Stardew Valley 
Save
Eric Barone's been playing lots of chess and reckons Elon Musk's 'tech tree' idea isn't awful: 'What if someone did a Balatro treatment… a chess roguelike?'Apr 30, 2025 - PC GamerPC Gamer's Wes Fenlon recently sat down with Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone to discuss everything from Jojamart to his next game, Haunted Chocolatier. One question was what Barone himself is playing, and the man is as old school as it comes... Read more.Eric Barone has regrets about not fleshing out Stardew Valley's characters more, but likes that it's so open ended since it makes things 'more personal' for each playerApr 30, 2025 - PC GamerOutside of cultivating the season's most profitable veggies or endlessly fainting in the mines, a lot of the time you spend in Stardew Valley is working alongside its townspeople. You develop friendships and relationships with Pelican Town's villagers over the years, but no matter how long you spend giving gifts and completing requests, Stardew doesn't really offer a final ending to a lot of its storylines... Read more.'A lot of people hate it, but I think it's fun': Eric Barone backs Stardew Valley's fishing minigame, but does admit that 'it starts too hard'Apr 30, 2025 - PC GamerStardew Valley's fishing minigame gets a surprising amount of hate, whether it's because of how annoying it is to find all the legendary fish or because fishing minigames are a dime a dozen nowadays. But I've always loved it as a way to break up my farming hyperfixation, and it sounds like Eric Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, is also backing this system... Read more.'I kind of failed in that particular aspect': Eric Barone doesn't understand all the Pierre hate and wishes that he'd been 'a little bit more nuanced' when it came to creating JojaMartApr 30, 2025 - PC GamerIt's hard to imagine Eric Barone saying that he failed in any aspect regarding Stardew Valley. What started out as a simple Harvest Moon clone, a way to teach him how to code and perfect pixel art, evolved into a phenomenon that is still having a lasting impact on the cosy farming sim genre. But nothing in life can be perfect, and everyone has regrets... Read more.Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone hasn't 'really' played a lot of other farming and life sims, but he appreciates the impact the game has had on the genre—'it seems to have inspired a lot more people to consider this kind of game'Apr 30, 2025 - PC GamerStardew Valley has become the backbone of farming simulators since its launch in 2016, and the impact it had on the genre and the games that followed is clear as day. As soon as a trailer for a new farming simulator drops, someone will make a comparison with Stardew Valley, no matter how far a stretch that might be. But this impact has caused a lot of similar Stardew-esque games to be produced, which Eric Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, is aware of... Read more.Who knows if Stardew Valley is finished, but the dev behind it is "committed to not working" on it until Haunted Chocolatier is doneApr 29, 2025 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunRemember when Haunted Chocolatier was announced… sorry, hang on, almost four years ago? Cripes, time really does fly when you're waiting on the incredibly anticipated follow-up to one of the most popular games of all time doesn't it! It's no secret that developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone is happy to take his time with his next game, and good on him for doing so. However, he also can't help himself but continue to work on Stardew Valley, releasing another pretty big update for the farming game only last year. The good news is that, based on some comments in a recent interview, Haunted Chocolatier is the main focus going forward. Read more Eric Barone says Stardew Valley was about 'the fundamentals of human sustenance,' while Haunted Chocolatier is about 'what's next': 'There's another realm of the human experience'Apr 29, 2025 - PC Gamerfter spending much of last year dedicated to Stardew Valley's big 1.6 update, Eric Barone is ready to buckle down on Haunted Chocolatier. Though he's not ready to talk too many hard details about his next game, in a recent interview with PC Gamer Barone said that what he's interested in exploring with Haunted Chocolatier has "evolved with the game" over the last few years... Read more.After getting Stardew Valley to 'a good place' with update 1.6, Eric Barone is now fully focused on his next game: 'I'm committed to not working on Stardew Valley until I'm done with Haunted Chocolatier'Apr 29, 2025 - PC GamerEric Barone has a problem: He wants to make his new game, Haunted Chocolatier, but he also has a deep love for his indie mega-hit Stardew Valley—and, more to the point, a seeming inability to stop working on it. It's a tough spot alright, one he's talked about before, but speaking to PC Gamer's Wes Fenlon at GDC recently, Barone said he's got a plan, or at least an idea: Run away into the forest and stay there until it's done... Read more."I thought the project might fall apart": The Baldur's Gate 3 Stardew Valley mod Swen Vincke likes "almost got scrapped" just one month into developmentApr 11, 2025 - VG247While Baldur's Village - the Stardew Valley mod with a town full of Baldur's Gate 3 characters - recently survived an accidentally served DMCA takedown from Wizards of the Coast, it might never have gotten that far if things had played out a little differently. Read more The 'Stardew Valley-like' genre desperately needs a real name and I have the perfect answerApr 4, 2025 - PC GamerCozy farm sim games have a problem: We still don't have a good name for them. Sometimes I call them farm sims, but the ones that don't actually have farms are life sims—not to be confused with Sims-like life sims—sometimes I mash them up into farmlife sims, and sometimes they're just games like Stardew Valley when I give up entirely... Read more.Now the BG3 Stardew Valley mod is safe, its creators reveal what's coming nextApr 2, 2025 - PCGamesNIt's been a turbulent few days for fans of both Baldur's Gate 3 and Stardew Valley. First, the highly anticipated 'Baldur's Village' mod, which brings the cast of BG3 to Pelican Town, was released to widespread acclaim. Then, Dungeons and Dragons owner Wizards of the Coast decided to issue a takedown notice on the project, leaving it in limbo. Everything has worked out since then, thankfully, with WotC saying the DMCA was a mistake and apologizing for the issue altogether. Now, the modding team behind Baldur's Village has outlined what's next for the mod, with multiple updates planned. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Popular BG3 themed Stardew Valley mod will be re-listed after unintentional DMCA Best Baldur's Gate 3 builds The 33 best Baldur's Gate 3 mods "This is a gift, you know" Baldur's Gate 3 Stardew Valley modders give an update on the future of Baldur's Village, now the Wizards of the Coast DMCA situation is behind themApr 2, 2025 - VG247Baldur's Village - the Stardew Valley mod with a town full of Baldur's Gate 3 characters - was hit by a DMCA takedown from BG IP owner Wizards of the Coast the other day. Thankfully, WotC quickly stated that the takedown had somehow been issued "mistakenly" and moved to sort things out so that the mod could go back up. Read more After Swen Vincke wagged his finger at a Wizards of the Coast DMCA, Stardew's Baldur's Gate 3 mod is back onlineApr 1, 2025 - PC GamerTurns out, something gold can stay. In the wake of Wizards of the Coast's "mistaken" DMCA that scoured it from the internet, Baldur's Village is back up on Nexus Mods. It was out of commission for a couple of days after the original takedown took it out on March 29 or, in other words, it was out of commission until people noticed what WotC had done and compelled it to beat a hasty retreat... Read more."A good ending": Phew, the Baldur's Gate 3 Stardew Valley mod is back online after "mistakenly" being hit by a DMCA takedown from Wizards of the CoastApr 1, 2025 - VG247Late yesterday, news broke that Baldur's Village - the cool Stardew Valley mod with a town full of Baldur's Gate 3 characters - had been hit by a DMCA takedown from BG IP owner Wizards of the Coast. Thankfully, WoTC quickly admitted that this had somehow happened by mistake, and the mod's now back up for you to download. Read more Popular BG3 themed Stardew Valley mod will be re-listed after unintentional DMCAMar 31, 2025 - PCGamesNDespite Baldur's Gate 3 icons like Astarion ascending into the hall of fame for beloved gaming characters, and the RPG being a huge canvas for mods itself, fans were surprised and saddened to see today that Wizards of the Coast (the license holders of Dungeons and Dragons) had DMCA'd a popular Stardew Valley mod. Baldur's Village puts a romanceable Astarion into the game, among other additions, but is currently unavailable following a takedown notice. After some critical remarks from Baldur's Gate 3's game director and the co-founder of Larian Studios, Swen Vincke, WotC has now apologized and admitted the takedown notice was a mistake. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best Baldur's Gate 3 builds The 33 best Baldur's Gate 3 mods Baldur's Gate 3 patch 8's new subclasses add a sneaky pirate and a very good boy Wizards of the Coast says it didn't mean to send a DMCA takedown notice to the Baldur's Gate 3 Stardew mod: 'We are in the process of fixing that now'Mar 31, 2025 - PC GamerRemember Baldur's Village, that charming Baldur's Gate 3 mod for Stardew Valley? It was the one that crammed all the best parts of Larian's opus in ConcernedApe's opus, letting you romance Shadowheart and Astarion but, like, on a farm this time... Read more.New Stardew Valley mod adds an entire village and is basically a sequelMar 16, 2025 - PCGamesNWhile Stardew Valley inspired an entire genre unto itself, nothing beats the original. Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone's farming and life sim has only been getting bigger and better over the years, with tens of thousands of people playing it as I write this sentence. The idyllic loop of tending crops, exploring lands, and wooing villagers is an incredibly popular one, and it just got even better. A dedicated group of modders has added an entirely new village to the game, basically tacking on an entire sequel. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Project Zomboid update adds new location, as tribute to beloved modder who died The Deadly Path is a beautiful demonic roguelike, and it's almost here Cozy afterlife sim Spiritfarer is 90% off right now, but not forever Will the Stardew Valley Baldur's Gate 3 mod let you bone a pixelated bear? Well, its lead dev is "certain" that Halsin's romance arc will "stay true to his character"Mar 11, 2025 - VG247If you're like me, you've spent 90% of your waking hours since you learned that Baldur's Village - the Stardew Valley mod which adds a town full of Baldur's Gate 3 characters to the chill farming game - had come out wondering one thing. How its upcoming Halsin romance might handle the base game's beary bits. Here's an update. Read more Swen Vincke stamps seal of approval on Stardew Valley mod that yoinks the Baldur's Gate 3 cast out of D&D and into a cosy pastoral lifeMar 10, 2025 - PC GamerTypically, in an Isekai anime, the main thrust of the plot involves a poor unsuspecting person dying (usually via unfortunate truck placement) and waking up in a fantasy world of magic and adventure. In the case of Stardew Valley's latest hit mod, it's sort of the inverse—while they don't have trucks in the Forgotten Realms, the entire cast of Baldur's Gate 3 has been transported to Stardew Valley... Read more.That Stardew Valley Baldur's Gate 3 crossover mod is out now, and there's even more good news: it sounds like pixel art bear sex could be coming soonMar 10, 2025 - VG247The cool mod which brings a bit of Baldur's Gate 3 to Stardew Valley has now been released, so you can find out exactly how annoying it'd be to try and grow turnips with a sassy vampire, rather than doing the obvious thing having him help you slap up a giant brain. The good news doesn't end there, either, as the Baldur's Village team has now moved on to working on letting you romance Halsin. Read more
Show Comments
