Games to Play While Waiting for Haunted Chocolatier
Since its surprise announcement last year, Haunted Chocolatier has remained largely mysterious. The follow-up to the unexpectedly popular hit Stardew Valley will have the look and feel of its predecessor, but Haunted Chocolatier shifts the focus from a farming simulator to running a chocolate shop and exploring a brand-new town. Using the same art style as Stardew Valley, the shop sim Haunted Chocolatier will feature helpful ghosts, neighbors to befriend, and some more supernatural elements that give the game an air of mystery and magic.
The second game from the one-person development team ConcernedApe has reportedly been in development since 2020, but developer Eric Barone says there's still a long way to go. It seems players won't see Haunted Chocolatier any time soon, and despite some screenshots, hints, and limited details released regarding the upcoming game, fans don't have much to go on. While gamers wait to get their hands on ConcernedApe's next title, there are a bunch of games with a similar vibe that they can check out to scratch that Haunted Chocolatier itch.
How Stardew Valley Paves the Way for Haunted Chocolatier
If players haven't yet managed to play ConcernedApe's first game Stardew Valley, they should definitely give it a go before the release of Haunted Chocolatier. While there are plenty of farming simulators around, not many of them have the depth of Stardew Valley, which offers everything from creature combat, romances to pursue, and mysteries to solve as players establish their farms and tend their crops. Stardew Valley is a carefully constructed and thought-out game, with ConcernedApe's attention to detail clear in every pixel. The characters that the player can get to know are nuanced and diverse,
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