be as large as update 1.5. If you're interested in the publishing side of things, Barone shares that working with Steam is the easiest, as "if your game has issues, that's on you".

Naturally, some people have asked about Barone's next game, Haunted Chocolatier. There is a connection between Stardew Valley and the upcoming PC game, though Barone won't reveal what that is just yet. If you were wondering, the Haunted Chocolatier creator is indeed a fan of chocolate. "I do enjoy [it], but I also think chocolate and candy-making in a dark, snowy town sounded like a fun and cosy thing to do with a lot of room for imagination and magic," he says.

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Stardew Valley fan ditches crops for bops with these rad musical farms

Usually farms in Stardew Valley are reserved for crops, animals and sheds to hoard your countless kegs and chests. But if you're NetWarrior FM, your farm is a piece of wonderful dirt-coated sheet music filled with all sorts of videogame and pop culture melodies...
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Stardew Valley mod replaces cosy RPG's critters with Pokemon

A new Stardew Valley mod transforms the game's creatures into Pokemon, and even turns plants into pocket monster pals. The project adds various textures to the country-life RPG, effectively converting it into a super relaxing version of Game Freak's longstanding critter catching extravaganza.

Created by TheKrominator, the Stardew Valley mod gives the life game's textures and sprites a lick of Pokemon paint. Dubbed 'Pokemania: The Return', the modder reveals that this is actually a reimagining of a previous project, with the latest version adding over 50 Pokedex entries into the mix, including shiny variants.

Pokemarts and Pokecenters also make an appearance within the Stardew Valley mod, which effectively transforms the setting into a Kanto inspired backdrop. There's even an added element of mischief and shenanigans, as there's a chance you'll run into Team Rocket on your adventure.

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Eric Barone says he 'can't believe' Stardew Valley has sold 20 million copies

Stardew Valley has been out for six years now, and somehow it just keeps on getting bigger. A recent update to the Stardew Valley press site indicates that the game has now sold more than 20 million copies across all platforms, including 13 million on PC alone...
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Stardew Valley hits 20 million sales

Stardew Valley, the peaceful farming life sim from ConcernedApe has hit over 20 million sales two years on from hitting 10 million.

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