Barone eventually self-published all versions of the game on all platforms – except mobile.Īt this time, it’s unclear whether or not Chucklefish will help publish the new game, but it’s almost a dead certainty (no pun intended) that Barone will target consoles, mobile, and PC – when your last game sold over 15 million copies, you’re going to want to get the next one into as many hands as possible. Given we saw Stardew Valley arrive on PC in 2016, before coming to PS4 and Xbox One (with the help of publisher Chucklefish) in December that year, it makes sense that we’d see Haunted Chocolatier see a similar launch pattern. Barone notes that he has “every intention of bringing to the other major platforms, as well”. Given the upcoming Steam Deck can nearly every game in the Steam library, it stands to reason that we’ll see Haunted Chocolatier launch for Steam Deck, too.īut is Haunted Chocolatier going to arrive on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, or Nintendo Switch? It’s likely. (Barone himself has said “the only platform I am 100% certain about is PC”). We know that Haunted Chocolatier is coming to PC – that much is certain. Credit: ConcernedApe Is Haunted Chocolatier coming to Nintendo Switch and consoles? I’m going to be working on it as much as I can, though.” “So, please understand that it will be a while before this game is done. Take a look at the top corner of the image embedded above – would ConcernedApe slap a ‘2023’ in there on purpose, or is it a happy accident? We’ll just have to wait and see. It stands to reason we could see Haunted Chocolatier launch in 2023 or later. What does that mean for the Haunted Chocolatier release date? Unfortunately, at this point, it could be a year away. The lone developer “wanted to explore more fantastical possibilities,” in Haunted Chocolatier by creating something a little less grounded in reality, something that exists “beyond the ordinary.” Barone’s inspirations for the game take a step beyond the more mundane life you’ll see in Stardew Valley (as if whacking slimes to get gold is mundane, anyway). As you might have gleaned from the title of the game, it mostly revolves around setting up a business selling chocolate – with the help of a selection of friendly spirits (and we’re not talking about brandy or liqueurs).Īs such, you’re going to be concerned more with conveying confectionary than you are pruning your pumpkin patch. “After dedicating 10 years of my life to Stardew Valley (and counting), the time has finally come to announce my next game,” Barone noted on a website for the new game that went live alongside a new trailer, which you can see embedded in this article below. READ MORE: ‘The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes’ review: a dark descent to the series’ peak.The developer behind the esteemed slice-of-life farming simulator, Eric Barone – AKA ConcernedApe – has announced his follow-up to the indie game that’s taken the world by storm: Haunted Chocolatier. Stardew Valley fans, get ready to eat your heart out (quite literally, possibly).
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