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Haunted Chocolatier Will Focus More on Action and Adventure
Haunted Chocolatier is the next game from Eric Barone, who created Stardew Valley.
Barone announced it in October 2021, and it has been in development for more than five years.
He describes it as a town game with more emphasis on action and role-playing.
Players will explore, find equipment, grow stronger and face monsters and bosses.
Barone says the game is aimed at Stardew Valley players who enjoy going into the mines.
He has said he will not rush the game at the expense of its quality.
There is no official release date, though in 2025 he said he hoped it would come out within five years.
Eric Barone says Haunted Chocolatier will focus more on adventuring, equipment and becoming more powerful than Stardew Valley.
Barone describes the game as an action RPG with a town setting, monsters and boss fights.
He says it is aimed at Stardew Valley players who enjoy going into the mines.
The game has been in development for more than five years and was announced in October 2021.
Barone says he will not rush the game or compromise its quality.
- Who
- Eric Barone, creator of Stardew Valley and Haunted Chocolatier.
- What
- He says Haunted Chocolatier will focus more on action and adventure, including finding equipment, monsters and boss fights.
- When
- The game was announced in October 2021. Barone discussed its playstyle in a recent interview.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Barone wants to focus on adventuring and getting more powerful while making the game.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Haunted Chocolatier was announced.
Barone said he hoped the game would release within the next five years.
GameSpot reported Barone’s comments about the game’s playstyle.
- Developer
- Eric Barone
- Development period
- More than five years
- Announcement
- October 2021
- Game style
- More of an action RPG, while still a town game
- Main focus
- Adventuring, finding equipment and getting more powerful
- Release date
- No official release date stated
What people are saying
The main focus is more about adventuring, finding equipment and getting more powerful. There are monsters, there are boss fights. It’s for the people in Stardew Valley that go into the mines
I won’t compromise on the quality of the game by rushing it or releasing it too early
I really want to recapture that feeling that I had when I was making Stardew Valley











