Eric Barone Reflects on 10 Years of Stardew Valley
The Story
In a reflective 10th-anniversary interview, Eric Barone discusses his evolution from a solo "scrappy amateur" to the leader of a collaborative team managing a global phenomenon that has sold nearly 50 million copies.
He reveals plans for a 1.7 update featuring new marriage candidates and improved child mechanics, while admitting that his deep sense of responsibility to the community keeps him returning to the Valley despite his desire to work on new projects.
He reveals plans for a 1.7 update featuring new marriage candidates and improved child mechanics, while admitting that his deep sense of responsibility to the community keeps him returning to the Valley despite his desire to work on new projects.
Why It Matters
A decade in, Stardew Valley has sold nearly 50 million copies and its creator keeps feeding it. Eric Barone's coming 1.7 update adds two marriage candidates, since revealed as Clint and Sandy, and reworks the famously static children players have petitioned about for years PC Gamer. Barone calls the playerbase a responsibility he cannot set down and has grown his team partly so Haunted Chocolatier can proceed, undated because he refuses to ship anything short of great IGN. Barone releases nothing before it satisfies him, so expect the update when the anniversary crowd least expects it.
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