Stardew Valley Creator announces new game: Haunted Chocolatier - Get2Gaming

In a surprise announcement, ConcernedApe – the sole developer of hit indie game Stardew Valley – has revealed that a new game called Haunted Chocolatier is in development.

Haunted Chocolatier early gameplay video: pic.twitter.com/dYws8GgsKB

— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) October 21, 2021

Clearly, it shares a lot of stylistic and thematic similarities with Stardew Valley. Not that I’m complaining! The more cozy games, the better! Haunted Chocolatier seems to share Stardew’s warm pixel art style and simple UI, all strengths of the game. I do notice some improvements in the character art, though. They look more detailed and lifelike.

(Also – super cute. I’m guessing they will also be dateable like in Stardew? I’m hoping they are. I need to know how Maddie likes her eggs in the morning.)

https://twitter.com/CheyenneUbiera/status/1451284976406876168?s=20

Looks like I’m not the only one who has developed a new crush already.

Gameplay seems to be the only part that ConcernedApe makes any significant changes to. Players won’t be farming crops or tending to animals, but rather will keep their small chocolate business afloat. To do that, players will travel through a portal in their house to a forest, where they can collect resources used to make chocolate, all the while fighting off enemies.

The trailer for Haunted Chocolatier only announced that the game is in development. A release date, along with platforms for the game, has not been announced. As with Stardew, ConcernedApe will be logging development progress through a website/blog.