After the large hit that was Stardew Valley, the sport’s creator, Eric “ConcerdApe” Barone, is difficult at work on Haunted Chocolatier. A sport about creating candy treats, operating a confectionery retailer, and pursuing romance, Barone says that the sport will not simply be bigger in scope than Stardew Valley; it will even be darker and extra unsettling than his breakout hit.
“It is manner greater than Stardew Valley, no less than by way of the quantity of maps, the quantity of monsters, the depth to the entire merchandise system, and all of the gear slots and all of the stuff like this. All the things is cranked up,” Barone stated to Game Informer, whereas additionally detailing how the sport permits him to craft an expertise with a “darker” theme and environment. He isn’t aiming to develop a full-blown horror sport, however Haunted Chocolatier does have an unsettling vibe.
“The ghosts, the haunted nature, the citadel, enable for lots of attention-grabbing, inventive issues that I can do which might be type of creepy, like not completely horrifying, however possibly barely, you understand, creepy stuff,” Barone stated.
As for when Haunted Chocolatier will come out? The sport was first introduced in 2021, and since then, Barone and his group have been arduous at work on it and retaining Stardew Valley up to date on the identical time. The developer says that he works at his greatest when he does not must cope with distractions and might absolutely lock in on the duty at hand.
There is no concrete launch date but for the sport, however Barone and his crew are “knee-deep” in its improvement at the moment.