The creator of farming, chilled vibes, and time-sinking simulation game Stardew Valley has revealed that he is working on a new "secret" project, two years on from Stardew's initial release.
The announcement came in the form of a tweet from Eric Barone's account which promises "lots to look forward to".
While the exact details of the upcoming game are still unknown, Eric did reveal some little nuggets of information about his next project in a Reddit AMA towards the end of last year. Fans of Stardew Valley will be pleased to know that the game will be set in the same world once again.
"My next game will take place on the same planet as Stardew Valley, although it's not a sequel or expansion in any way.”
“I don't want to reveal too much at this point, but I am thinking of approaching my next game with a similar mindset to Stardew Valley - take a style of game that was never fully realised (or that changed trajectories, leaving unexplored possibilities), and carry on the tradition in my own weird way."
With no concrete information available other than what was mentioned above, the direction for this new game has the potential to be almost anything. What type of game would you like to see set within the Stardew Valley universe? Let's throw some ideas around in the comments below!
[source twitter.com, via reddit.com]
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What will it be?
3D Platformer or bust
I'm interested, it could be a long wait until its released.
A gritty, bloody first person shooter/slasher with DOOM-like finisher moves and a nihilistic narrative about futility of existence most likely.
It's going to be hard to follow up Stardew.
Hmm, makes me think of Image & Form and the SteamWorld series. Based on my experience with Stardew Valley I’m more than certain it’s going to be good.
I bet it's Knack 3
Chucklefish are making a Stardew-inspired magical RPG called Spellbound - and ConcernedApe has another 'secret' project in the works..?!
Blessed be the gamer gods!
Anything he does is a day 1 buy for me!
It will be interesting to see what he creates but we will have to be patient it will take a while to make. It will be also interesting to see if it is any good as a lot of indie developers really struggle with the next game after their big hit.
@loyalroyal1989 Examples?
“With MP close...”
Metroid Prime???
Well, he ought to keep it secret until there's something to show. People don't take kindly to game reveals without a neatly polished vertical slice anymore.
This is old news. He's been talking about his new secret game that is not a sequel to Stardew Valley for months now.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE How can you be interested when it's 99% sure it's going to be a pixelated game?
Yep, definitely 40 Winks.
@SimplyCinnamon53 He's referring to the multiplayer update for Stardew Valley.
@VIIIAxel I was just joking but thank you for clarifying because I didn’t realize that’s what it actually stood for.
I am really excited about this because I love stardew valley but if it is also a simulator of some sort I hope you can visit your old farm and village as a reward for completing the main goal of the game or something.
I hope it's as open-ended as Stardew Valley. Been starving for this sort of game lately.
Either way, this guy has built enough goodwill from me that I'l get whatever it is.
It’s be nice if he fixed those horrible bugs in StarDew valley on Switch first. That crackling noise is annoying.
Has multiplayer been added to Stardew Valley yet?
dont even know what it is, but because of how awesome stardew is, I'm excited.
Try as I might I can’t seem to click with Stardew. I love animal crossing, and I enjoyed harvest moon back in the day. Not sure what it is. Maybe I just need to stick at it.
In any case, massive respect to this creator. Done an amazing job I probably just need to invest a little more time.
@Galactus_33 The crackling was fixed a while ago.
Given that the only things we know know about the Stardew Valley "world" are that there is an all-out war somewhere and that big corporations have taken over about everything, it may be something like a SimCity thing with a twist, or a tactics game?
My guess: a 2D, top-down Minecraft with adventure elements...
@Julien lol how many do you need?
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Wasn't he going to be releasing multiplayer for Stardew Valley or was that idea just a rumor?
As to the new game, we will have to wait and see. Anything right now is just a blind guess. But maybe we will learn more about that war that was alluded to in SV. It would be interesting to see an Advance Wars/Final Fantasy Tactics style game like that.
Just got Stardew like a week ago, but I'm already interested in what the guy has to offer.
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