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Stardew Valley is turning ten years old today, and ConcernedApe celebrated with a new video looking back at the game – plus teasing what’s to come with the reveal of new marriage candidates for the upcoming 1.7 update.

Plans were version 1.7 were announced last year. However, fans have been left in the dark as to what it will include. Aside from new marriage candidates, there’ll be a new farm type and ConcernedApe previously teased that the team is “trying to make the children a little more interesting”. More information should be shared in the future.

Stardew Valley - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition update

ConcernedApe has issued an update for Stardew Valley – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. The patch is rolling out now in North America, but will take a bit longer to come out elsewhere alongside the full release.

The update primarily includes some bug fixes. In addition, mouse controls are said to be improved, and it’s now possible to disable them.

The full overview is as follows:

A new Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial has now been announced for Europe, which is Stardew Valley.

It can be played for free with an active membership starting tomorrow, January 29, lasting until February 4. Progress will transfer to the full game if you decide to make a purchase later.

Just before the end of the new year, Stardew Valley – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition has released. You can grab it digitally right now.

Stardew Valley – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is largely the same game as the original, but with some extras. It features mouse controls, four-player split-screen, and GameShare support. On the original Nintendo Switch, splitscreen was limited to two players.

Stardew Valley 1.7 content update

Stardew Valley fans will be happy to hear that a version 1.7 update has now been announced.

Technically, the news was shared last night – but only to a select few. The Symphony of Seasons concert tour is currently underway, and during a performance, ConcernedApe shared the announcement. That has now been passed along by the developer on social media.

Although Stardew Valley has been around for many years, the game hasn’t charged for any of its updates. Everything has been free. That’s despite the fact that many of its patches have been substantial, bringing along new content, features, and more.

For what Stardew Valley has brought to the game over the past decade, many studios would have opted to charge for at least some of it as paid DLC. ConcernedApe, however, has not gone down that path. Now we get to hear directly from its creator about why all of the updates have been free.

Stardew Valley sequel

With Stardew Valley having made its initial appearance almost a decade ago, some fans might be wondering if we could see a sequel one day. Developer ConcernedApe has now weighed in on the possibility. 

ConcernedApe was asked about whether or not we could see a follow-up during the Tiger Belly Podcast. The developer is open to the idea, but at the same time, brought up how it’s much easier to add content to the existing game rather than make a whole new one. Additionally, ConcernedApe has Haunted Chocolatier on its hands as its next project, which was announced over three years ago.

Stardew Valley Nintendo Switch update crashes

February 28: Stardew Valley’s new 1.6.15.1 update came out this week, but if you’ve been playing it, you may have run into some problems. ConcernedApe has confirmed that “there are a few crashes, and some text will be garbled.” 

Players are advised to avoid artifact troves and the back room of adventure guild. The good news is that the game is mostly playable otherwise and the developer is already working on a fix. We’ll update this post when it’s made available.

Stardew Valley 1.6.15.1 update

ConcernedApe has announced a new version 1.6.15.1 update for Stardew Valley. We don’t have a date for it on Nintendo Switch yet, but fans should keep an eye out as it’s coming soon.

The update includes a number of adjustments, improvements, and fixes. Additionally, ConcernedApe is packing in new Easter eggs, performance optimizations, and more.

The full rundown is as follows:

NPR recently caught up with Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone, who addressed the game’s future.

There are two sides to the coin here. First, Barone acknowledged that he has some caution as overloading the game with too much content, which could be “detrimental”. But even if he decides to end support at some point, he doesn’t want to definitively close the book – “even 50 years from now,” he said.


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