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Haunted Chocolatier will focus more on action and adventure than Stardew Valley
Eric Barone, who made Stardew Valley, is developing a new game called Haunted Chocolatier.
He says it will still be a town game, but its main focus will be action and adventure rather than farming.
Players will explore, find equipment and grow stronger while facing monsters and boss fights.
Barone says the game is aimed at Stardew Valley players who enjoy exploring its mines.
He has also described Haunted Chocolatier as a more metaphysical experience.
The game was announced in 2021, but Barone says he is still working on it and has not set a release date.
He plans to show more when he is ready, since parts of the game may change before release.
Eric Barone says Haunted Chocolatier will focus more on action and adventuring than Stardew Valley.
The game is still a town game, but its main focus will be adventuring, finding equipment and becoming more powerful.
Barone says the game will include monsters and boss fights.
He described it as being for Stardew Valley players who go into the mines.
Haunted Chocolatier has no release date, and Barone says he does not want to announce one.
- Who
- Eric Barone, also known as ConcernedApe, creator of Stardew Valley.
- What
- He described Haunted Chocolatier as more of an action RPG, focused on adventuring and becoming more powerful.
- When
- Barone discussed the game in a GQ interview reported on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Barone says the game is for Stardew Valley players who enjoy going into the mines.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
It is still what I call a town game, but it’s more of an action RPG — the main focus is more about adventuring, finding equipment and getting more powerful.
It's for the people in Stardew Valley that go into the mines. That's what I do, honestly.
The bottom line is, I don’t want to give a release date.
Barone announced Haunted Chocolatier.
Barone said he was still working on the game and described the challenge of perfecting its details.
Reports on a GQ interview quoted Barone describing Haunted Chocolatier as more of an action RPG.
- Creator
- Eric Barone, also known as ConcernedApe
- Previous game
- Stardew Valley
- Main focus
- Adventuring, finding equipment and getting more powerful
- Combat
- Monsters and boss fights
- Release date
- Not announced; Barone said he does not want to give one
Sources
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