As you may know, the creator of smash indie hit Stardew Valley is working on a new game called Haunted Chocolatier. He shared a new update this week about the future of the game, noting that it will be released when it’s ready.
He’s coding the game single-handedly, so it’s understandable that it’ll take some time to release. To tide the fans over, he released some new screenshots from the game which you can see below.
As for the release date, Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone had this to say:
I know many people are excited to play Haunted Chocolatier, and may be disappointed to hear that it will still take a while, or that I took time away to work on Stardew Valley. I understand. I will be very happy when the day comes that I can finally release Haunted Chocolatier. However, as with Stardew Valley, I will not be doing any “early access”, crowdfunding, or pre-orders, so I don’t feel a ton of external pressure to finish the game on a timeline. The major source of external pressure is the fact I announced the game kind of early (I had my reasons for doing this), which built up excitement, meaning that if I take a long time, people might become sad. And that is a real pressure to me. But ultimately, I will not release a game unless it is complete and I am very happy with it, and I think that’s what most people would want, anyway.
Fair enough! Are you excited for this new game from ConcernedApe?
NintendoUp!’s Take
I own Stardew Valley on my Switch and Steam Deck, but never got around to playing it for more than a couple hours. It seems cozy and fun, but like many games I lose interest (and frankly there’s not enough hours in the day for games that aren’t exactly up my alley).
That said…I love Halloween, and the aesthetic of this game looks great. There’s something about pixel art graphics in a “spooky” game that gets my juices flowing (ew). I doubt this game will be scary, but that’s fine. It’s the atmosphere (or “vibe” as the kids say) of Halloween that I crave.
Check This Out: Watch our criminally underwatched Top 5 Games to play during the Halloween season (below). Maybe we can add Haunted Chocolatier to the list in the future.