Late last year, indie developer Eric Barone (commonly known as ConcernedApe online), famed for single-handedly creating the magical Stardew Valley, officially announced that he was developing an all-new game. That game is called Haunted Chocolatier, and it looks like a whole other world of fun, casual simulation, and finding out the secret desires of every single member of your community.
Details are still limited: “I just like working in secret,” ConcernedApe reported in his last progress update — but don’t worry, plenty of info has already dropped, and we’ll keep you updated about every detail so you know what’s going on.
There is no set release date for Haunted Chocolatier. The last update on the title came in a blog post from the developer in December 2021, where he wrote “I’ve been doing a lot of work on Haunted Chocolatier, and making good progress. I still want to check in and let you all know that I am working on this game all the time … ”
We can’t estimate when a release date will be announced. Hopefully, we get more information sometime this year.
Haunted Chocolatier will absolutely be coming out on PC, but there has been no mention of other platforms.
Stardew Valley eventually made its way to consoles and mobile, so we’re assuming Haunted Chocolatier will be readily available to all gamers as well.
We’ve only seen a quick glimpse of Haunted Chocolatier in an early gameplay video released in October 2021. The video shows citizens going about their day in a cozy little town, a little bit of combat as a character gathers ingredients in the wild, and some chocolate-making footage from inside the chocolate factory.
Haunted Chocolatier begins with the player starting up a chocolate shop while living in a haunted
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