For practically a yr, Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone, also called ConcernedApe, has been teasing the farming simulator’s huge Patch 1.6. Now, after a improvement interval that turned out longer than he had anticipated, the replace lastly has a launch date.
In a submit on Twitter/X at this time, Barone celebrated the sport’s eighth anniversary by saying that the 1.6 Update might be out on PC on March 19, with console and cellular following quickly after.
It is the eighth anniversary of Stardew Valley. Thanks for all of the assist through the years! Right this moment I’m saying the PC Release date for the 1.6 replace: –March Nineteenth–. Console & Cell will observe as quickly as attainable. pic.twitter.com/dMEFydjSqC
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) February 26, 2024
In an replace to the game’s press site, Barone additionally famous that the sport has offered a powerful 30 million copies throughout platforms, with over 19 million copies on PC, all through its eight years.
“With a brand new replace on the horizon, a worldwide live performance tour underway, an official cookbook coming quickly, and now over 30 million copies offered, Stardew Valley is flourishing greater than ever,” Barone wrote. “As at all times, I am eternally grateful to the gamers (you!) for making all of this attainable.”
Barone initially introduced he was taking a break from creating his new recreation, Haunted Chocolatier, to develop Stardew Valley’s Patch 1.6 again in April. Since then, he is teased fairly a couple of options, together with a brand new farm format, eight-player multiplayer assist, hats for pets, and the attainable addition of the long-awaited iridium scythe, though he talked about that a lot of the replace’s additions might be a secret till nearer to its launch date.
Along with the patch information, the Stardew Valley press web site confirmed that the favored farming sim has offered 30 million models as of February 2024, with 19 million copies offered on PC alone. It is a powerful determine that eclipses the official gross sales information for the likes of GTA: San Andreas and Tremendous Mario Odyssey.
We gave Stardew Valley a 9.5 in our 2018 re-review, calling it “a stupendous, enjoyable recreation that, when all of its components are pulled collectively, make for a beautiful countryside journey.”
Amelia Zollner is a contract author at IGN who loves all issues indie and Nintendo. Exterior of IGN, they’ve contributed to websites like Polygon and Rock Paper Shotgun, they usually’re at the moment creating a recreation known as Garage Sale. Discover them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.