Stardew Valley developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has revealed that he is open to working on the game for even longer, bringing in more content.
Speaking to NPR, Barone spoke about being open to keep working on Stardew Valley for 50 more years. Barone spoke about keeping an eye on criticisms of Stardew Valley that players might have, and how this often tends to inform his future plans for the game.
With the belief that he owes players for his success, he refers to the continuous support of the game as his way of giving back to the community. “I do take in a lot of what the fans are saying,” said Barone to NPR. “I pay attention to what their thoughts are, what their criticisms are.
And the players are very important to me. I mean, I will never forget that it’s because of the players that I’m in this position, that the game was able to be popular, that my dreams as a game developer have come true.” Barone also took time to discuss the idea that a game can have “too much content”, and how it can often get overwhelming for him to work on new features or bug fixes for the game.
He also mentioned that he does ultimately want to make more than one game in his life. “I think a game can have too much content,” continued Barone. “And I ultimately want Stardew Valley to be the best game it can be.