Stardew Valley Creator Eric 'Concerned Ape' Barone Confirms Update 1.7 Is Coming, But He Doesn't 'Want Too Much Hype At This Point'

Stardew Valley creator Eric 'Concerned Ape' Barone has warned fans that it volition "be a while" earlier the highly anticipated Stardew Valley 1.7 update is ready.

Barone confirmed we'd get a Stardew Valley 1.7 update past period astatine the Stardew Valley concert, though astatine the time, helium stressed determination was "no merchandise date, nary estimate, but it's happening."

Now, however, Barone is moving to incorporate the excitement, responding to fans asking for "maybe a sneak highest [sic]" to accidental "more volition come, I conscionable don't privation excessively overmuch hype astatine this point."

Last time, PC players were capable to leap into the escaped 1.6 update respective months earlier those connected console and mobile, but for 1.7, Barone says helium volition "do my champion to minimize the hold betwixt [releasing connected PC and different platforms] truthful arsenic not to person the aforesaid occupation arsenic past update" and support Haunted Chocolatier connected track, too.

Back successful May, Barone admitted that helium "didn't privation to conscionable beryllium the Stardew Valley guy," explaining that was wherefore he's presently moving connected Haunted Chocolatier. We shouldn't expect a merchandise day anytime soon, though — there's "still a batch to beryllium done," Barone precocious admitted, peculiarly arsenic helium feels it's "got to beryllium better" than Stardew Valley.

We enjoyed our clip with the workplace simulator erstwhile we reviewed it mode backmost successful 2016, awarding it 8.8 "Great" successful our archetypal Stardew Valley review. When we revisited the crippled successful 2024, however, we hailed it a 10/10 "masterpiece," writing: "Stardew Valley is not lone the champion farming crippled I’ve played, it is 1 of my favourite games of each time. That myself and others support returning to this eight-year aged gem each clip it gets adjacent the smallest update speaks to however it’s genuinely a masterpiece successful the genre it some reinvigorated and has travel to define."

It's not excessively precocious to get stuck successful earlier Update 1.7. Our Stardew Valley Beginner's Guide is afloat updated for the 1.6 update, which added caller crops, caller fish, and plentifulness much - including the Raccoon Family Quests that unlock a caller store and invaluable rewards. For seasoned farmers who person maxed retired each their skills, our Mastery Points usher tin counsel connected adjacent steps, and if you're headed to Ginger Island, here's wherever to find each Golden Walnuts.

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