As Stardew Valley followers proceed to attend patiently for the beforehand introduced 1.7 replace, creator Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) has dropped a couple small, obscure, but thrilling hints about what stated mysterious replace would possibly entail: a new farm sort, and “extra character/social stuff.”
This comes from a tweet/X put up from ConcernedApe, the place he was requested if he may give any hints in regards to the upcoming replace. His response was fairly easy: “there will probably be some extra character/social stuff, it is also conventional so as to add a new farm sort. Heaps extra however I do not need to reveal a lot but.”
there will probably be some extra character/social stuff, it is also conventional so as to add a new farm sort. Heaps extra however I do not need to reveal a lot but
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) December 17, 2025
That is not a ton of element, however definitely sufficient to spark the creativeness. The brand new farm sort was certainly to be anticipated. Stardew Valley began with only one type of farm map, and since its launch, most main new content material updates have added not less than one for a complete of eight completely different choices. Every farm map facilities round a completely different specialty, with the Customary map being pretty generic and open-ended, and different maps selling fishing, foraging, mining, fight, multiplayer, a mixture of fishing and foraging, and animal elevating. Presently, which means that principally each sort of playstyle is supported, so there’s a lot left to marvel about relating to imagining what new farm sort could possibly be added. Maybe one thing that encourages constructing NPC friendships?
The “character/social stuff” is a little extra obscure. This might imply something from new scenes and occasions with current characters to new characters solely. It is actually exhausting to say at this stage!
Common fan requests for future Stardew Valley options embody extra NPCs, together with extra romanceable NPCs, extra dialogue and world lore, but in addition simply usually extra of every part: extra animals, extra crops, extra decorations, extra clothes, extra enemies to struggle, dishes to prepare dinner, and so forth. ConcernedApe hasn’t actually revealed something to this point about what 1.7 will include, and even once we would possibly anticipate it. He is given no launch date, solely prompt that it is doable it does not come out till after Haunted Chocolatier releases. Possibly. It’s going to be prepared when it is prepared.
ConcernedApe did drop one different factor, although. When requested about a potential Nintendo Swap 2 version, he stated he is announce one thing “very soon.” A Swap 2 version was first introduced again in September, and will convey mouse controls, four-player cut up display multiplayer, and Recreation Share multiplayer to the Swap model. No launch date has been given but.
We re-reviewed Stardew Valley in 2024 to account for its many, many updates since launch in 2016. Whereas our authentic evaluate gave it a formidable 8.8/10, the re-review known as it a 10/10 masterpiece, saying, “Stardew Valley is just not solely the most effective farming sport I’ve performed, it’s one in all my favourite video games of all time. That myself and others maintain returning to this eight-year outdated gem every time it will get even the smallest replace speaks to the way it’s really a masterpiece within the style it each reinvigorated and has come to outline.”
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