As Stardew Valley followers proceed to attend patiently for the beforehand introduced 1.7 replace, creator Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) has dropped a pair small, imprecise, but thrilling hints about what stated mysterious replace would possibly entail: a brand new farm kind, and “extra character/social stuff.”
This comes from a tweet/X publish from ConcernedApe, the place he was requested if he might give any hints in regards to the upcoming replace. His response was fairly easy: “there might be some extra character/social stuff, it is also conventional so as to add a brand new farm kind. Heaps extra however I do not wish to reveal a lot but.”
there might be some extra character/social stuff, it is also conventional so as to add a brand new farm kind. Heaps extra however I do not wish to reveal a lot but
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) December 17, 2025
That is not a ton of element, however definitely sufficient to spark the creativeness. The brand new farm kind was certainly to be anticipated. Stardew Valley began with only one model of farm map, and since its launch, most main new content material updates have added not less than one for a complete of eight totally different choices. Every farm map facilities round a special specialty, with the Normal map being pretty generic and open-ended, and different maps selling fishing, foraging, mining, fight, multiplayer, a mixture of fishing and foraging, and animal elevating. At the moment, which means that mainly each kind of playstyle is supported, so there’s loads left to surprise about relating to imagining what new farm kind may very well be added. Maybe one thing that encourages constructing NPC friendships?
The “character/social stuff” is a bit more imprecise. This might imply something from new scenes and occasions with present characters to new characters solely. It is actually arduous to say at this stage!
Widespread fan requests for future Stardew Valley options embody extra NPCs, together with extra romanceable NPCs, extra dialogue and world lore, but additionally simply typically extra of all the things: extra animals, extra crops, extra decorations, extra clothes, extra enemies to struggle, dishes to prepare dinner, and so forth. ConcernedApe hasn’t actually revealed something to this point about what 1.7 will comprise, and even after we would possibly anticipate it. He is given no launch date, solely recommended that it is attainable it would not come out till after Haunted Chocolatier releases. Perhaps. It’s going to be prepared when it is prepared.
ConcernedApe did drop one different factor, although. When requested a couple of potential Nintendo Swap 2 version, he stated he is announce one thing “very quickly.” A Swap 2 version was first introduced again in September, and can convey mouse controls, four-player cut up display multiplayer, and Recreation Share multiplayer to the Swap model. No launch date has been given but.
We re-reviewed Stardew Valley in 2024 to account for its many, many updates since launch in 2016. Whereas our authentic evaluate gave it a formidable 8.8/10, the re-review known as it a ten/10 masterpiece, saying, “Stardew Valley is just not solely the perfect farming sport I’ve performed, it’s one in every of my favourite video games of all time. That myself and others maintain returning to this eight-year previous gem every time it will get even the smallest replace speaks to the way it’s really a masterpiece within the style it each reinvigorated and has come to outline.”
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Bought a narrative tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.
