Eric Barone says he’d ‘like to’ make Stardew Valley 2 sometime: ‘An entire new set of characters, an entire new world, possibly seize a few of that authentic vitality that I had again in 2012’

Stardew Valley debuted 10 years in the past this month, however creator Eric Barone remains to be hammering away on it. He is additionally engaged on an entire new sport known as Haunted Chocolatier. It is loads for one man, and so that you would possibly moderately assume that there is not a lot room in there for ideas of a full-on Stardew Valley sequel. However possibly there may be.

“I’d like to [make Stardew Valley 2] as a result of it might simply be enjoyable to work on an entire new set of characters, an entire new world, possibly seize a few of that authentic vitality that I had again in 2012, after I began working with Stardew Valley,” Barone stated in a wide-ranging interview with IGN. “There’s one thing enjoyable in regards to the variety of prospects in an entire new world, which I feel could be enjoyable for me. It might be enjoyable for my group. We would be actually enthusiastic about it.”

Barone stated one concern he has a few potential sequel is that Stardew Valley followers are actually hooked up to Pelican City and its villagers: “I do concern just a little bit that if it is an entire new solid of characters, folks would possibly really feel postpone by that.” One other attainable method could be to make use of the identical solid in a brand new journey, he continued, though that method would depart him “caught with the identical factor,” presumably which means that followers would miss the acquainted confines of Pelican City. “I would have to consider that one,” Barone stated.

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The truth is, Stardew Valley 2 virtually turned an actual factor at one level: Barone stated he was beginning to work on it, however “for numerous causes” opted to go along with Haunted Chocolatier as a substitute. “Haunted Chocolatier you possibly can say is just like the Stardew Valley 2, however it’s kind of totally different of a sport, so we’ll see.”

And it’d really occur. Barone stated in 2025, for example, that he “would possibly ultimately make a Stardew Valley 2,” though he additionally stated that “it is a lot simpler to only add extra stuff to Stardew Valley than to make an entire new sport from scratch.”

One of many issues that might open the door to an all-new Stardew Valley is that whereas Barone is without doubt one of the most well-known solo sport builders of all time (presumably probably the most well-known), he isn’t “only one man” anymore: He put a group collectively to assist with growth again in 2018, and “it has been actually nice,” he advised in IGN. “They do nice work. They add their very own distinctive sensibilities and concepts to the melting pot of Stardew Valley. There’s simply so many issues that I could not have executed alone.”

For the quick future, although, I feel it is protected to say that Barone’s fingers are full, even with the assist of a group. He is nonetheless engaged on Haunted Chocolatier, which he lately confirmed remains to be in growth and 100% going to occur, and he is additionally acquired the Stardew Valley 1.7 replace on the go, which is trying like one other huge one.