Following the release of Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update, which initially started as a technical update before pivoting to a content one, creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, is now taking aim at working on his other project, Haunted Chocolatier. He felt a strong sense of obligation to the farming sim’s community.
Taking to the Haunted Chocolatier blog, Barone announced that he was more actively working on the project. He didn’t like putting it on the sideline, noting that he was “sad to see Haunted Chocolatier getting dusty on the shelf.” Now that the update is in the hands of both PC and console players, it means he can pivot some time away from the cozy farming sim to work on his other game.
In and of itself, Haunted Chocolatier isn’t super established within the public eye, it’s just known as Barone’s other game, if anyone even knew it existed. Prior to going ham on the 1.6 update, Barone had a skeleton of the game with most everything in place. His task now is to tweak those bones into something more in-depth.
Barone does not sugarcoat that the game is still a ways away from release, but even so, he’s not looking to do what many others have done and provide early access. Instead, he’s not releasing the game unless he is happy with it.
