Whereas ConcernedApe’s new sport Haunted Chocolatier continues to be a methods off and we don’t know a lot, the dev has shared tidbits for the sport this week.
The above screenshot was shared by Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone, the only real developer behind Stardew Valley and now Haunted Chocolatier. Proper after posting it, Barone, ever the perfectionist, commented on his personal work.
“Somebody identified the angle seems to be kinda bizarre across the passageway, and on the drop down spots. And I agree, so I’ve been engaged on it,” he stated.
When followers began replying and naturally asking questions, the developer replied in flip. The sport can be “much like Stardew in some methods” nevertheless it’s not about “operating a farm.” Additional, Barone famous that the sport “feels fairly totally different.”
“It’s gonna be its personal separate sport with a self-contained id… it’s not a Stardew 2,”Barone stated. “However there is likely to be some shared lore, I haven’t nailed down precisely to what diploma the 2 can be linked”
Elsewhere within the thread the developer was additionally requested on funding, scale, and a timeline on how lengthy it’ll take for the sport to get accomplished.
When requested what number of tasks he’s engaged on at the moment, Barone stated Haunted Chocolatier is “principally” his focus, however he nonetheless spends a few of his time on “Stardew Valley stuff.” He did outright proclaim he has “no different tasks”, although.
By way of growth, the developer stated “progress is fairly good, nevertheless it does take a very long time to make a sport,” and as famous above he’s a perfectionist and is “making this fully from scratch”, though there might be uncommon recycled property, “if it is smart.”
Lastly, by way of how a lot Haunted Chocolatier can be priced at, Barone famous “the value will in all probability be the identical as Stardew. It undoubtedly received’t be extra”
His earlier sport, Stardew Valley, is out there for Home windows PC (through GOG, and Steam) Nintendo Swap, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Android, and iOS – in addition to extra not too long ago on Xbox Recreation Go. In case you missed it, you could find our evaluate for Stardew Valley right here (we extremely suggest it!)