Stardew Valley 1.6’s New Game Mode Makes You No Better Than JojaMart

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’s 1.6 update added a lot of exciting new content to the game, but one of its new features may have unintentionally made players a little more like JojaMart. JojaMart is a store in town run by the Joja Corporation which makes some pretty underhanded moves to disrupt Pelican Town’s local economy. At one point, Morris — JojaMart’s manager — bursts into Pierre’s local store to offer huge price cuts, causing Pierre to lose business. JojaMart are clearly the villains of, but players may accidentally be following in their footsteps.

In ’s introduction, players are established as someone who is fed up with the corporate grind and wants a simpler life. However, the game’s latest update may make them feel less like they are escaping to a simpler life in the country. In fact, it may even make them feel like they are still part of a large corporation.

A player has discovered a way to make Stardew Valley’s most whimsical gameplay feature into a deadly trap, but it’s not easy to achieve.

Nobody is denying that expanding its multiplayer to accommodate more players is a good thing. It is great that there are fewer limitations on how to play the game. However, having an eight-person operation can start to make it seem like everyone is part of a larger business. Sure, eight is far from the number of employees a major corporation has, but in contrast to the rest of the town, an eight-person farm is one of the largest operations around.

Pelican Town is home to 35 people. That means, if eight players move in, they suddenly account for about20% of the town's entire population. Suddenly, players feel less like individuals who decided to get away from city living, and instead feel like a part of an organized effort to establish a new business in a small town. When players start seeing their large farm as its own company, it can quickly become apparent that their relationship with Pelican Town is very similar to JojaMart’s.

When playing individually, or with just a few other players,