Will Stardew Valley Get Another Big Update After 1.6?

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Many years after it was first released in 2016, is still going strong, with a devoted community of players and a heavy helping of post-launch support, in the form of several minor and major updates that have been added to the game in the years since it first came out. However, after the most recent major update, 1.6, which was originally released in March 2024, some players are wondering when, or if, the game might see a prospective update 1.7.

Over the years, 's post-launch updates, courtesy of creator Eric «ConcernedApe» Barone, have added several major features to the game, including new maps, areas, romance options, and even online multiplayer. The latest major update, 1.6, included new festivals, a new mastery system, and several other features, with minor updates bringing the game to its current version, 1.6.15.

With Barone actively developing another game,, however, it can be hard to know which update will finally be 's last. As confirmed by Barone in an interview with PC Gamer, there are currently no concrete plans for another major update. The developer stated that "."

So, while it's possible that will get a version 1.7 in the future, Barone's attention has mostly shifted to Although may continue to receive minor updates, anything further than that is currently unconfirmed.

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Since the release of 1.6,the game has continued to receive minor version updates, which have continued to gradually add gameplay changes, bug fixes, and occasionally, new content, like alternate mine layouts and extra spouse reactions. For the time being, it seems likethese minor updates will be all that players can reasonably expect, as the lack of plans excludes the possibility for a 1.7 update any time soon.

Of course, has been through multiple supposedly «final» major updates up to this point, in a similar fashion to fellow indie title, and Ba