The creator of the hugely popular farming simulator game Stardew Valley has revealed that he has another two projects in the works. Both will have ties to the original game.
Eric Barone, known as ConcernedApe online, first spoke about the new games on social media in response to a fan. He notes that one non-farming game will take place in the same world as Stardew Valley, while the other game will also have links with Stardew "in some way".
Barone also offers up a word of caution, although we imagine fans of Stardew Valley will have a hard time controlling their expectations:
"I see this is blowing up and there are articles coming out, etc.... all I ask is please don't get too hyped at this stage. I want to avoid too much hype or speculation. I'd like to just make whatever game comes naturally to me without too much pressure or expectation.
"I'm not setting out to make the next indie smash hit, I just want to make another game that I enjoy and am happy with. And to share some of my art & ideas with the world. If it becomes popular, I will be happy, but it's not my focus."
In talks with IGN, Barone has also revealed that both projects are single-player, top-down 2D games with pixel art styles. The first is described as "an ambitious project" - Barone says he has been "approaching this game with the goal to surpass the quality of every aspect compared to Stardew Valley"; the second is being made “just as a little thing to have fun with.”
What are you hoping to see from these two games? Would you like more of the same, or would you like to see something entirely different? Share your thoughts with us below.
[source twitter.com, via uk.ign.com]
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Hard not to get hyped when stardew Valley is so popular.
"Wow, no comments yet... why not be the first?"
Yeah, why not indeed. Oh well, second is also fine..
As for the games: both taking place in the same world/universe, then I would wager a guess of one being an RTS, looking at other aspects of the world. They can't all be farmers, you know...
As for the second project, which according to the developer is just a little something to have fun with: would be rather funny if it would be a crop circle simulator, but to get the most out of that, it would have to be multiplayer, so people can freak each other out by secretly leaving crop circles in each other's fields...
But seeing as both new projects are going to be single player, that probably won't happen. Was fun to theorize about it, though.
It must be hard to just want to let your creativity run free and have to live under the shadow of your incredibly popular previous work
Ooh, interesting. Something Stardew-ish but a touch faster paced would be my preference. I enjoyed it for a while but gave up when I got through a full (in-game) year and had still hardly uncovered any of the plot.
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@ThanosReXXX RTS was the first genre that popped into my head. I'm not a big fan of RTS games though so I'm hoping it will be something different. I loved my time with Stardew Valley, top top quality game with a Nintendo level of polish. You know what I would love for it to be, a Secret of Mana style action RPG. I've always preferred 2D action RPG's to turn based but there's not enough of them. With Stardew Valley he's already got a lot of the mechanics of a great action RPG in there so I'm confident if he does make one, it'll be a classic.
stardew spin off could be great. hard not to be hyped
Surpassing Stardew will be tough but considering that was his first game and he has more experience and a team now I'm sure he can do it.
I have a lot of respect for him, he supported this game for free when he didnt need to, dropped Chucklefish after their shady employment dealings came put and he responds to his fans.
Building expectations too quickly is a great way to ruin an Indie developers enthusiasm
He should make a puzzle game called Starfruit Valley!
Unfortunately everything Eric does will be compared to Stardew by the journalism and gaming community. It’s a shame because Stardew is very much a magnus opus of a game with the amount of content and depth to the experience, and it’s unfair to expect something on the same level as that.
Whatever comes next I’ll definitely be there.
I wish they would add more combat related stuff to stardew and some leveling up and RPG aspects to that part of the game.
Absolutely interested.
Stardew Valley is just so awesome. Can't wait for another gem.
I’m confident that with his imagination, talent, and humility, he will be able to surpass Stardew Valley’s unexpected (and very much deserved) success. It could be with these 2 games. Or other games in the future. But he will.
Stardew Valley is one of my all time favorite games. Can't wait to see what he makes next.
Stardew Valley 64 baybeee
Huge props to him! I'm looking forward to what else he has to offer, since he made one of the most beloved and chill games of all time.
Him not wanting people to get their hopes up, I can understand that. Usually hype can result in disappointment like Hello Neighbor, for example. That games had many people excited. I like the artstyle and concept, but the product was clearly rushed.
Same for Blacksad to me. I was really looking forward to that game, but when they showed a bit of gameplay on YouTube (which looked unpolished. Missing sound effects and such killed the atmosphere), I was disappointed. And then I heard of the technical issues and bugs.
The only game I'm excited for is Persona 5 Scramble after I finished the demo. I'm not hyped for what ConcernedApe's working on next, but I would be lying if I said I'm not interested.
Ape: Please don't get your hopes up.
Also Ape: This game will surpass the quality of every aspect compared to Stardew Valley.
On a serious note though, I have nothing but respect for the guy. I have almost 400 hours on SDV on my Switch with no end in sight just yet, and it only costs $15. I would have easily spent $30 or $40 on it. Looking forward to anything else that he puts out.
I would like a sequel to SV (as in, another farming sim with many more features and new characters), but I also don’t want to put him in a box with that game. That happens with a lot of indie devs. I’m glad he’s making something he wants to make. I hope someday he makes an even bigger and better farming sim though!
I play stardew valley since it came out on switch and i dont know how many hundreds of hours i poured into this really really well done game. I understand what eric is trying to say, everubody is waiting that his next projects will be the bomb, but as much as i want this for him to be true, its going to be very hard. I will keep my eyes and ears open whats next!
sighs
Whatever happened to that wizard/witch school game..thing?
@OorWullie That would definitely also be a good option.
@Joeynator3000 it’s called Witchbrook but is not coming out this year
@quinnyboy58 @Joeynator3000 and it's completely unrelated to this developer.
@Eel ...I thought it was the same one...>.>
@Joeynator3000 Witchbrook is being made by Chucklefish, who were the publishers of Stardew Valley.
@OorWullie ...That explains the confusion, then. lol
Hopefully this means Starbound is coming to consoles!🤯🙌🏼
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